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Sue · 09-15-2007, 02:29 PM

I don't know where else a health topic would fall under, so I'm posting this here.

This past Sunday I woke up with a sore throat, glands swollen, and a cough. Ok, no big deal, I'd take my vitamin c and other supplements, along with a preventative motrin or 2.

The next couple days I became increasingly congested, so I tested myself for strep throat at work (I work @ a pediatrics office), since my throat still hurt and I had a headache with abdominal pain. Negative. Virus perhaps. Had liquids all week, teas with honey, water..

Went home Thursday after work feeling a bit nauseous. Kept feeling nauseous the whole night, finally making me wish I would just yak and get it over with. My wish came true, and I felt better afterwards. Laid down in bed. Still felt shitty. Had god-awful chills. No sweating though. Sat up in bed, felt that clammy weak feeling you get before you're going to pass out, and my stomach tells me to go hit the toilet again, because I threw up even more. About 4 or 5 more times to be exact. The worst diarrhea you can imagine as well.

Being new to Colorado, I only know where hospitals are at, but since it's still a couple weeks before I get insurance through my job, I can't afford an ER visit. Called my bf, asked if he could look up an after-hours/urgent care type place that I could go to. Every dang place closed at 8! I was like WTF.

Went in to work the next day (Friday) anyway, because I'm still in my 90 day period and wanted to at least show up. Was sent home 30 minutes after getting there.

So today I'm much better, maybe a bit tired, and still laying off the solid foods. I got out of bed, went to the bathroom, and what do I see in the mirror? My right eye is goopy and swollen and crusty. And very very pink. I was like, OH, COME ON!!!

Thankfully I still have my eyedrops from last year when I got pink eye at my old job, so I can at least treat it and not have it get worse throughout the weekend.

So to sum it up, I caught a cold, the flu, and pinkeye all in one week. What the hell. Better now than later I suppose with flu season coming up @ work. Sigh.

I've disinfected everything I could think of. Used Ajax on my sinks, my bathtub, my toilet, lysoled my doorknobs, my tabletops, the counters, the faucets, and the toilet too.

Last time I was this sick was maybe about 10 years ago when I caught the flu in college.

WASH YOUR HANDS!!!!

09-15-2007, 02:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sue Teufel Hunden's Freundin Location: Westminster, CO	Hit with a triple whammy! I don't know where else a health topic would fall under, so I'm posting this here. This past Sunday I woke up with a sore throat, glands swollen, and a cough. Ok, no big deal, I'd take my vitamin c and other supplements, along with a preventative motrin or 2. The next couple days I became increasingly congested, so I tested myself for strep throat at work (I work @ a pediatrics office), since my throat still hurt and I had a headache with abdominal pain. Negative. Virus perhaps. Had liquids all week, teas with honey, water.. Went home Thursday after work feeling a bit nauseous. Kept feeling nauseous the whole night, finally making me wish I would just yak and get it over with. My wish came true, and I felt better afterwards. Laid down in bed. Still felt shitty. Had god-awful chills. No sweating though. Sat up in bed, felt that clammy weak feeling you get before you're going to pass out, and my stomach tells me to go hit the toilet again, because I threw up even more. About 4 or 5 more times to be exact. The worst diarrhea you can imagine as well. Being new to Colorado, I only know where hospitals are at, but since it's still a couple weeks before I get insurance through my job, I can't afford an ER visit. Called my bf, asked if he could look up an after-hours/urgent care type place that I could go to. Every dang place closed at 8! I was like WTF. Went in to work the next day (Friday) anyway, because I'm still in my 90 day period and wanted to at least show up. Was sent home 30 minutes after getting there. So today I'm much better, maybe a bit tired, and still laying off the solid foods. I got out of bed, went to the bathroom, and what do I see in the mirror? My right eye is goopy and swollen and crusty. And very very pink. I was like, OH, COME ON!!! Thankfully I still have my eyedrops from last year when I got pink eye at my old job, so I can at least treat it and not have it get worse throughout the weekend. So to sum it up, I caught a cold, the flu, and pinkeye all in one week. What the hell. Better now than later I suppose with flu season coming up @ work. Sigh. I've disinfected everything I could think of. Used Ajax on my sinks, my bathtub, my toilet, lysoled my doorknobs, my tabletops, the counters, the faucets, and the toilet too. Last time I was this sick was maybe about 10 years ago when I caught the flu in college. WASH YOUR HANDS!!!! __________________ Teg yw edrych tuag adref.