It moved into my apartment, filled my trash can with Hall's drops, ran up a huge bill on drugstore dot com, dated my SO, and kept me up all night partying and trashing my body.
I thought I'd managed to kick it out, was back swimming and running... even finally got back to a masters' practice (which I avoided before not wanting either to infect anyone or need to be rescued). All good, right?
Wrong! It sneaked in the back door, just when I thought it had moved out for good. Those muscle aches that signaled fever... and tonight I had to skip my group run... sure it's 18 degrees out and maybe a wise move if just over an illness. But I want my health back!
There's a 5.25 mile swim I was planning on in August, and I'd been on a ROLL at the end of Jan. Then crash! But in the last couple weeks, I was inching back to something like normal. Getting optimistic again. But if I have to lose another week or two of training, I don't know....
Oh and I had thought I'd be good for the (running) half marathon this weekend. That's in question now. Hoping maybe this is just a temporary setback, not a whole 'nother case. :blah:
Get well vibes and suggestions welcome.... will say this bug has endurance. Maybe I should find out its secret for when I'm back swimming for REAL again. And I just bought myself a cool new chlorine resistant poly suit as a consolation gift. Maybe I'll get to use it someday....
No flu shot? If you've got the real flu (they can do a blood test), go get a tami-flu shot. That'll shorten the life of that sucker by half.
I hate that! You're on a roll and then the minutiae of life drags you back. I don't know about the half marathon this weekend ... That sounds kinda iffy. Anything in August is good. You've got plenty of time to train.
If it's not the flu, I've been told Umcka works wonders on colds. Much better than cold eze or airborne. I think it works better if you take it right away. I'd climb in a hot bath.
All my sympathies. Blech. Go away @#$%flu!! Get better. Fluids. No partying. Sux. Tell that SO ultra-runner guy to help out!
No flu shot? If you've got the real flu (they can do a blood test), go get a tami-flu shot. That'll shorten the life of that sucker by half.
I hate that! You're on a roll and then the minutiae of life drags you back. I don't know about the half marathon this weekend ... That sounds kinda iffy. Anything in August is good. You've got plenty of time to train.
If it's not the flu, I've been told Umcka works wonders on colds. Much better than cold eze or airborne. I think it works better if you take it right away. I'd climb in a hot bath.
All my sympathies. Blech. Go away @#$%flu!! Get better. Fluids. No partying. Sux. Tell that SO ultra-runner guy to help out!
