So I lied...I do not have the flu. I have a sinus infection and acute (nothing cute about it) bronchitis. Funny thing all the problems fell on my right side. My right ear has fluid built in it, my right lung has the bronchitis, right nostril is plugged up, and my right side of my top lip started swell up. I went to a small clinic yesterday to figure out why my fever would not go down after four days. The friendly doctor took a long look at me, hour and a half to be exact, and found out the cause of all the joy I have experienced in the last almost week. Just to warn you, if you do not like the idea of things up your nose never allow yourself to get tested for the flu. Ughhhh.
I have a graduation party to attend tonight. I would consider not going at all, but my initial plans would have not let me. The graduate was bummed. Then I found out I could go and she gave me the biggest hug ever and couldn't stop smiling. Now, I cannot simply subject my friend to greater disappointment by not showing up. I may go for a little while as long as my energy permits me to show my face and support.
Tomorrow as far as church is concerned, I'm not sure if I'll be able to go. This bums me out because I love Sundays. Catch up on everyone's lives while joining in fellowship and gaining much needed encouragement from worship as well as spiritual smacks in the face from Pastor Bob. However, due to my sickness would it be very kind to share the lovely germs that I should be hogging to myself? I suppose I could not asschiote with the older crowd or the kids for fear their weaken immune syestems could come crashing down upon talking to me. But that's half the people I seek out on any given Sunday. Oh the turmoil! Haha...
I may just to stay home during church and then suddenly rise like the sun in time for our first VBX meeting and then another missions trip meeting. I feel so official, I have like four meetings in the next week with church. We'll see...
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Everything stops
Everything came to a screeching halt early yesterday morning when I was slapped with the flu. I woke up at 2 in the morning and found it impossible to fall back asleep being I could not breathe out of my nose (which I hate, absolutely hate when I have to open my mouth to breathe) so I got out of of bed and watched television until 6:30. Then like a little child, I crawled into bed with my mommy and complained of my aliments. We figured my allergies were acting up so she got up and got some benadryl for me. By the time she came back, I was fast asleep.
After waking up and eating lunch is when I was offically smacked with the flu. I became achey. I was shivering even though I had six blankets ontop of me but yet I had a 102 degree fever. I fell asleep on the couch about six times during the day and really couldn't muster much strength to do anything else. I had class and work yesterday but it seemed physically impossible to get up and go to get something out of the kitchen, I couldn't imagine driving, sitting through a four hour class, and chasing sixty children.
Today, I feel much better. Now let me define better- no chills and fever has gone down a bit, but I'm still completely exhausted, still got a nagging cough, and nose is still stuffed up but I can breathe out of it! My ears are starting to give me problems, so the worst of it is still to come.
I will say this though, it worked out really well that I got sick this week. I was supposed to being working at a conference this week, starting tomorrow till about Sunday. I asked for the days off at work and used my last vacation days that I needed to use up before the end of the month. Well, my school schedule would not allow me to have to particpate in the conference but my boss gave me the days off already so I figured I would use the days to study and to do other productive things. However, I still had sick days to use and I wasn't about to make up being sick to use them so I waited for a legit reason to call in. Yesterday and today are my days that I consider legit sick days. So I get the whole week off to recover. Hopefully though, I can push past exhaustion and get some stuff done.
After waking up and eating lunch is when I was offically smacked with the flu. I became achey. I was shivering even though I had six blankets ontop of me but yet I had a 102 degree fever. I fell asleep on the couch about six times during the day and really couldn't muster much strength to do anything else. I had class and work yesterday but it seemed physically impossible to get up and go to get something out of the kitchen, I couldn't imagine driving, sitting through a four hour class, and chasing sixty children.
Today, I feel much better. Now let me define better- no chills and fever has gone down a bit, but I'm still completely exhausted, still got a nagging cough, and nose is still stuffed up but I can breathe out of it! My ears are starting to give me problems, so the worst of it is still to come.
I will say this though, it worked out really well that I got sick this week. I was supposed to being working at a conference this week, starting tomorrow till about Sunday. I asked for the days off at work and used my last vacation days that I needed to use up before the end of the month. Well, my school schedule would not allow me to have to particpate in the conference but my boss gave me the days off already so I figured I would use the days to study and to do other productive things. However, I still had sick days to use and I wasn't about to make up being sick to use them so I waited for a legit reason to call in. Yesterday and today are my days that I consider legit sick days. So I get the whole week off to recover. Hopefully though, I can push past exhaustion and get some stuff done.
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