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I am sick.
Sunday, I woke up with a worse than that sore throat. Seriously, it was almost as bad as the mono sore throat that had the doctor saying he had never seen a conscious person with a viral count that high.
Stuffed head, weakness, exhaustian, fever, chills, slight upset of the stomach, all that crap soon followed.
Today, was a bit worried when going to the kitchen to get water left me out of breath and exhausted (fetching water should not require a nap, especially not when just had been asleep) and when the thermostat said it was 80 and I was shivering. Finally got through to someone at Kaiser who actually listened, and they got worried about other symptoms entirely - the throat and the stomach problems bothered the doctor's assistant - but they actually made me an appointment I could go to, and impressed upon me the need to.
So I went. Where I got my very own flu diagnose, the knowledge that it will indeed suck this badly, and that I am contagious for 7 days or until 24 hours after my last unmedicated no fever day - whichever is GREATER.
Apparently, I had to go in so they could check my lungs (I am on the worry list for other ailments making flu bad) and make certain I was okay. Lungs clear, I am sick but my vitals are good, and they think I will be fine. I need to take more OTC medication then I am (fever reduction stuff mainly) which isn't shocking since I don't like taking medicine. I have a warning list of things that send me back to the doctor, and a much shorter list of things that send me to the ER (not that the doctor thought either likely, mind you, just, asthma is a concern with this flu).
Overall, yes, I am going to be this exhausted and feverish, yes, it is going to be horrible and take longer than I want, but, on the bright side, I am doing rather well for having the flu.
Am bored out of my mind during the brief awake and aware periods. Too tired and hurty to do much. Why can I never get sick AFTER the trip to the library?
Sunday, I woke up with a worse than that sore throat. Seriously, it was almost as bad as the mono sore throat that had the doctor saying he had never seen a conscious person with a viral count that high.
Stuffed head, weakness, exhaustian, fever, chills, slight upset of the stomach, all that crap soon followed.
Today, was a bit worried when going to the kitchen to get water left me out of breath and exhausted (fetching water should not require a nap, especially not when just had been asleep) and when the thermostat said it was 80 and I was shivering. Finally got through to someone at Kaiser who actually listened, and they got worried about other symptoms entirely - the throat and the stomach problems bothered the doctor's assistant - but they actually made me an appointment I could go to, and impressed upon me the need to.
So I went. Where I got my very own flu diagnose, the knowledge that it will indeed suck this badly, and that I am contagious for 7 days or until 24 hours after my last unmedicated no fever day - whichever is GREATER.
Apparently, I had to go in so they could check my lungs (I am on the worry list for other ailments making flu bad) and make certain I was okay. Lungs clear, I am sick but my vitals are good, and they think I will be fine. I need to take more OTC medication then I am (fever reduction stuff mainly) which isn't shocking since I don't like taking medicine. I have a warning list of things that send me back to the doctor, and a much shorter list of things that send me to the ER (not that the doctor thought either likely, mind you, just, asthma is a concern with this flu).
Overall, yes, I am going to be this exhausted and feverish, yes, it is going to be horrible and take longer than I want, but, on the bright side, I am doing rather well for having the flu.
Am bored out of my mind during the brief awake and aware periods. Too tired and hurty to do much. Why can I never get sick AFTER the trip to the library?
