Cough Cough Splutter
Last weekend, I thought the end was near as I lay in my bed, coughing, sneezing, with swollen glands and sinuses, squirming with a fever and going through countless tissue. I am the worse person at being sick, I get totally pathetic and self-pitying. After asking Google what was wrong with me, I found out I fit the bill for the flu. But, I've had the flu shot Google! What else could it be? Bronchitis? Anthrax? Cat Scratch disease? Endless really. Then I listened to the radio, looked at the TV, and read a newspaper, Swine Flu! How could I not have guessed? PANIC. TEN NZERS HAVE ALREADY DIED! So I called up Healthline and they said, yeah you pretty much fit the bill, so with their powers and mine combined that's what we decided. I feel so included in all the hype now - I'm another statistic, maybe. Around Wednesday I slowly started to come back to life, by way of basically quarantining myself in my room (feeling like a leper, when one flatmate found out I was a suspected Swiney, he promptly walked out of the room) with nothing but the internet and some trashy TV series (Hello True Blood = new favourite) it was all about time being the healer, but Jesus, did I get bored. Cabin Fever bored. I started pacing the house, and kind of going a bit nuts. Understandably the rest of the USU wanted nothing of my sickness so I had to stay away until better. I went to the doc yesterday, kind of pointless, didn't learn anything new just more fluids and “you're not contagious anymore.” So today, I am back in the world and am going to do everything possible to not get that sick again. Any suggestions? I hear tequila at the first sign of a cold/flu does wonders....