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It's a bummer being sick :(

It's even more so when you're immune compromised, such as myself, because I can never be sure if my immune system is up to the task of fighting off the illness. Plus I can't be sure if I've just contracted the run of the mill cold, flu or whatever, or if it's the result of my MCL.

I find myself spending an inordinate amount of time dwelling on how I feel, how soon I'm going to start feeling better, and constantly searching for any evidence of my MCL acting up, such as inspecting for enlarged nodes under my neck and arms.

And that is exactly what I am going through right now.  I started feeling more run down than usual about midweek, but after having a cup of hot tea with lemon, I felt much better. Unfortunately, it didn't last that long, and today my throat is much sorer, I have a minor headache, and I'm just feeling generally bad.

I've always managed to recover relatively quickly, without any long lasting side effects, whenever I've gotten sick in the past, so I'm hoping this time will be no different. I only wish I knew in advance how it was going to turn out. It would certainly relieve a lot of stress.

There is one upside though, at least I picked a good time to get sick. It's heavily overcast this morning, and will likely stay that way most of the day, plus the NFL playoffs begin today, so at least I'll have something to occupy my mind most of the weekend, should I not feel any better tomorrow.

Of course if the Steelers lose tomorrow afternoon, that could result in another set of issues.
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Kim said…
I hope you feel better by tonight!
5:01 AM
Marc said…
Tonight! I doubt that will happen. I'm just hoping I'll be better by Monday.
6:39 AM
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