February 15, 2005
February 12, 2005
feeling better
So I'm finally feeling a bit better. The first days I was sick I was at work, and halfway through the day I was freezing and feeling achy all over. I should have gone home, but just sat there praying for 5:30p. When I got home that night after chiropractor, I had a 102F temp. So 2 more days of 102F temp (though I was always freezing!), it went down a bit below normal then (97-96.?F for a few days). I started coughing then, and feeling like I had a normal cold, with the great scratchy/stuffy nose voice, except my energy level was zero. I would get worn out getting up to walk 10 feet to the bathroom, then 15 feet to the kitchen to get more water or juice. I stayed home from work for 3 days last week, had 3 days of weekend rest, then decided that I didn't want to go to work on Monday (Feb. 7), since I didn't feel that I had enough energy to pull 10 hours there. Plus, I kinda liked lying around on the couch watching tv all day. There's some fun stuff on TLC, Discovery, and Style channels :)
I knew I had a ton of work to do, and one major project that is due the end of February, so on Tuesday I went back to work. I had a bit more energy, but still was slow in moving. Some people said I looked bad, like I shouldn't be there, and they kind of backed away from me (I wasn't contagious though!). I made it through Tuesday, though was very tired at the end of the day. Wednesday I had more energy, and apparently looked better, and had more color in my cheeks. I worked Thursday as well, but by that night, I was really tired.
So I slept in Friday, and slept in today, and I do feel somewhat better. I definately have more energy than last week, but if I start doing too much, my body lets me know it's tired and can't do too much.
It was interesting at work to see how many people came up to me and asked how I was doing, offered to help me by getting my mail or getting me water, etc, and said "welcome back to the living Alodia". People who I never talk to at work would come to talk to me. And they truly cared and wanted me to be well. It was cool to see how the people I work with really do care about me. I guess I don't think about it, or really notice it on a daily basis. But I know that if something bad happens, I can count on my coworkers to be there to help and to take care of us. Which really gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside :)
I knew I had a ton of work to do, and one major project that is due the end of February, so on Tuesday I went back to work. I had a bit more energy, but still was slow in moving. Some people said I looked bad, like I shouldn't be there, and they kind of backed away from me (I wasn't contagious though!). I made it through Tuesday, though was very tired at the end of the day. Wednesday I had more energy, and apparently looked better, and had more color in my cheeks. I worked Thursday as well, but by that night, I was really tired.
So I slept in Friday, and slept in today, and I do feel somewhat better. I definately have more energy than last week, but if I start doing too much, my body lets me know it's tired and can't do too much.
It was interesting at work to see how many people came up to me and asked how I was doing, offered to help me by getting my mail or getting me water, etc, and said "welcome back to the living Alodia". People who I never talk to at work would come to talk to me. And they truly cared and wanted me to be well. It was cool to see how the people I work with really do care about me. I guess I don't think about it, or really notice it on a daily basis. But I know that if something bad happens, I can count on my coworkers to be there to help and to take care of us. Which really gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside :)