As we all know, this year’s flu season hit hard! It was very devastating, to say the least. Many people became sick, hospitalized and even killed by the flu. I hope you all took and are still taking preventive measures against the flu. But even then, the flu may still hit hard. I am one that likes to be clean, wash and sanitize my hands, cover my mouth when I cough and sneeze. I never cough or sneeze in the direction of anyone else, because frankly, I hate when others do it! But even then, I was directly hit very hard with the flu this year. I have in the past gotten a slight fever, body aches and chills, but never anything like this year. It was late September, a Sunday evening. I remember telling my husband and my mother that I felt like I was coming down with something, like I was getting sick. And sure enough, the next morning I couldn’t get out of bed for work. I felt so weak and the body aches were starting to take over. As Monday progressed, I felt worse and worse. I was so tired, so weak, and had lost all sense of appetite. The fever would come and go, causing me to break out in chills and hot flashes. One minute I was hot and sweating, wanting to take off everything, the next minute I was freezing, shivering, looking for something to cover myself with, and so it went on. Then the worse started to happen. It was late Monday evening and I started to vomit. Anything and everything was making me puke till it hurt. I had nothing in my system and yet, I was still puking. It was the worst feeling ever! And it only got worse. I couldn’t sleep that night, from the fever sweats and chills, mixed with the vomiting and the body aches. It was the worst flu I had ever gotten! Tuesday was horrible, lying on the couch all day, vomiting anytime I tried to reposition myself. Any type of movement made me sick. Fever, body aches, vomit, weight loss… and sadness all overpowered me. I was a mess! Wednesday was worse, again. Thursday morning I somehow got the strength to take a hot shower. It felt so good! I thought, maybe this is what I needed. Suddenly I had to get out of the shower, quick. I had not eaten anything since Sunday evening, so I was as weak as you can get! I felt like I was going to pass out in the shower and no one would hear me because of the noise of the running water. I was so scared. I wrapped my towel around me, got out into the living room and just sat on the couch. I was trembling, shaking of weakness. I was so scared. My mother walked into the living room and told me I looked so bad, it was time to go to the hospital. I put on some pajamas and my brother and my mother drove me to urgent care. My fever was very high, I was very dehydrated, I was very tired with little to no sleep in the last 4 days and I had nothing to eat in those 4 days either. They weighed me, I had lost 8 pounds. Right away, they took me into another room where they hooked me up to an IV machine to replenish the vitamins, minerals, electrolytes and hydration I had lost. I was there, hooked up to the machine with a fast drip for over an hour. They gave me pain medicine because my stomach was hurting so bad from all the vomiting. I also got medicine to coat my stomach from any acidity that was causing the vomiting. All was intravenous. I was given a few prescription medicines that would help calm the fever, the vomiting, the pain and help me get some sleep. I was ordered off of work until the following week. I was finally able to walk on my own, and did not vomit once after that! I was well on my way to getting better! FINALLY!! I was able to get some sleep as well!! I was starting to feel better, though still a little weak. But a few days later, I felt healthier than I had ever felt! Every ounce of sickness was gone, out of my system. It was like a system flush. I felt so good, so healthy. But I do not wish what I went through to anyone. I don’t care if people say that it’s a fast way to lose weight, it was horrible! I pray that I never become that sick again! It was the worst time of my life! I’m so glad it’s over… and I’m feeling much better now. Be careful out there, and don’t get too close to anyone who is sick! :)
January 5, 2010
Nasty Flu Season!
As we all know, this year’s flu season hit hard! It was very devastating, to say the least. Many people became sick, hospitalized and even killed by the flu. I hope you all took and are still taking preventive measures against the flu. But even then, the flu may still hit hard. I am one that likes to be clean, wash and sanitize my hands, cover my mouth when I cough and sneeze. I never cough or sneeze in the direction of anyone else, because frankly, I hate when others do it! But even then, I was directly hit very hard with the flu this year. I have in the past gotten a slight fever, body aches and chills, but never anything like this year. It was late September, a Sunday evening. I remember telling my husband and my mother that I felt like I was coming down with something, like I was getting sick. And sure enough, the next morning I couldn’t get out of bed for work. I felt so weak and the body aches were starting to take over. As Monday progressed, I felt worse and worse. I was so tired, so weak, and had lost all sense of appetite. The fever would come and go, causing me to break out in chills and hot flashes. One minute I was hot and sweating, wanting to take off everything, the next minute I was freezing, shivering, looking for something to cover myself with, and so it went on. Then the worse started to happen. It was late Monday evening and I started to vomit. Anything and everything was making me puke till it hurt. I had nothing in my system and yet, I was still puking. It was the worst feeling ever! And it only got worse. I couldn’t sleep that night, from the fever sweats and chills, mixed with the vomiting and the body aches. It was the worst flu I had ever gotten! Tuesday was horrible, lying on the couch all day, vomiting anytime I tried to reposition myself. Any type of movement made me sick. Fever, body aches, vomit, weight loss… and sadness all overpowered me. I was a mess! Wednesday was worse, again. Thursday morning I somehow got the strength to take a hot shower. It felt so good! I thought, maybe this is what I needed. Suddenly I had to get out of the shower, quick. I had not eaten anything since Sunday evening, so I was as weak as you can get! I felt like I was going to pass out in the shower and no one would hear me because of the noise of the running water. I was so scared. I wrapped my towel around me, got out into the living room and just sat on the couch. I was trembling, shaking of weakness. I was so scared. My mother walked into the living room and told me I looked so bad, it was time to go to the hospital. I put on some pajamas and my brother and my mother drove me to urgent care. My fever was very high, I was very dehydrated, I was very tired with little to no sleep in the last 4 days and I had nothing to eat in those 4 days either. They weighed me, I had lost 8 pounds. Right away, they took me into another room where they hooked me up to an IV machine to replenish the vitamins, minerals, electrolytes and hydration I had lost. I was there, hooked up to the machine with a fast drip for over an hour. They gave me pain medicine because my stomach was hurting so bad from all the vomiting. I also got medicine to coat my stomach from any acidity that was causing the vomiting. All was intravenous. I was given a few prescription medicines that would help calm the fever, the vomiting, the pain and help me get some sleep. I was ordered off of work until the following week. I was finally able to walk on my own, and did not vomit once after that! I was well on my way to getting better! FINALLY!! I was able to get some sleep as well!! I was starting to feel better, though still a little weak. But a few days later, I felt healthier than I had ever felt! Every ounce of sickness was gone, out of my system. It was like a system flush. I felt so good, so healthy. But I do not wish what I went through to anyone. I don’t care if people say that it’s a fast way to lose weight, it was horrible! I pray that I never become that sick again! It was the worst time of my life! I’m so glad it’s over… and I’m feeling much better now. Be careful out there, and don’t get too close to anyone who is sick! :)
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