Today was my first day back at work after being gone for quite a while. I was unfortunately struck down with Influenza on Wednesday. I woke up Wednesday with severe aches, feeling very tired, running a temp of over 101.4, and a really nasty cough. That was quickly followed up by nausea and dizziness, which made things even worse. The weather outside was pretty nasty, as tons of snow piled down in our region. Due to this and the general lack of energy, it made getting to the doctor very difficult. So, I decided to tough it out, spend time in bed resting, and go to the doctor Thursday.
Thursday came, and I went to the doctor in the morning. After a rather unpleasant test (sticking a long q-tip up my nose to get some mucus), it was determined by the test that I did not have influenza…. however the good doctor decided that my symptoms were clearly the flu, and he gave me a bunch of medicine… Tamiflu and Clarithromycolin… The Clarithromycolin is pretty nasty, and leaves an <b>awful</b> aftertaste in your mouth for hours. Plus, if I don’t eat food with it, it makes me really nauseous. Its really nasty, and the doctor gave it to me because I still have a nasty cough left over from my bronchitis. The Tamiflu is supposed to help suppress and destroy the influenza attacking my body.
Anyhow, I leave the doctor’s and get a doctor’s note. I took the note to work and got my meds (they tried to give me an inhaler but I said no) and come home. The rest of the day was spent sitting around and resting. I also didn’t have to work Friday, so I stayed in and rested again, working on some ebay sales as well. Saturday was my first day back, so I bucked it up and went in with a positive attitude.
…the only real problem with Saturday was that, in my hurry to get to work, I took my medicine without eating. After about an hour, my stomach started turning and I felt like I was going to throw up. It was not a good feeling and it lasted even after I ate. Eating did help a bit, but only for a small amount of time. I spent the majority of the day in this state, so I took an extra break to sit down and get some food into my gut to try to aleviate the pain. After 6 or 7 hours of this, I finally got to go home.
Yay for being home, boo for going back at 5am in the morning.
P.S. – I love you Tonya!!
I love you too, Baby.