You know that joke about using up all your sick days and calling in dead?

[rallamajoop]

Just when I was thinking I must surely be past my quota for being sick this winter...

My workplace has been hit with a bad case of the plague, and I only wish that was more of an exaggeration. When I phoned in on Friday morning to explain why I hadn't shown up for work, my boss was unusually sympathetic about it on account of how about half the rest of the workplace had already done the same thing that morning, proving that whatever was going around was some pretty serious business. From first hand experience, I would have to agree. You'd hope my immune system would be in pretty decent shape after all the exercise it's had over the last couple of months, but this one just steamrolled right over it.

We're talking standard cold/flu congestion, plus mild fever (mostly gone now), plus nausea, plus that general, all-purpose you-are-sick-and-being-vertical-is-bad feeling jacked up to the degree that even sitting up in front of the computer for more than a couple of minutes at a time felt waaaaay like too much effort to contemplate. Also, my appetite is gone, which is an extra level of freakish because it's one of those things that just does not happen to me no matter how sick I get. The one saving grace on this is that since I'm already the improve, it doesn't look like it plans on dragging out too long. It sure doesn't need to when it's already taken first place as the Worst Bug I've Had This Year against some pretty stiff competition.

It's starting to feel a little too much like there's some kind of mystical conspiracy out there for the sole purposes of thwarting my plans to get in shape this year. If I'm not sick, it's some kind of muscle strain. If it's not some kind of muscle strain, well, you just wait until next week...

In conclusion: so not going in to work on Monday. Also, anyone who's been around me in the last week or so (god, I almost feel guilty going to that thing at alyssea's place on Thursday night now, knowing how fast it went around work) now might not be a bad time to take some extra vitamin C pills. >_<

Comments

[velithya]

GET WELL SOON. I am feeling okay so far, will drink some juice for you tonight~!

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

<3 Feeling a fair bit better today, though still like there's something spiky wedged in my throat. I am so completely ready for the flu season to be over right now. -_-

[aphelion-orion.livejournal.com]

Wah. D: I'm so sorry to hear that. *hugs* I really hope you get well soon. Be sure to take it easy for the next couple of days, okay?

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm over the worst of it, or I wouldn't have been out of bed long enough to make this post. ^^; A couple more days of taking it easy are definitely in my plans right now though.

[noctaval.livejournal.com]

I HAVE THIS. Did you give it to me over the internet!? >O
I had planned to leave early Friday to go visit friends all weekend since I have Monday off. Now it's Sunday and I am still sick. -_-

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

You have my sympathy, I wouldn't wish this on anyone. >_<

I had plans for the weekend too, you can guess where they went. -_- It's almost like the flu sees your weekend coming and times the perfect moment to pounce.

[(Anonymous)]

*sigh* Yeah, it sucks!

On the plus side, it's better than missing 4 days of work (and getting fired!)...or going to work so sick. I'm finally starting to move into the "a little sniffly and cough-y" phase, out of "Oh God I'm going to drown in my own phlegm unless I barbeque in fever first."

[cheloya.livejournal.com]

Wowwww. ;_; *gets you blankets and gastrolyte water* Hope you do get better soon, sweet. Feeling like that is no good.

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

Thanks. <3 I'm through the worst of it, but I'm sure I can count on it hanging around a fair while yet. x_x

[sansele.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Get better soon! Will pray for you.

[lunargeography.livejournal.com]

Get well soon! (The plague that is happening on the other side of the world here is more of a cough-thing -- that you think you're over and then it flares back up a week or two later. Evil.)

I have heard that if you steep shredded ginger in hot water, and add lemon and honey, it will help you get better more quickly. I can't make claims about the efficacy, but it is at least tasty. ^__^

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

It is scary how many people seem to be sick right now, regardless of what side of the world they're on or what season it's meant to be there. o_o (Oh god, I sure hope I don't have one like that. *crosses fingers*)

I'm feeling a lot better today, fortunately (or unfortunately, since that meant I had to go back to work ^^;). It didn't wind up dragging out nearly as much as I was worried it might, which is quite a relief.