Now I've Been Everywhere

Sunday night, I started getting a headache but it wasn't too bad. During the night I was burning up and my body started aching. About 5 am I was too uncomfortable to sleep so Keiko and I walked to the convenience store to buy some vitamin drinks. My temperature was 38.4 and she suggested I go to the hospital but I didn't think I was too bad. So I took some pills and went to work.

I was getting worse and worse and couldn't concentrate. My legs and back seized up and then I suddenly began shivering and was freezing. I had an appetite but everything tasted bland. Eventually, I made it to my meeting in the evening at 7pm, which I managed to get through without any problems (although I did stumble in front of the guy, he might've thought I was drunk!). However, on the way home, I collapsed.

Keiko took me to hospital and they measured my fever - over 39 - and I saw a doctor straight away. Pretty amazing service at 9pm. He asked lots of questions and a few tests. At this point, I couldn't open my eyes because the light hurt them and my headache felt like an explosion.

He explained that many people around my age have had the same symptoms in the last few weeks and that it is a pretty serious contagious virus doing the rounds. He recommended three days off work (I've taken today off but I'll go in tomorrow) and prescribed me a lot of pills.

I'm pretty drugged up now, but my body still aches a bit and I'm too uncomfortable to sit still or lie down for a long time so I'm a bit restless. Keiko, bless her, made me some soup and meatballs for later in case I get hungry.

I'm feeling much better already, so don't worry.