I was feeling funky this past Friday; co-workers said I looked pale and not well overall. Started running a low-grade fever in the early evening; when it started to quickly rise, we headed straight for the Doc in the Box (aka, Texas MedClinic). Diagnosis: H1N1, aka swine flu.

Quarantined myself in a bedroom for Saturday/Sunday. Now, I've had the regular flu before, but this was weirder. Only my joints ached, no muscle aches. Except for Friday night, I didn't feel SICK sick, but I was just EXHAUSTED by the smallest exertion. Low-grade fever (99 through 100.7) for both days; it broke Sunday night.

This is the first day I've been up and about for more than a few minutes. I've had exactly one bowl of Ramen noodles, a pork roll and some jello in the last three days. I think I'll be able to hold down something light by evening.

Poppy has been stuck to me like glue. When we closed the bedroom door, she whined and scratched at the door until I let her in. She knew something was wrong. Poppy also figured out that to stay near me, she has to behave and not get all playful and step on Mommy's face when Mommy is trying to sleep. ;)

That's about it; in a nutshell, the swine flu for me was fortunately milder than it could have been, but it sure was no picnic either.

And that's the news for today. I'm going back to bed, after briefly touching base with the outside world.

Tags: health, swine flu