Ugh

Okay, I'm a wuss. I'll freely admit that. When I get a cold I will cry like a baby until it goes away. But this thing I got...whew! It even took my wife out and nothing puts her down! So you first need to know a bit about my daily schedule. After I get home from work, around 1730, I remove my back brace.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh

and lay down in bed for a while. This is known to the entire family as resting my back. So the other night I was laying in bed resting when my daughter came in and informed me that I stink. Well, I hadn't been doing anything to cause a stink and it's not like I sweat at work...it's 68 degrees where I work and on a rough day, my fingers are sore! So my wife came in after her and confirmed that I had a bit of an odor about me. I showered to remove that odor and the next morning I realized what it was...The Illness. Yep, it is all capitalized. I was completely kicked in the rear Wed when I woke up. My temperature was through the roof, I was slightly delirious and just getting out of bed required so much muscle power I wasn't sure it would work. So Wed was just uncomfortable. I hurt all over (including the back) and I couldn't think straight. Heck, it was so much effort to pick up my laptop and since I couldn't think I didn't even check email. For those of you who know me, you realize this was an apocalyptic moment...I'm always on email! Now it gets worse. Wed night to Thurs morning I sweated profusely. We're not talking teaspoons here, but rather changing my shirt three times during the night, changing my covers and pillow! ICK! But thankfully that was the fever breaking. Thurs was spent in bed, but thankfully I was able to check email and fix food for the kids. I'm hoping Fri will even be better, but wow what a kick in the rear this sickness was!