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[rowyn]

"I think I'll go for a walk," I said to Lut.

"What? Why?"

"To get a little exercise."

"But you're sick. You're supposed to rest. And drink plenty of fluids."

I've lost track of how much tea I've drunk in the last forty-eight hours. (I was still in denial on Wednesday, drinking diet Coke and pretending I'd be All Better on Thursday.) My tongue is burnt and my teeth feel coated in the residue of honey and cinnamon. I feel completely gross. "I think a little walk would help."

"You're supposed to rest. Besides, you don't know what a little walk is. You'll go for three miles or sixteen or something."

"I won't go for three miles." That's not a little walk; that's a regular walk-length walk. "Probably a mile." Maybe two. "I think some fresh air would do me good. Is it cold outside?"

"No, it's wonderful outside," he admited. "For this time of year it's great."

"I'm going for a walk."

*

I am walking now, creakily. I feel better now than I have for most of the last few days. I doped up on generic Nyquil last night and this morning; this morning when I woke at 6AM and thought "I need more Nyquil", I knew I wasn't going to work today either. I've slept about twelve hours of the last twenty-four.

My back hurts. Especially the small of my back, when I bend over, as if I'd strained something. "It's like a special little piece of cold virus has settled in my spine," I complained to John last night.

He paused. "It's probably not spinal meningitis."

"What's that?"

"A type of cold virus that attacks the spine."

I laughed. "Great, it really does exist. Well, do you recover from it quickly?"

"No ... actually, it usually kills you in a couple of days. But it's really rare!"

Yeah, pretty sure that's not it.

*

I wrote the above last night. I'm still sick today, but getting a little better. Lut, bless him, bought me a coffee maker today so that I can make a pot of tea at a time and have it stay warm, instead of a cup at a time, for which I am profoundly grateful. And drinking Yet More Tea.

I went out for another slow creaky walk today. The weather really is lovely.

Maybe tomorrow I'll be healthy again. I'm going to try to post something in LJ this weekend that isn't about being sick. "2008, apparently, I spent ill, 'cause that's all I wrote about."

Comments

[level-head.livejournal.com]

Considering your plethora of friends with good wishes and suggestions, perhaps your posting in LJ is ... ill-advised.

But the wishes are sincere!

Of course, if a muse from Birthright or the Jack's world snuck up and sapped you in your weakened condition, perhaps it wouldn't be entirely a loss.

Nevertheless, your good health is of paramount importance. Distractions from it would only make you think of other things. Hmm... Maybe that's not so bad, after all.

===|==============/ Level Head

[shaterri.livejournal.com]

At the risk of being too mothering, I should point out that (most) tea is mildly diuretic because of the caffeine in it (or at least such is my understanding); there's nothing wrong with it, but you should be active about drinking a lot of *other* fluids, preferrably water or juice, too. And, of course, get better as quickly as you can and do try and get plenty of rest even as you come out of this.

[minor-architect.livejournal.com]

As much as I love tea, there really is only so much of it you can drink in one 24-hour period. tkurogrym and I went to this little cafe` last night where I drank so much tea that I didn't want any with dinner later on! So that's a big first for me. ;-)

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

*hug* I hope you feel better; I hope the tea stops being annoying. I get a backache when I stay in bed too long anymore.

Best wishes, and some warms from the firecat to try to chase the cold away.

[skyflame.livejournal.com]

Huh. I had exactly the same lower back pain a couple of days ago, Thursday I think. I woke up and felt like someone had taken a baseball bat to it. It lasted about twelve hours. And now I have a full-fledged cold.

[the-vulture.livejournal.com]

I sometimes get backaches when I get ill, too, but that's because I wind up spending too much time lying in bed.

The walk was a good idea, btw. Getting vigorous about it is a bad idea, but keeping things circulating and active helps, if one can manage. It also helps out one's back.

[elusivetiger.livejournal.com]

I'm wondering if I picked up what you have - I basically collapsed a few days ago, total exhaustion with few if any other new symptoms (except teh achy - I always have that, but it ratcheted up several notches).

Did you have only fatigue and aches, too?

[rowyn]

First day was cough & sore throat, plus fatigue and aches -- especially the lower back pain. Late on the second day, the cough mostly went away and blocked sinuses set in, instead. Fatigue and aches never really went away; if anything, getting more tired as it wears on. :/

[elusivetiger.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I only have exhaustion and aches - very strange, but who knows with these new and improved, pissed-off buggers we're helping to evolve.

Hope you feel better soon!

[koogrr.livejournal.com]

Usually that's what I get, too much time in bed, back-aches.

[koogrr.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Get better!