For the 5 days I have been dealing with one of the worst cases of cold or flu I've had in a long long time. It started with a sore throat Monday morning and continued to escalate with the usual symptoms (runny nose, cough, headache, fever, body aches) till late last night. Finally on the down swing of things I believe. I'm hoping that after I recover from this I will feel well for the next little bit.
It's been about 2.5 years since I learned that I had fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. I knew then it wasn't just my imagination that illnesses that were usually no big deal for average healthy people, were way worse for me. I had known for a long time that unlike some people I could not afford to use "sick" days as personal or fun days, that I needed to save them up because I would always need them because I would always get sick.
Does having this knowledge make spending the week in bed any easier? No, not really. But it does give me a little bit of comfort to know that I'm not a wimp, or that I'm not exaggerating when I can't get out of bed because of the common cold. I just have to take these things as they come, and enjoy my healthy times.
After this past week I am really looking forward to some healthy times.
