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All around me, folks are battling various versions of the cold, so when the "sore throat" began yesterday, and the nasal congestion today, I figured I had what everyone else did.
Then tonight, getting ready for bed, I noticed that suddenly I was chilly -- a rare occurrence during The Change -- and muscles ached, deeply. That's an indicator of fever, so I quickly checked my temp: normal. Still, I took some ibuprofen and dressed for bed, warmly. I shivered under the covers for at least 45 minutes, but managed to fall asleep, albeit briefly.
Because then I woke burning, so hot, argh; reached for the thermometer and rechecked. Sure enough, fever! I peeled everything off, including the cats, who seemed to think I was there to generate more heat for them. For the next hour or more I glowed like a furnace. All I could think was, "At least it's a dry heat".
A dry heat, you know? It's not the heat, it's the humidity.
Whatever that means, I'm glad I got my flu vaccine back in October. Whichever virus this is, if it's a flu, I'll bounce back sooner and feel less lousy overall. In the meantime, I think I'm starting to cycle into another chill, so I'd better get dressed again. Crap.
Then tonight, getting ready for bed, I noticed that suddenly I was chilly -- a rare occurrence during The Change -- and muscles ached, deeply. That's an indicator of fever, so I quickly checked my temp: normal. Still, I took some ibuprofen and dressed for bed, warmly. I shivered under the covers for at least 45 minutes, but managed to fall asleep, albeit briefly.
Because then I woke burning, so hot, argh; reached for the thermometer and rechecked. Sure enough, fever! I peeled everything off, including the cats, who seemed to think I was there to generate more heat for them. For the next hour or more I glowed like a furnace. All I could think was, "At least it's a dry heat".
A dry heat, you know? It's not the heat, it's the humidity.
Whatever that means, I'm glad I got my flu vaccine back in October. Whichever virus this is, if it's a flu, I'll bounce back sooner and feel less lousy overall. In the meantime, I think I'm starting to cycle into another chill, so I'd better get dressed again. Crap.
