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[ny biker]

Twice in the last two days, someone has come into my office at work and said, it smells really nice in here. Now don't get me wrong, I much prefer that over the alternative. But I have no idea why it smells so nice in here. Maybe other people's offices are just really bad?

[Crankin]

Meh, I am sick. Started feeling weird yesterday afternoon. Achy and like I had a temperature. No other real symptoms. Woke up this morning, and took my temperature, it's 100, which for me is a raging fever. I don't have any blantant symtoms. Stomach is off a bit, but nothing terrible. Every once in awhile my ear feels weird, but, no cold, chest stuff, etc. I don't have to be at work until 11, so I stuffed myself full of Tylenol and I will hope for the best.

[Catrin]

Feel better soon Crankin!

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[Pax]

Hope it passes quickly. Eat chicken soup and sleep a bunch, best cure in the world.

[emily_in_nc]

Dang, Crankin. Didn't you just get over something not too long ago? I am sorry! I hate being sick and know you do too.

I have not had a cold since we returned from Mexico. I seemed to get a lot more colds there and in Belize (record four in one year there!) than here in the US. I blame the tourists from all over bringing in all their germs I'm not resistant to.

[Crankin]

No, I haven't been sick, just normal allergy stuff. The last time I was sick was in February, when I was on vacation!
I had a hellish day yesterday. Didn't get home until 7 and my fever was 102.5. Crawled into bed with crackers and my water bottle full of Nuun! It's definitely in my sinuses, my stomach still is off, too, ears hurt. Took Tylenol when I got home last night, fever is 100.5 this morning. When I don't feel like eating, something is wrong. Of course, it is gorgeous out. Going to the doctor... my club's bike rally is Saturday, we are leading the most popular ride (30 miles) and we have theatre on Sunday night, last one of the year. Not a good time to be sick.
In the spirit of thread drift, our friends we do everything with are probably going to be moving to Amherst, MA this summer. It's pretty upsetting to me. It's not that far away, and we will most likely see them once a month, at least, but we really don't have any other close friends we ride with. We'll still do our vacations together and holidays, etc., but things will be different. I can't begrudge their choice, as he is going to be the director of a prestigious center at U Mass. I've had enough change this year!

[OakLeaf]

Ugh, Crankin. Feel better soon.

[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.

[emily_in_nc]

Glad you're feeling better, Crankin! Usually sudden body aches and fever do indicate flu. And the flu shot, as you know, only protects against whatever strains they think might be around that season, so you may have just gotten a different strain -- a relatively mild one, as influenza goes?

Hope leading the ride goes okay....