Ah! Justus1199 has the explanation for my illness. (See the cartoon at the bottom of the page.) Now all I have to do is figure out why the flu didn't show up till years after I had all my fun ( Read more... )

Wow. This flu thing has knocked me flat on my ass. I don't suppose it helps any that I've had a migraine the whole time, either. I thought I was going to try to go to work today, at least for a bit. Got all organized when I woke up and made a phone call that lasted 15 or 20 minutes-- and now I'm shaky all over. Just from sitting in my office chair ( Read more... )

I actually slept all night last night. Whee! The couple of nights before that, I could only sleep 2 or 3 hours, then I'd wake up for an hour or two, then back to sleep. It was pretty surreal. Today I got together enough energy to throw some stuff in a pot and make chicken soup. Not that I particularly LIKE chicken soup, but it's one of those things ( Read more... )

I went to the doc-in-a-box this AM to see if this is really just the flu, or was it strep? My throat has been hurting so bad the last two days I can hardly swallow. Both the doc and I laughed about the seeming incongruity of hoping it was strep, because that can be fixed quickly, while the flu just has to drag on. Guess what-- it's officially "the ( Read more... )