His Phoenix

I am sorry I have not been here or been around to visit this past week, but I swear I have a good excuse. You see, I have been trying to recover from two illnesses that struck me at the same time.

It all started last Saturday… and I am not sure what started the first one, other than maybe I slept wrong during the night. About halfway through the day I started to notice that my left leg was aching more than usual. Usual is just a constant numb feeling from a pinched disk that I have been suffering from for several years. A car accident that could have taken my life thankfully only left me with permanent damage to my back, but most days it is tolerable. Other than stiffness when I wake up in the morning, I have, like I said above, numbness down the back side of my left leg.

Saturday it turned into an all over ache and by Sunday every nerve in my leg from the top of my thigh to my ankle was on fire. By Tuesday it hurt even to wear my jeans… the nerves were that sensitive. Today it is down to a dull roar… not normal but not as bad as Tuesday.

The second illness comes in the form of what is apparently a highly viral summer cold/flu. Hubby came home with it a week Friday and over the weekend it became a major cold for him. It spread to everyone at his job. I avoided him as much as possible, but to no avail. Tuesday, when my nerves were on fire in my leg, I got a sore throat. Wednesday, by noon, I was a goner. No energy, and I felt like I was literally dying. My heart would not stop racing and later tha evening I could not stop coughing. I left work Wednesday mid-day, stayed home Thursday, but no matter what I did, I could not lay down and sleep. Every time I did I coughed up a lung… at least it felt that way.

Friday I bucked up and went into work, but that was a mistake… again by noon I had to leave. My symptoms then turned to fever and I could not get warm. Any cold air felt like an artic blast and even room temp water was cold. I am not one to get feverish, so this took what energy I had left to fight it. Last night I took 2 alleive and that seemed to be the ticket and I passed out. I at least slept for more than 4 hours… and I don’t think I have ever had to pee as much as I did yesterday (just thought I would throw that last tidbit in there… no idea why lol).

Today, I am covered in sweat… the least little thing causes a major sweat bucket breakout. But, at least I can get up and move around and the coughing is starting to subside. My ribs are sore… very sore… and my bed is decorated with some spilled Nyquil (I had the shakes too)… but I am better!

Hope you all have been doing ok… and I will get around to see all of you over the weekend. Hugsssssssss