that’ll do, pig… that’ll do.

So, what’ve you all been doing for the past week?  Really?  That sounds fun.  Me?  Oh, not much.  Just having SWINE FLU.

When I last posted, I’d spent 2 days home with Maria having a sinus infection and pink-eye that had developed after a cold.  I had a cold too; coughing, stuffy nose, etc.  Thursday morning I felt ok at work, did my usual stuff, and picked the kids up at 3-ish.  I came home and laid down on the couch, suddenly feeling much worse.  By 6 I felt like I’d been hit by a truck.  Apparently one of the characteristics of H1N1 is the speed of onset, and I can attest to that.

I laid low until Friday at 3 when I went to the dr.  He confirmed my suspicions and prescribed Tamiflu.  He suggested staying away from the kids and Timon as much as possible – fortunately, we have some friends whose parents have a winter home here where I was able to stay for 6 days.  It was so hard to be away from home and family, but we are blessed that I didn’t have to be around spreading my germs.  If we had a second bathroom in the house, we probably could have just confined me to the bedroom here.

Saturday and Sunday were the worst days.  I seriously considered having Timon take me to the ER because I was so overwhelmingly sick.  I’ve never been that ill in my life.  Timon brought me some food and I managed to eat those two days.  By Monday the aches and chills were subsiding, on Tuesday and Wednesday I continued to improve.  Thursday afternoon I came home.  Right now the main issues I’m having are sinus pain, slight cough, and fatigue, which the dr says can last 7-14 days.  I was on the fence about getting the vaccine for H1N1, but after having it I highly recommend getting it as soon as you’re able.  I’ve heard stories from others about not having it too bad, but like I said, I’ve never felt this terrible.  I hope none of you get it! 

Tonight, Timon has taken the kids to our friends’ neighborhood to go trick-or-treating… I’m just not up to walking around in this still-awful heat.  I hate to miss it, but here’s a photo of the karate kids: