I'm sick

Had a great birthday weekend! Troy was here, we hit the beach and he even convinced me to swim in the ocean. ;) He couldn't believe that I've never done that before, having grown up in Singapore, but uhhhh the water's diiiiiiiiiiirty and I don't want it in my hair!! But well, I figure I have to try it sometime and I may as well be adventurous on my birthday. ;) Then we went to California Pizza Kitchen for dinner, which is my favorite pizza place EVER. Even better than Chicago deep dish pizza, in my opinion, but that could be cos I'm not a big cheese fan.

This morning... I woke up with a lump on my jaw that hurt when touched. And my cheek was all puffy too, soooo I freaked out thinking I had mumps or strep or a tumor. Since I don't have a PCP here in San Diego, I ended up calling Sharp Hospital for a referral to a doctor.. BUT it was 8:30 and they weren't open yet so I ended up going to Urgent Care. Turns out my lymph node is infected and there's nothing I can do except let the virus run its course, which could be a couple of days. Anyway I am totally delighted cos the doctor gave me 2 days off work, plus the visit was totally FREE - WOWWW!!! No co-pay even? Soooooooo I guess healthcare in the US is not as screwed up as everyone makes it out to be (although its probably just because I don't have any serious medical conditions). Works for me so far. :P