ugh
I went to the doc Wednesday afternoon. Naturally, my temp was only 97.4 in the office (with those disposable strips they use). I had also taken an advil earlier in the day.. She did comment when checking my lymph nodes, "your skin is really hot to the touch". Given that it didn't look like I had an ear infection, my throat didn't look too bad, and no obvious sign of infection, she suggested a viral infection or possibly... HEAT EXHAUSTION. (I probably shouldn't have told her I rode the LH HIM course last Saturday..) So she told me I can't do the LH HIM bike course this weekend, to stay indoors in A/C as much as possible and don't work out. She also told me not to take any antihistamines and she changed my BP med from one that has a diuretic component to one that does not - it wasn't helping the diastolic reading anyway. We've been on this quest for the right BP med for me for several years. Nothing seems to help the diastolic reading and it frustrates me to no end. She did order several blood tests to check my electrolytes, thyroid (ha! as if I, battling my weight for nearly 50 years, could have an overactive thyroid!), and red/white cell count.
I left my car at the shop overnight Wed so I'd have reliable A/C while driving. It was ready about 3pm yesterday so I rode my bike from home over to pick it up. Here is more evidence of not being "all there" - I hadn't thought to put a pair of running shoes in my trunk to change into. Duh. So I just drove home in my sock feet - I don't think it would be real safe to try driving a standard with bike shoes.. So I've missed two full days of work and I'm not planning on being here all day today either. There are many people missing in my lab, and those who are here are sneezing a lot. I sneeze a lot when I'm here too, and almost never at home. There's supposed to be a product launch party at Marriott in RR but I know I couldn't tolerate standing around in a room full of people.
Will probably ride from my house tomorrow morning, out to 3405 and back I suppose.. sigh. Still planning on doing the OWS on Sunday, although my sinuses seem to be trying to convince me otherwise.
I left my car at the shop overnight Wed so I'd have reliable A/C while driving. It was ready about 3pm yesterday so I rode my bike from home over to pick it up. Here is more evidence of not being "all there" - I hadn't thought to put a pair of running shoes in my trunk to change into. Duh. So I just drove home in my sock feet - I don't think it would be real safe to try driving a standard with bike shoes.. So I've missed two full days of work and I'm not planning on being here all day today either. There are many people missing in my lab, and those who are here are sneezing a lot. I sneeze a lot when I'm here too, and almost never at home. There's supposed to be a product launch party at Marriott in RR but I know I couldn't tolerate standing around in a room full of people.
Will probably ride from my house tomorrow morning, out to 3405 and back I suppose.. sigh. Still planning on doing the OWS on Sunday, although my sinuses seem to be trying to convince me otherwise.