death warmed over.
i..... am sick.
like, really, horribly, how, how did i catch this and who gave it to me, i want to maim them, sick.
it started saturday evening at the Bleeding Kansas art and music festival (saw some great new bands i'd never heard of, as well as Deatch Cab and Keane. sweet.) around 9pm... and just got worse. i opted out of the after-party, went back to my friend's place and crashed.
woke up the next morning around 10 and.... pretty much wanted to cry i felt so awful. on top of the fact that i wasn't en mi casa and needed to drive an hour to GET there... it wasn't a pretty situation.
finally i felt up to it enough to get out the door, drove home and around 3ish... it took a turn downhill and just never slowed.
i was dizzy.
woozy.
had chills.
had night sweats.
temp through the roof
throat hurt to swallow, so i was practically drooling trying to avoid the need.
glands were so swollen it hurt to turn my neck...
yeah. i was dying.
so monday i skipped work and went to the urgent care place down the road. gave the doc my above symptoms, found out i had a 103 temp, and almost started crying when she looked at my throat and mumbled something about the end of the world and i should start writing my last will and testament.
*sigh*
she checked me for strep --- nada.
thought it was mono --- nope.
talked to another doc who had a patient with the exact symptoms, decided it was viral, nothing i could do about it, have to wait it out --- yay.
apparently whatever i have is going around like whoa and i'm just one of the lucky ones to have caught it.
what she was able to give me, was...
3 ibuprofen every 6 hours to keep the temp down.
tylenol as needed and..
methylprednisolone or... prednisone. which apparently helps the swelling of my tonsils keeping me from taking a knife to my throat and cutting them out myself dear god STOP THE PAIN.
oh. and, a doctor's note to my boss saying i need to take 2-3 days off work.
ha. made me feel 10 again.
anyway, the prednisone seems to have made a world of difference. either that or all the ibuprofen i'm on, b/c i'm definitely feeling better.
not good, mind you. better.
tomorrow i'm going to give going into work a shot, and i've gone ahead and told Body that i'll need it in working order by friday, so hopefully i'll be able to at least walk the Susan G. Komen 5k.
although no promises. last thing i need is a relapse as i think this is the worse i've felt in a very, very long time.
i just don't get sick much at all. this sucks on a level i didn't know existed.
anyway. so thats my story. not a whole lot else to tell.
Army Guy in Afghanistan has been home for like 11 days, called me last night and we talked for a while. which was good and highly painful, as talking doesn't feel super phenomenal on the throat... but i had to answer. obviously. so... yeah. he goes back on friday and outside of being one of the quietest, doesn't say much AT ALL on the phone kinda guys... it was good to hear from him. surprising, but nice.
turns out besides his grandma writing him once my letters are all he's received while over there (since february), so when i mentioned something about it his, "no! i like it...come on now. you should know better than that" response would have been cute if i hadn't heard the loneliness behind it.
needless to say, my letter writing will definitely be more frequent this time around, as he wont get home again until March.
bummer.
but.... yeah. thats pretty much all i got. unfortunately, cuz i have nothing to do besides tv and computer these days. awesome. i never thought i'd actually prefer going into work over sitting at home.
so, y'all stay safe and HEALTHY out there. wash your hands. eat your fruits and veggies, and above all, please, careful who you lick/get licked by...
you never know what kind of germs they might be carrying!
...........
(and this is what i've looked like for the last 24 hours..)
i'm bored. what else do i have to do?!
Comments
Ew! You are right - it was probably that dastardly licker who did it! Sorry you are sick and hope you get better soon.
Posted by: 21stCenturyMom | August 8, 2006 10:52 AM
You really need to stay away from those artsy fartsy events. No telling what you might pick up at one of those.
And try to keep other people's tongues off your face.
Posted by: Iron Pol | August 8, 2006 10:55 AM
you *must* get better...and soon. i think there's a certain TRI that is waiting for you. tapping it's foot...hand on hips. waiting for you to join in the fun!
rest up! drink your OJ and all that.
Posted by: Dianna | August 8, 2006 11:25 AM
You should Mr. Licker McLick-a-lot there your medical bills :-) If anything it would be a good way to keep him from calling you ever again...
Posted by: Danielle in Iowa | August 8, 2006 11:25 AM
It was the licker. def. i hope he is feeling as good!
Posted by: jeanne | August 8, 2006 12:05 PM
Booo the Licker!
Hope you're feeling better soon
Posted by: ali | August 8, 2006 12:45 PM
Sorry to hear that you are so sick. You know it's bad when you'd rather be at work. :) Thanks for the advice about staying away from the lickers. hehe Hope you are feeling better soon.
Posted by: walchka | August 8, 2006 12:53 PM
I agree...I'm thinking Sir Lick-a-lot from Tongueville gave you cooties
Posted by: Haight | August 8, 2006 1:31 PM
This is definitely the work of the licker.
I am outraged for you!!! *shakes fist in the air*
In the meantim, rest up...relax...watch some tragically awesome chick flicks and suck on lots of popsicles (did you know Jell-o Pudding Pops are back?!)...that ought to do the trick.
Posted by: RunningJayhawk | August 8, 2006 1:36 PM
I think we should send out a search party for the face licker. All ruuners unite and find him.
Posted by: Al Durham | August 8, 2006 2:57 PM
Feel better........
Posted by: TNTCoachKen | August 8, 2006 3:28 PM
I hate being sick, get better soon. And I know what it's like to bee out in Iraq/afghanistan and not have friends write to you, granted my family did, but it's like christmas anytime you get a letter, that's the only real contact that you have with anyone, so definitely write this guy as often as you can, it literally gives him something to live for.
Posted by: Camp Lejeune Marine | August 8, 2006 3:36 PM
Feel Better Soon!!
Posted by: runnergirl | August 8, 2006 6:28 PM
OMG! My husband has the same thing you have - for the last WEEK. I hope you can bounce back faster than he did.
Posted by: Denise "Firefly" | August 8, 2006 7:37 PM
Firefly? Was he licked also?
Posted by: Haight | August 8, 2006 8:01 PM
Get better soon.
Posted by: Juls | August 8, 2006 8:10 PM
Awww....that picture... :(
Feel better...I think you need another day or two off work.
Posted by: RunningJayhawk | August 8, 2006 8:45 PM
oh no! hope ya better soon, being ill sucks...
Posted by: gecko | August 9, 2006 12:57 AM
feel better soon and take it easy before you start racing again
Posted by: Susan | August 9, 2006 3:33 AM
That really sucks. I hope you get to feeling like your normal self soon. I thought when I had mono it was the end of the world, I can't imagine ever feeling like that again.
Posted by: Karen | August 9, 2006 5:42 AM
my poor poor little lollipop! maybe the combo of the crazy crossfit workouts plus the face licker put you on your ass! nothing is worse than being sick in the summertime. BIG HUG for you!
Posted by: Kim | August 9, 2006 6:21 AM
**sigh** i hope you feel better...
i have had a sore throat for going on 2 weeks...not as bad this week, but still sore.
i loathe doctors.
Posted by: JustJunebug | August 9, 2006 7:01 AM
Boy, Sir Licks-a-Lot might want to lay low, for a while. Or put his tongue into protective custody.
I hope you're feeling better.
Posted by: Iron Pol | August 9, 2006 10:50 AM
Definitely face licker's fault, the cad.
If Army Guy has an e-mail address, I'd be honored to correspond with him--although he would probably find 20-something chica a whole lot more captivating than middle-aged dude. Go figure.
Posted by: Greyhound | August 9, 2006 11:06 AM
The licker is a serial viral infection guy. I hope you recover quickly.
Posted by: Kurt | August 9, 2006 1:47 PM
Just getting over that myself.. hang in there it will pass.
Cheers.
Rice.
Posted by: Rice | August 10, 2006 9:51 AM
Yer CUTE! I just noticed the awesomeness of your post categories... "Ridiculous mess", "Random"... Excellent :-)
Feel better soon!
Posted by: charlotte | August 10, 2006 2:40 PM
you're so cute when you're sick! it's amazing how you took a photo of yourself while you were sleeping!
is that army guy's comment?? Does he know about your blog...??? have mercy!
Posted by: jeanne | August 10, 2006 7:36 PM
I hope you're feeling better by now ... if not FEEL BETTER SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Josh | August 10, 2006 10:11 PM
Wow, it is sick if you would rather be at work than home resting!! (I like the sick when you can stay home and feel like staying home, just not being at work). I've heard that is going around...Hope it stays away from me.
I'm jealous of you seeing Keane though. I've decided I really like them!!
Posted by: Danielle | August 11, 2006 9:08 AM