Differential Diagnosis
Apr 16th, 2007 at 7:02 pm by Susie
“I have a cold on one side of my face, and I feel awful,” I told my friend over the phone. “It’s the weirdest thing. My right eye and my right nostril are both running, and the whole right side of my face hurts. I feel awful.”
“One side of your face? That sounds like a sinus infection,” she said.
Which, I have to admit, makes a lot more sense than a cold on one side of my face. (Except that I’ve been sneezing all day.) But I still feel terrible. I’m going to try some steam and see if that helps.
One of the darkest secrets of life is that you can have a cold, and a sinus infection too, all at the same time.