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We are nearly through our first "day" of the plague.
My lymph nodes showed up at 6:30 a.m. My temperature wandered around between 99 and 101 from 8 a.m. until now, 5 p.m. Those temperatures are NOT exceptional for the flu.
The copious mucus tapered off. I am still coughing. Maybe I will get slammed again in the morning.
I held off on taking ibuprofen or Tylenol until 3:00 p.m. By then, I was getting a muscle tension headache at the base of my skull, undoubtedly from lifting my chin up to swallow.
The muscle pain showed up. I believe it is because muscles cramp-up to make heat for the fever. And since I was sleeping, they didn't get stretched out through the day. It was a big surprise when I stood up out of my recliner and my right leg gave out.
It has been a blessing to be able to sleep.
I ate a leg from a rotisserie chicken and a very small sweet potato. That was a mistake. I kept it down but it was a chore.
You know, I would be absolutely thrilled I Mrs ERJ and I both had the common, garden variety flu. There are times when it is good to be boring.
You and Mrs. ERJ were at Grace an hour ago. Stay strong.---ken
ReplyDeleteThank-you, Ken.
DeletePlease remember that chart Joe. Children can shed viruses for 10 days AFTER getting over the flu.
ReplyDeleteRound 2 from our ER records often puts Grandparents in our care.
Good folks are rare. Get better friend.
Tell me more.
DeleteIs it your impression that Round 2 is a reinfection with the same strain? Or do you mean it is the second wave of contagion?
Getting infected with multiple viruses at the same time or in quick sequence is a horror scenario. There are plenty of bad-nasties floating around out there.
Hoping you and Mrs ERJ get well soon!
ReplyDeleteThank-you Gary. Frankly, I worry far more about Mrs ERJ than about myself. She has much higher needs for social interactions of the face-to-face kind and, well, she is slender.
DeleteShe did cancel her two volunteer gigs for this weekend. In total, that is about seven hours of interacting with people.
You’ll all be stronger when it’s over.
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