Thursday, March 15, 2007

Bring the snotty tissues back, please!

Oh, I wish I had a head cold, but NO! I GOT THE FLU!

On Tuesday, A arrived home and immediately decided that my pain needed more than his abundant supply of TLC. He was right, for all day I suffered through aches and chills, waves of nausea, and that same killer headache. Then, as he touched my face to soothe my pain, he noticed that I was burning up. So, he drove to me to the nearest Patient First where gentle nurses and doctors cuddled me, offered me Matzo Ball soup, swabbed up my nose and deep into my throat, and diagnosed me as the tenth flu case that day. I was running a 103 fever and "looked awful". Now, two days later, I am taken TamiFlu and feeling a bit more normal, but still unable sit upright for more than 10 minutes.

First warning sign of the Flu: an unbearable headache.
If this happens, head straight to a health care professional.

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