El Gilbro’s BodyBlog

Okay, so we’re only assuming it’s the flu because my doctor’s office isn’t getting their "flu swabs" until October and the symptoms I presented point to a viral infection and since flu season is right around the corner……

Anyway, it started last Sunday.  I wake up and most of my muscles are sore and I have a sore throat.  Within two hours, I feel fine so I figured that I was just sore from the prior day’s activities and my sore throat is just the result of the bedroom being too cold over night.  Lunch time rolls around and I’m not too hungry, but that’s okay because we’re having a cookout later and I want to do most of my eating at that time.  Then…..the afternoon rolls around and I take a 3 hour nap.  I’m not one to nap.  I wake up with a headache.  The cookout takes place and I hardly eat anything….  Later that night, I’m running a fever.

I wake up Monday morning with body aches, sore throat, fever, headache…..Great!  Spend all day in bed.  Fever and headaches disappears late into the evening.

Tuesday, I trudge back to work with body aches and a sore throat.  I make it through the day and get home exhausted.  Wednesday, with body aches at full force, I go to the doctor.  They do a strep test on my throat.  It comes back negative, so they tell me that whatever I have is viral and that I should stay home from work at least another day.

Thursday, same thing, severe body aches and one of the worst sore throats I’ve ever had.  A nurse from the doctor’s office calls to let me know that the strep test that they sent away to the lab also came back negative.  I let her know that none of the symptoms have gotten any better and my throat is killing me.  She tells me that I’ll probably be called in for blood work the next day.

Friday, body aches are slightly better but my throat is on fire.  I can’t swallow anything at all without being in terrible pain.  Dr.’s office calls back….."It’s the effects of the virus, nothing we can do.  Come back in early next week if symptoms persist."

Saturday, the body aches finally seem to be subsiding.  I’m just slightly sore in some muscles as opposed to being incredibly sore throughout my entire body.  My throat is still killing me and there are white patches in the back of my mouth that weren’t there on Wednesday when I was at the Dr.’s office.  A personal friend that is a doctor calls in an antibiotic Rx for me.  I take the antibiotic and take a nap.  My throat feels slightly better after waking up.

Sunday is spent in bed with a sore throat and fatigue.

Monday, I was able to return to work with a slight sore throat and less fatigue.

Here it is, Tuesday, and I still have the remnants of a sore throat that makes eating difficult.  I’m not as tired as I was and the muscle soreness is completely gone.  I feel like another good night’s rest will knock this out of me completely.  I’ve lost about 10 lbs. over the course of the week between having no appetite and pain when swallowing.

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