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oh my gosh, I am SO sick

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Off to urgent care I go in the morning.  As soon as they open.  8:00 AM.  I don't want to wait around for my doctor's office to open and then start all the when is the next appt. stuff.  Plus, it's just the doctor and his nurse/receptionist.  Sometimes they don't answer the phone and you have to leave a message.

 

I woke up at 3:00 AM Monday morning with a sore throat and some slight stuffiness, nothing too major though but that came out of the blue.  I'd been fine Sunday night.

 

I stayed in Monday and had major chills.  Piled with blankets.  Using Airborne which always works for me and Nasonex which always does a good job for me with congestion.  

 

Yesterday I felt much better.  Not good, but huge improvement.  Just had some slight tooth and facial discomfort, like sinus type pain, so I took some aspirin and it went away.

 

And then, at 8:00 last night, the chills started again and the throat pain. And I lost about 90% of my voice.   I got in bed and was so cold that I was shaking and  I just couldn't warm up and I couldn't sleep.  So I got up at 10:00, added a pair of leggings to my nightgown, a pair of thick slipper socks and an oversized cardigan sweater.  That finally worked after about an hour.

 

It's 2:00 AM and I'm wide awake.  I finally just got up.  Chills are gone.  Temp is only 100.0, but my poor throat.  I haven't tried talking so I don't know how my voice is doing.

 

It could be the flu, but I'm not really achy.  I had the flu shot in September.

 

I didn't post this in Wellness because I'm not looking for medical advice.  It's just a lonnnnnnnggggg night when you can't sleep so I decided to post about my woes, LOL. It's something all the time.

 

 


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Re: oh my gosh, I am SO sick

Oh my, I sure hope you are over this soon. Rest as much as you can even if you can’t sleep. Take care.

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Re: oh my gosh, I am SO sick

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Re: oh my gosh, I am SO sick

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Hope you feel better! Good plan going to Urgent Care instead of waiting.  I do that too!  I had almost the same symptoms a week ago, mine was a bad  sinus infection&up too with with aches.  Hang in there until 8am!

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Re: oh my gosh, I am SO sick

I just took my thyroid pill and after I drank the water with the pill, I got cold again.  Here we go again with the chills.

 

I didn't even turn our heat down last night like I normally do.  I was too cold.  The furnaces are running like a blast furnace, LOL, but I'm still cold.


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I am so sorry you are going through whatever it is that has you feeling so bad.  I am hoping that after your visit to Urgent Care you will be on your way to feeling good again.  Let us know.  Heart

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Re: oh my gosh, I am SO sick

@gidgetgh 

 

Sorry to hear you are not feeling well! I hope it passes fast and you get well soon!

 

(your post reminded me I forgot to restock my Emergenc-C supply, and cold and flu season is upon us) 

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It might be strep throat @gidgetgh ..I am glad you are seeking medical help. It is nothing to play around with

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Re: oh my gosh, I am SO sick

Sounds awful. Hope you'll be feeling much better real soon.

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so sorry to hear that you are feeling so sick @gidgetgh .   sending along healing thoughts and prayers ... and hope you will check in with us after your visit to urgent care.  please take care.