Man flu down.

So the last few days was fun.

Loungin' around

I spent the majority of my time in my room coping with a b|tch of a flu/fever/cough combo and I visited the doctor 3 times in 5 days. Never have I ever been so keen to see that man.

He initially saw me and in 30 seconds diagnosed me with possible influenza. If my fever did not subside within 3 days, I will potentially have to go back for blood tests, lung scans, and a hospital admission for pneumonia. Woah.

As a health professional, yeah, I know, the common influenza viral strain kills hundreds of thousands every year, but for someone living in an area that has been exposed to all different animal variations of flu as well as SARS, to even whisper the word "influenza" is a flirtation with death itself. Naturally, I was a tad worried. 

Prayers from around the globe flooded in. I baked myself for the first two days, letting myself get incredibly dehydrated which is the worst rookie mistake you can do when you're down with the flu. Get that water in, stat. I just didn't feel like it and plus, I liked the sensation of being cooked slowly under my duvet covers. It's like a sous-vide, just a bit cooler, that's all. 

So I started early (as I am prone to do) on Friday, suffered the worst of it Saturday and Sunday, and recuperated to some sense of humanity on Monday and Tuesday. As of this moment, I feel somewhat reluctantly ready to return to work and be productive. Also, I have at least over a hundie dollars in medical compensation claims to make. I am making them work to have me there. I swear it. 

Talk 'bout taking your health for granted. I thought my garlic pills, 4 litres of water per day and a diet attempting to be less in carbs was helping. Guess I was wrong. 

Well, I'm back to the grind tomorrow. See ya all out there. And watch out for stray flu viruses, ya hear?