hey all,
On Friday, I started feeling a little under the weather: tired with a slight cough. But I didn't think too much off it, because Fridays (like I've said before) are tough. On Saturday, the cough was a lot worse and I started to feel slightly feverish. That night I was really worn out and I threw up after dinner. On Sunday, I woke up with a fever of 38.5 degrees C (that's 101 F). Michi took me to the nearest hospital and they had me take an influenza swab test, and checked my temperature again (this time it was 39.9, which is almost 104 F). The nurse actually winced when she looked at the thermometer. (BTW, these are under the armpit temperatures, so my real temperature was probably higher.)
After getting the test results, the doctor said it was influenza A. So in addition to a messed up knee, I've got this lovely virus that is making my whole body ache and making me miss yet more work days.
Thankfully, the medicine which the doctor gave me took the fever down really quickly. I'm going to spend the day mostly in bed, just like yesterday.
As for my knee, I went to get the MRI scan last week, but I won't meet my doctor to get the diagnosis until Thursday. The pain seems to be slowly diminishing, but it hasn't gone away totally yet.
Cheers,
