STILL SICK


I think I've caught Cherissa's bug on Saturday. Haha...

It started with a runny nose last night. Waking up the next morning, the runny nose has developed and exacerbated into a hacking cough, and a slight temperature. And the condition just steadily deteriorated throughout the day.

Just checked my temperature a moment ago. The 1st reading was 38.2oC. The 2nd time gave a reading of 38.4oc. Determined to get a more consistent reading, I took it for the 3rd time, and it reads 38.6oC.

Being a smart lady, I - of course - decided to stop at the 3rd reading.

Anyway, a fever is - by right - not an illness by itself. An elevated body temperature indicates that a person's immune system is gearing up to counter-fight the viral/bacterial infection(s). So, in a manner of speaking, having a fever is a good thing. It means that your immune system is working fine.

Now, my body feels like it's on fire. But my extremities feel so terribly cold and chilly, even though I've closed my bedroom windows and did not even bother to switch on the fan - much less the air-conditioner. And my entire body feels so totally sapped of energy, just like a lump of mashed potatoes.


And to make things worse, I don't have any anti-pyretic pills at home. So, I had no choice but to pop some Panadol Flu Tablets. Now, even that option has died on me, because I've just pop the last 2 flu pills into my mouth 4 hours ago.

I have no more pills with me. That is, unless you take into consideration Panadol Menstruation Cramp Tablets. But unless I am very much mistaken, I don't see the rationale of taking those pink pills to curb my fever, flu, and cough.

AND, as if things are not bad enough, I am starting work tomorrow. I've got a temporarily job at my former polytechnic internship workplace in Science Park. GOSH, really hope that the fever would subside by tomorrow morning. If not, most probably I'll be sacrificing my lunchtime to pop by UHWC (the medical clinic catered to the students in campus) in school, which is just a stone's throw away, to grab some medication. And I hope it will subside by Thursday night. Grrr...