Illness has me in its clammy grasp. It's not full blown yet. But I can tell the end is nigh. I've had congested lungs for two days. The past two days when I've awoken I've been full of snot and hotness (not in a good way), though I've lacked a full-blown fever. This morning was the worst so far. I awoke at 5:30 and didn't go back to sleep. Very un-Regan. Instead of showering, I got in the bathtub and sank down until I was nearly entirely submerged - knees sticking out of the water, hair submerged and fanned around me like a mermaid. A sick, snotty mermaid. I took to checking my work e-mail on my Crackberry in the bathtub. I have no idea just how long I was in there but it was a while.
Hooray!
Out of the illnesses swirling around our office, so far it could be: H1N1, bronchitis, strep with a cold, a viral infection or shingles. I've had some kind of weird itchiness on my chest that's coming and going but it's more lingering allergy to my laundry detergent I think. (I know I'll skim over this post and really wonder how it is that I could still be single. It's a puzzlement, really. What with the plague I have and all.) So shingles is out. Plus I had shingles in second grade at the same time as chicken pox. Those were some good times.
Bronchitis is a strong contender at this point as my chest is getting quite congested but I don't have a TON of head congestion yet. The chest bit is throwing me off the scent of H1N1 but my skin also is starting to really hurt. So it's anyone's guess, really.
My head is pounding so I can't really think straight and yet I'm trying to do what I can to get work done, fearing that come Monday I'll be even worse off than I am now. That's always a fun conversation to have with yourself: "I feel like shit."
"I know you do, Regan."
"No, I really feel like shit."
"I know."
"And I'm afraid it's going to get worse. I'm afraid I'm going to feel 100 times worse than I already do when it gets worse."
"I know. Buck up, do your best to think clearly and truck on through because you ARE going to feel 200 times worse in two days."
I don't give good pep talks to myself it seems.
Must run. It feels like my arms are on fire and there is work to be done!
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