Things came to a screeching halt at The Havens yesterday. I went out to hang up my laundry and the white sheets seemed particularly blinding. Then I went over to the viburnum bed and finished that weeding job so we could empty the compost containers and put the mulch there. After I finished that job, I felt so exhausted, I thought I’d go in and rest and have some water.
I walked into the house and immediately felt like I was freezing to death. Plus my throat was sore and I was achier than I would have thought justified by my short stint of work. So I took my temperature.
100.5° F. I called my clients, canceled their appointments, went to bed, and slept for five hours. When I woke up it had gone up to 101.9° and I felt like someone had come in while I was sleeping and beat me up.
I’m still feverish. It’s gone down to a manageable 100.8. I’m laying low today.
Of course, I’ve been trying to figure out where I picked this bug up, and hoping sincerely that it is not in any way related to the tick that was biting me last week.
I hate being sick, I’m no good at it at all. Guess I’d better get my butt back in bed. Just sitting here at the computer is wearing me out.
Drink lots of water. Rest. Come back when you’re feeling better!
Hope it is not that flu.
Thinking of you.
If it doesn’t get better soon, see a doctor. You don’t want to end up with the sequelae of Lime Disease or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Rickettsia suck.
It appears to have been an ordinary virus, not the tick thing. I’m nearly over it now. The fever broke during the night, I’ve got half my appetite back and I can walk around without feeling like I’m going to keel over.
Poor Ruby. Yesterday after I had been in bed for half the day, she came to the door of the bedroom. “Where are you? Why are you in there? Are you ever coming out again?” She was quite upset and worried. so I moved to the couch for a while, and it seemed to settle her mind. That dog dotes on me, I’m afraid.
Anyway, since the fever has broken I am convalescent now. But Jim is still not going to let me go with him to pick blueberries. He seems to think I need to rest.
Glad you’re feeling better, but do take Jim’s advice and continue to take things easy for another couple of days.
Sad to say but true that after a certain age we just don’t spring back as quickly as we used to.
And anyhow, you don’t have to think of yourself as being sick, just taking some “Ellie time” to relax and feel better.
yes, he who gets up too soon could come down again even worse. I dont know what this is going around, but several people who have not taken convalescence seriously have wound up in the hospital. (and you dont want that)!!! besides which we may want to float this weekend!!!!
How is floating taking convalescence seriously???? This is Friday and I’m still not completely over this crap. I spoke too soon when I said I was better, my fever spiked again today. Geez. Jim won’t even let me walk Ruby and frankly, I don’t really want to. Every time I get up and walk farther than 50 feet I start feeling dizzy. I went out and watered my potted plants and it wore me out.
Glad you’re feeling better, take care xx
Yuck! Last time we had the flu, it totally wiped both of us out for at least 5 days with repeated fever spikes. We tested positive for influenza but we didn’t get tested for swine flu. Definitely take it slow and keep hydrated.
I’m hip to the repeated fever spikes. This part sucks big time. I am so debilitated I can’t even go out and deadhead my day lilies. I lost two pounds in five days and it wasn’t because I got dehydrated either. I had no intestinal manifestations, it was all fever and aches and sore throat. Now I have sores in my mouth from the fever but they are getting better.
I’m taking it slow, I have no choice.