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i am. SO. sick.

i think this is an evil attack flu.

y'know, I'm not a druggie, but even i could go for some vicodin right about now, it hurts so bad. my skin aches, my nerves ache, my sheets hurt my skin, and my whole lymphatic system feels shaky and groggy- not just my sinuses, but through my whole body. I took some hot lemon juice-water with honey and drank some instant chicken noodle soup, and that helped kill the sore throat that's trying to develop.... for now. I took some Motrin and more oscilliococcinum and colloidial silver and a multivitamin and drank a lot of water and finally stopped shaking and writhing in pain, but i am just exhausted. I don't know how i'm going to make it up the hill to class in the morning. It's so frelling cold and i don't think my throat will take it. Or my knees. Yeah, my knees. It's really weird, but apparently part of this flu thing is that my knees ache like a sonuvabitch and sometimes get sharp shooting pains that eliminate my ability to stand up. Basically, all my joints have been doing that for a day and a half. Aching and randomly screaming at me, then giving out. It's extrememly frustrating.

so, i'm going back to bed, where I've been since about 1 pm today with only short bathroom/medicine breaks (i actually went to class this morning, was fine for the first class but barely made it through chinese with the shaking and aching). I would go to the doctor but it's too cold and i'm too weak to walk or drive and wearing clothes hurts too much.

Ugh. At least I'm not sobbing uncontrollably for no apparent reason like yesterday. I think it had to do with the pain, and i have a weird feeling my body is choosing to go through some kind of detox process right now, which either caused the sickness, or is caused by the sickness, I can't tell which.

I'll mull over it more when i feel better enough to think more clearly. right now i think i should go back into hibernation.

Comments

Been there.

[nerilka.livejournal.com]

and the best thing you can do for yourself right now is do NOT try to go to class. I know you're busier than blue bloody fuck, and can't afford to get behind. But neither can you afford to lose three weeks or more to pneumonia, strep, or genuine influenza, any of which could account for your current symptoms. Though the joints thing is bugging me, there's some connection there that my mind just hasn't made yet. Even if you can't go to a doctor, call one. And although clothes hurt, they are necessary...do not let yourself get chilled. You're doing the right thing with the vitamins and water and so forth, although I'd like to know more aobut the oscilliococcinum - it's not one with which I am familiar. If your throat continues to try to hurt, gargle hot salt water. It's VILE, but it is very very effective at killing germs in your throat and helping to prevent secondary infections of the eustacean tubes. About two tablespoons of salt in a cup of water, as hot as you can comfortably stand it, gargled twice in half an hour, twice a day (that's 4x total per day). As I said - vile, but it works.

So sorry to hear your going through this, hon. Please let me know if there's anything I can do from this end.


Arianna

[sandmansister.livejournal.com]

Sending Get Well Vibes your way...

::snugs::

Poor Dear!!!

[kangitanka3.livejournal.com]

Hope you feel better ASAP, my dear!!!

I know you can't afford to miss class, but you can't afford to get something even nastier either.

Keep using the Oscilliococcinum, though. thebb73 and I use it religiously whenever we feel the flu coming on, and it works *WONDERS*!

Love,
~~Kt3 the Wishing You Better Health~~