The Flu

It hit me like a Mack truck, then it backed up and ran over me, again and again. For four days and four nights I lay in a fetal position. Every muscle and joint was screaming in agony. I had a continual fever that varied from 101 to 103.5. I went from chills where I felt like I was in an ice chest to boiling hot and drenched in sweat. I was miserable.

Today at about 4pm the fever broke and I actually got up and walked around. I feel semi-normal and it's a wonderful feeling.

A side effect of being so sick is that all food tastes terrible. Everything has a bitter aftertaste. It takes all the joy out of eating when everything tastes yukky.

Oh, and that break from the gym I've been talking about, how I need to take a day off. I've had a four-day break which will probably be a five-day break after tomorrow.