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[Pax]

Man, Crankin, that just sucks! Hope you feel better asap.

[Catrin]

Feel better soon Crankin, and I hear you about your friends moving. It's hard when friends you do so much with move away.

[Crankin]

So, I am now back from the doctor. I didn't see my regular pcp, but I really like the new office I go to, as it's a huge group and big enough to have urgent care docs for same day appointments. I realized that for about the last 2 weeks I have felt like I kind of might have a UTI. But, I also definitely have the other symptoms in my sinuses and ears. I didn't do the urine sample until after the appointment, but based on my symptoms and the fact I have a fever, she gave me something that will work on both. Of course, she was a bit concerned about Lyme Disease, but I haven't noticed any tic bites and the last time I was hiking, it was cold enough to be wearing long pants and sleeves. She said if I am not better in 2 days, come back, but I really doubt that Lyme is the issue. Very weirdly, just as I was taking my first dose of Bactrim, my younger son texted me and asked me how I found out he was allergic to sulfa drugs...
Trying not to obsess on the sunny 75 degree weather on my day off...

[emily_in_nc]

Ugh, Crankin, sounds like some icky symptoms. You're right, I was remembering your vacation illness -- can't believe it's already been since February. Time flies! But still...I haven't had so much as a cold during that time and only the very mildest cold at some point during the fall in Mexico, so I still think you've had more than your share of the crud. Feel better soon!

[Crankin]

Ha, this is nothing to how I used to be. I used to be at the doctor's office at least once a month, sometimes weekly. After my saga a few years ago, with an inconclusive diagnosis of fibromyalgia (which I still am not sure of), I tend to just deal with things and go on. My illnesses all have certain patterns, and the reason I went to the doctor yesterday, is that I had a fever, very unlike what usually happens. Overall, I am very much healthier than I was 25 years ago. And a lot of it is allergy based. I know that really strenuous exercise sometimes sets me off, but I am not stopping.

[emily_in_nc]

I know that really strenuous exercise sometimes sets me off, but I am not stopping.

Good choice! I hope you are feeling much better soon.

[Crankin]

Within 2 hours of taking an antibiotic, I felt somewhat better. Woke up this morning with a temperature of 98.8. Felt a little bad throughout the morning, but didn't want to take any Tylenol, to see if the temperature went up. At lunch, I started feeling better, then I took Tylenol around 1:00, as I usually feel worse later in the day as I am getting better from something. But, since it's now after 9 PM and the Tylenol has long worn off, I feel better, no trace of fever.
I am thinking I might have actually had the flu, a mild version, because I did have a shot. I have never experienced such a sudden onset of horrible body aches and a fever, except for when I had the flu in 1993. That was 4.5 days of a 104 degree fever that came on so suddenly at work, I didn't know what hit me. It ended up going into bronchitis, and a cough that lasted for 8 weeks. I couldn't teach aerobics for 2 months.
Just a bit worried about leading a ride Saturday, but I will do something mild tomorrow and see how I feel, if all goes well.
And, I never can predict when/how strenuous stuff sets me off. I just try to get good rest and push through.