The week-long (and then some) flu

So after battling the flu for a week, I got away from my stubbornness and saw a doctor. I thought I was getting better, but then suddenly felt worse. A week of on and off fevers, throat pain, sinus pain...everything pain had finally had its toll.

The doctor's office was over-worked. Masks were on many patients who also had flu symptoms. I was told the wait was going to be a while, but it didn't seem that long. While sitting in my little room, I could hear the doctor tell a patient he was going to have to go to the hospital immediately because the H1N1 flu he acquired had caused him to have pneumonia. The ICUs at the hospitals around here are flood with H1N1 cases.

I was finally seen. The doctor looked in my mouth, heard me breath, felt my ribs, etc. The verdict: I have the flu (but not necessarily H1N1), a sinus infection, and costochondritis. I was also tested for mono, even though I've already had it as a kid. I was given a z-pack for the infection and to prevent an upper respiratory infection and was told I had to be on bed rest for the next three days.

Good thing I can write in bed and really like to sleep.