Orange, Texas — Unknown to me, my battle with H1N1 type A influenza began on Sunday around 9 p.m. My symptoms were mild and eventually worsened. Thankfully, I was able to overcome my symptoms in just two days. Here is my story and what I did.
Sunday
My Sunday morning started with a roaring headache that made me want to rip my head off. My head is so bad sometimes that I want to throw up. I don’t normally have headaches and I’m not the type of person who can find a headache. of a hat sent to the barn But by 9 p.m., I wanted compassion. I popped two out of Aleve and drove to the church, where I’m sure I unknowingly ran into several of my other attackers. But here I did not have a fever, and I only had a figured night dream. As of 11 a.m. I approached, and sat down from the primary services of worship, I noticed that my neck and frame were tired and achy. My wife noticed that I lacked my usual energy, and she began to wonder if the deodorant; I am drenched in sweat.
When I first got home from church, I collapsed in the bathroom with a 100.5-degree fever. Great How many people have I transferred in this way? I got up in pajamas, made two phone calls and locked myself in the room so as not to infect my wife. and children. Then I slept through the NFL games in the morning and woke up with only a 99 degree fever. Woohoo, I’m better…. I thought. I grabbed my computer, did a little internet research, watched the evening football game and decided to go to bed early.
Monday
Monday morning, I woke up hoping to feel better. When I tried to get out of bed, I’m sure I looked like 90 years old. Every joint in my body ached, and I felt like I was run over by an 18 runner, not once, but twice. When I took my temperature, I was relieved to only read 99.5. We called the doctor, it was arranged, and he slipped into one of those hideous masks. My doctor told me that my symptoms were the same as so many others who tested positive for what he called H1N1 Type A influenza, he prescribed me some Tamiflu and told me to go home and rest and not go anywhere for 24 hours after mine. He broke the fever. Yes, sir!
Within a few hours, Tamiflu could take away many of the symptoms. I was hoping to watch some Monday Night Football in the quiet solitude of my bedroom, but I quickly found myself staring at the back of my eyelids.
Tuesday
On Tuesday morning at about 4 a.m., I woke up to find myself in a wet bed in my mother. I immediately thought to myself that I feel like I could really get up and run a marathon. Of course my fever had broken. I took my temperature and pretty sure it had a normal reading of 98.4. The sadness of disappointment subsided as I realized that the work was now fixed for Wednesday. I got up in bed and when I woke up at noon I was terrified. Never more than 6 or 7 hours a night.. sleep I was diligent for the rest of Tuesday I did nothing more than walk to the gym.
Wednesday
Back to the office where some of my co-workers decided to put onions around them. I wonder if this really works? My side effects were just delayed from H1N1 Type A Influenza fatigue. By Wednesday I found I just wanted to take a nap. So I did.
To date, no one else within my family has come down with H1N1 Type A Influenza, and I hope it stays that way. I believe that shutting myself up in my room, getting plenty of rest, and doing what my doctor told me to do, helped to alleviate my symptoms quickly. I am also certain that my battle with H1N1Type A Influenza would have shortened my life due to my amazing ability to sleep. My advice with H1N1 Type A Influenza is that anyone who thinks they have come down, make sure you sleep, take your Tamiflu and don’t go out in public without a mask. Hopefully, my experience with the flu is over for the year….if only I could be so lucky.
