Influenza...

the night of my last post (almost a month ago), I

got sick...

with everything in this cartoon.

It hit me that night and I laid in bed for 9 days suffering with it.

At the mid point, I drove myself to the ER early in the am, because

I was sure I had pneumonia (which I've had before).

I came away with a diagnosis...influenza.

They did ask me if I'd traveled outside the country (ebola?).

I was put on a strong antibiotic to prevent pneumonia, since I

was a prime candidate.  It was a case of the cure almost being worse

than the disease...nausea, etc.

I had a trip planned for the mainland and needed to get well.

I was finally released on the monday before and so while I've been here

I've tried to take it easy since apparently a relapse can happen.

Since hubby was gone for those 9 days, Arlette stopped by every morning to check on

me.  My dear neighbors brought diet coke (I couldn't drink it) and pho.

Ive always gotten a flu shot just to avoid this, but hadn't gotten it yet.

Both the hospital and dr told me it was early in the flu season to have such 

a bad case, but they'd been seeing some.

So I think I'm actually back to the living after this trip to SC and

the milder temps and cooler ocean breezes that have been 

gone at home.