Watch that flu bug....he'll knock you down!

Bottom Line: It HURT! Don't get what I had.

Let me start this post with some personal info. I stay out of hospitals unless someone I know, including me, has at least one foot in the grave. The hospital is the LAST place I want to be.  I also take pills about twice a year. That means there are two occasions each year when I will break down and take an ibuprofen, motrin, or some OTC thing like that.  I don't like taking meds because it's not natural to put that stuff in my body.

This past week was one of those occasions when I put meds in my body. The flu knocked me down for three full days! And that's not including the day I fought it off.

Monday: woke up early finally and got in a workout. During the bike trainer, it started to hurt a bit, so I backed off. Then at the pool, it hurt some more, so I backed off some more. Then while lifting weights...yeah, I backed off cuz it hurt more than expected.  I got to work, and ABSOLUTELY HURT all day. I chalked it up to some kind of good workout (yeah right! I backed off an easy day!).

Monday night: I woke up in the middle of the night because I was shaking/shivering uncontrollably. Couldn't warm up! Wifey got some hot tea, and that settled me down. Thirty minutes later had uncontrolled sweats. Thirty minutes later, uncontrolled shivering.....you get the idea how that went. I was wondering if I should be scared, and my wife was wondering how to get me to the hospital with two kids staying in their beds.

Tuesday: woke up at 7:58. Supposed to be at work at 8! Called in, said I might be there at 9. Wife woke me up at 8:56. Called in to say I would be gone all day. What was I thinking? Shivered and sweated all day. Took ibuprofen, some Nyquil stuff, and some cough drops. Hurt all day.

Tuesday night: slept in three hour spurts til the hot tea wore off and I woke up shaking. At least it was predictable!

Wednesday: still at home. shivering and sweating wore off a bit. Now the congestion and sore throat kick in. I can't talk at all.

Wednesday night: can't breathe at all cuz my nose and throat are completely congested.

Thursday: still at home. RAGING headache in the morning, and then I realize I haven't had coffee in two days because I was drinking tea. Three nice strong pots of coffee later (yeah, I'm a bit attached!) and head feels right at about 1pm. Still can't talk. No shivers or sweats, so I can at least kill time watching a movie.

Friday: back at work. sore throat a bit.

Saturday: Ski day! Not 100% but close enough.