Checking in

[urocyon]

Just checking in quickly--hopefully, I'll be able to reply to comments and catch up on some reading later!

I've been down with some kind of virus for the past few days. While I have been feverish and a little snotty, with a sore throat and my asthma and stomach acting up some--that's just annoying. The main symptom has been feeling like instead of sleeping for at least a week, I've been getting beaten with a stick. I mean, I'm used to some degree of chronic fatigue, but this is the "don't want to sit up" kind.

Here's hoping that it's just an odd strain of flu, instead of mono or similar. If nothing else, recovery from the flu is usually quicker.

But, the weather has been cooperating better than expected the past couple of days, with warm sun. I think I'll go bask with a book again in a few minutes, and hopefully take care of whatever portion of the crappiness might be coming from elevated bilirubin. :) (I'm not noticeably yellow ATM, but viruses and Gilbert's? Good idea anyway.) And make another pot of very lightly honeyed mint tea, which I've been very, very glad to discover really does help with viral fatigue and depression. (No idea why it works.)

Just thought I should let people know that I haven't dropped off the face of the earth, or--more to the point--suddenly lost interest. ;)

Comments

[cereus]

*Internet Hugs*

I hope it's a light of a flu as possible, and that you recover quickly. Tea is a wonderful thing for caring for yourself. I've found that mint and "red tea" work really well.

On the other hand, letting you know that mono and the like are survivable. In fact my first real education in disability came from having mono. You know trying to get on with my life and how things didn't quite work for me anymore. But mono may suck, but you still can have a pretty good life during it.

Feel good soon.

[urocyon]

Thanks!

Also, thanks for the reminder that it's not necessarily so bad if it does turn out to be a longer-term problem. Catastrophizing doesn't help, and it's not like there's anything you can do to speed things up. *shakes head* I'm still working on not getting so frustrated and kicking myself over real limitations; my immediate response was "oh crap, now I'll really be playing catch-up!". Applying some mindfulness? A lot more useful. :)

[astrophe]

Whatever you do, don't overdo things. If you overdo things with that kind of virus you can end up with very lasting and nasty effects.

[polemista]

Oops, sorry I totally missed that post (I'm also still catching up)
~~~Best health wishes!~~~
And a question: what's mono in this context, a type of virus?

[vatine]

Most probably Infections Mononucleosis (or glandular fever).

[urocyon]

Thanks, hon. :) Yeah, that's what I was talking about.

[urocyon]

Thanks for the reminder. :) Overdoing things is a pretty persistent problem, as you may have gathered by now. *shakes head* I saw that it wasn't a great idea last night, when out of good-sportism I went along to get food so the dog could have a walk too. When you don't have any emergency reserves available at all? Not a great plan. It was kinda scary, and I don't want to repeat that. :(

[astrophe]

Last time I overdid things after a virus I ended up flat on my face and unable to move at all (like, at all at all, enough it didn't look like I was breathing unless you got close). That's why I'm giving the warning.

[polemista]

Ah, *zing!* Pfeiffersches Drüsenfieber!
(...as we call it)

Thanks!

[urocyon]

Ouch. :( Thanks for the warning!