Wednesday 23 June 2010

Things I am Looking Forward To...

Post-flu that is.

1) Not constantly taking painkillers to keep my temperature down.

2) Wanting to eat.

3) Being able to eat.

4) Not being achey all the time.

5) Being able to do more than simple tasks.

6) Not sweating when I sleep.

7) Not waking up to fevers.

8) Having energy again.

9) Not coughing.

Eventually, getting back on the pole. I dread how weak I'll be.

Thursday 17 June 2010

Broken Body Blues

I am currently sicker than I've been for years. I've got a terrible flu - I'm on my 11th day of it and I'm still feverish, achy and weak. I wake up each morning in pain. I guess it's getting a little better at the moment. I really need to get rid of the fever. At the moment I'm only holding at bay with paracetamol and ibuprofen.

I hate how weak I feel. Doing simple tasks takes all my energy. I can't live a normal life at all. I have to force or trick myself into eating. Fortunately, I have no problems drinking - and I desperately need to. Imagining the simplest step round the pole makes me shudder - I wouldn't even have the energy to do that. Thank goodness for the Discworld and my ability to get lost in it.

So, this week everything has stopped. I can't even stretch. All I can do is lie around and hope to get better. I'm so fed up of being ill.