Thursday night I got home from work, started feeling super cold, I went into convulsive shaking, I could not get warm. I crawled into bed with my work clothes on. I woke up briefly the next morning soaking wet and still cold. I got out of my clothes and crawled right back in.
Mary called me that afternoon and I told her I would be fine, and she could leave for Denver as planned. Well I wasn't, I was either asleep or la la land all the way until this morning, Monday. I had eaten almost nothing in three days.
Needless to say, my store has been closed since the 23rd. I swear I thought I was dying. I thought about calling 911 and decided if I'm going, I would rather do it at home. My last experience with ambulances and emergency rooms left a lot to be desired. I had Kaiser at the time, thanks but no thanks.
Anyway, I went to the Doctor this morning, he said it was full blown influenza, but I was over the worst of it, said I should be fine by new years. He gave me a prescription for some antibiotics to help with any secondary infections.
It's frustrating, I missed Christmas eve sales and the day after, both usually big days for us. Upside is, y'all are stuck with me for awhile longer.
John
PS: If you haven't gotten one, get a flu shot. I don't think I have been this sick in over thirty years. I always avoided them because I always got a mild case of the flu with the shot. From now on I will gladly take the mild case.
Mary called me that afternoon and I told her I would be fine, and she could leave for Denver as planned. Well I wasn't, I was either asleep or la la land all the way until this morning, Monday. I had eaten almost nothing in three days.
Needless to say, my store has been closed since the 23rd. I swear I thought I was dying. I thought about calling 911 and decided if I'm going, I would rather do it at home. My last experience with ambulances and emergency rooms left a lot to be desired. I had Kaiser at the time, thanks but no thanks.
Anyway, I went to the Doctor this morning, he said it was full blown influenza, but I was over the worst of it, said I should be fine by new years. He gave me a prescription for some antibiotics to help with any secondary infections.
It's frustrating, I missed Christmas eve sales and the day after, both usually big days for us. Upside is, y'all are stuck with me for awhile longer.
John
PS: If you haven't gotten one, get a flu shot. I don't think I have been this sick in over thirty years. I always avoided them because I always got a mild case of the flu with the shot. From now on I will gladly take the mild case.