Personal Ramblings 09/03/2008
Sun, 9 March, 2008 – 3:04 pm
I feel awful. I've not been this ill for a couple of years at least. This all started on Wednesday, I noticed that when I coughed I sounded like a 50 a day smoker. However, this went up to a 100 a day by the evening, and on Thursday I had a headache and backache from coughing. Dave had also come out with a cold so he wasn't feeling too great either. Now I just feel worn out.
The start of the week seemed promising. I've sorted out my contract hours to work 8am until 1pm every day, giving me a reason to stop at 1pm for lunch (rather than working through until 3pm!), plus it means I have every afternoon free from contract work which is then there for my other business work, personal work or taking the afternoon off out somewhere. It was going well and I was feeling pretty motivated by it all until this illness hit! Tuesday, pre-illness, we went out to the cinema to see Jumper. Not a bad film but a bit of a naff ending. I guess it's been left open for a second film if they want it.
It was Dave's birthday on Saturday but with us both ill we didn't do much at all. Luckily we have plenty of unwatched DVDs plus saved up TV series to watch on the cable box. On Sunday we were meant to be going to Chester Zoo to take Dave's nieces for their birthdays. However Sunday morning I felt absolutely rotten so Dave went on his own, leaving me at home to lay on the couch and feel sorry for myself. Actually I opened up a jigsaw and started on that (it's been years since I did a jigsaw!).
So appetites have gone completely, we're buying shares in Kleenex, and everytime I cough or sneeze it feels like my lungs have ripped apart inside. Yeah it's all good here!
Sounds exactly like what I had. Had a big birthday meal cooked for me and I couldn't manage more than a few mouthfuls before falling asleep on a chair.
You really do have my sympathy. Get lots of sleep, fluids and co-codamol from your GP!
By Will on Tue, 11 March, 2008
Hey Will. I had a nice dinner planned for Dave and in the end we couldn't face much at all besides icecream to soothe the throat. We even went into Tesco to pick up some essentials (kleenex, cold and flu tablets) and I tried to get him to pick a birthday cake but neither of us were tempted by the fresh cakes either.
I went to the GP yesterday and was given antibiotics as my temperature's been up and down. Things are slowly clearing up now however I still sound like a 100 a day smoker, worse in fact. At least I finally got a decent night sleep last night.
By Sarah on Tue, 11 March, 2008
Not good.. Certainly a couple of things going about. Atleast you're not sitting in an air conditioned office ALL day infecting or being infected :S
Couple of lemsips, hot water bottle and sofa always a winner. Get well soon
By Si Philp on Tue, 11 March, 2008
Cheers Si. I've heard a few bugs are going around. If I was at an office job I certainly wouldn't be going into work. Despite the pressure put on by the bosses, I don't think it's right people dragging themselves into work to do their job and in turn spreading the illness.
Of course having no sick pay isn't great either but I'll survive!
By Sarah on Wed, 12 March, 2008
Sounds like a really nasty bug you've got yourself there. I've heard of a few people who have had cold recently and weeks after it's cleared up they're still left with that horrible hacking cough.
Hope you're on the mend, but until you're better then take it easy
By Sam on Wed, 12 March, 2008
Thanks for the news on the cough Sam
I have to say, it's been over a week and it's still not all cleared. I hope it goes soon!
By Sarah on Thu, 13 March, 2008