Sick As A Dog

I'm one of those people that doesn't really get sick a lot.

But damn, when I do, I really do!!

This cold has been coming on for a couple of weeks. I've really struggled with the air conditioning this year - it seems to be super, super strong absolutely everywhere and spending all day in the office in it...I knew I was gonna get sick.

And then on Monday I started getting a sore throat and was feeling really lethargic. Tuesday came the hardcore sore throat, husky voice and cough...and I had to bust out the mask.

Wednesday I was feeling pretty rotten, but I sucked it up and went into work. I knew I had a fever, but I didn't think it was that bad.

Thursday, I woke up, took my temperature and it was 38.8. I have my reasons for not cancelling my shift at that point, but I seriously struggled through the morning and was forced to cancel the other commitments I had during the day and sweat it out at home. By the afternoon, my temperature was 39.4, but I was still reluctant to go to the doctor with a cold. I headed to the pharmacy, got some meds, put on long sleeves, opened the windows and fell asleep. I woke up drenched, but feeling like I had started to sweat it out.

When I woke up this morning, I wasn't feeling toooooo bad. I still had a temperature, but I popped some pills and I thought I'd make it through the day. During my first lesson, I started to feel super drowsy, no energy and I was really started to doubt if I could make it through to 6pm.

By 11, I was so ridiculously hot - I went to the bathroom to check my temperature and I'd managed to break 40!! I don't think I've ever had a temperature like that in my life!! I popped some more tablets but the staff were looking at me, shivering and sweating at the same time and pretty much sent me home. I felt bad because it was such short notice for all the clients I had today, but I knew as well that I really needed to get to a doctor.

I've just come back from seeing one. He told me "your body membrane is inflamed". LOL! The scary way of telling me I have a bad cold!! He also asked me a whole heap of questions and told me that I was suffering from exhaustion and should take a week off. Chance would be a fine thing!

Anyway, I'm back at home and have some supposedly super strong tablets to bring my temperature back down. He told me if I could rest today and just try to sweat it out, then I should be a least able to go into work tomorrow. Another day back in the blasting aircon.

**sigh**

Surely I can't be the only one who thinks it's too cold!?!??!!?!?

xoxo