NikB #26 (tentatively moving to Piecing, again)

[NikB]

Thanks ST and SD.

ST - yep, danced with him, of course. just fast pop songs, nothing "romantic" or anything but it was fun.

So.. unfortunately looks like the reason the throat thing lingered is it was the start to the flu (or else the most butt-kicking cold I've ever had).

I got so dizzy and disoriented last night I actually got
scared. I had taken some cough syrup (to try and help heal my throat since I also had a dry cough), and about 2 hours later could barely stand up. I freaked thinking I had overdosed on it by accident, but I read the package over and over and compared it to Nyquil. I've even taken the same ingredient before so I know that wasn't it, but I've never had a bug hit me that hard.

H was very sweet about it. He saw me shift from "no voice" to feeling really, really bad and was cuddling me on his lap, took my temperature, helped me into bed, etc. It was really nice.

All night I was exhausted but couldn't quite sleep... uuugh. So I spent most of the night in this completely foggy state just trying not to think too much. Finally slept for maybe a couple of hours and then woke up extremely dizzy, fever, no voice (still), awful stomach cramps, cough is worse - oh and I have pinkeye now (doc thinks it's all part of the same virus). sheeeeesh. I have never in my adult life been sick so many times as I have in the last year or so, but this is far worse than the other stuff I've had.

So.. I've gotten used to the taste of the apple cider vinegar and that seems to help my throat. SD - for whatever reason my stomach can't handle OJ (even the low acid stuff), but I did get some Emergen-C a couple weeks back - thanks for the reminder, I've been drinking that all day.

Thanks again all.. glad this thing hit after the really awesome weekend, at least.