5 West Nursing

It’s been one week since I’ve been back to work.

I’d like to say I had a pleasant time but I’d be lying if I did. Being sick isn’t fun. For one, it robs you of the opportunity to make money… something most of us wouldn’t want to miss out on. Then, there’s that overwhelming feeling of helplessness as you waste your time lying in bed waiting for your body to recover from whatever took over.

It all started last Saturday, March 31st. Coming home from work dog tired. I’ll sleep it off, I told myself. By nightfall I could barely get up to go to the bathroom. Muscle and joint pain, weakness, sore throat. In the morning it hit me hard. I was bed bound with low grade fever. The following day was even worse, fever of 101.2., bad sore throat that feels like brain freeze every time you swallow, and headaches, not to mention the green stuff you spit out after you clear your throat, yuck!

After a few days I had the sense to say, enough! I need to see a doctor… and that’s what I did. It kinda hurts though, you need to spend $200 for the doctor to tell you “your sick”, but I guess that’s the thrill of having medical insurance. (Whatever happened to $10 doctor’s visits?). A few more days rest and some antibiotics later, I’m feeling better already.

Through all this I realize that most of the time we take our health for granted until our body says, “that’s enough, I’m shutting down, need rest”. Although I’d say I probably caught it from someone at work, being sick isn’t fun at all. So take care of yourself. Eat well and sleep right. When it comes down to… nobody will take care of you, but you!