I’ve been sick since Tuesday morning, even after I have been using hand sanitizers as well as washing my hands frequently (either that 0.01% of the germs made it through or I’m terrible at hygiene).
For me all colds/flu usually start off the exact same way and I’ve broken them down for you below.
Day 1
I wake up with an scratch on my throat. Sometimes I wonder if it just from my snoring the night before, but I quickly learn it is not the case. I then begin to develop the aches and the fever shortly follows. The scratchy throat becomes irritated as the day progress and I don’t have an appetite and even though I know need to keep my fluids up, I usually fall short and try to rest and sleep it off.
Day 2
I usually wake up from bed soaking wet from my sweating all night long. I always think this is a good sign as my fever finally breaks and I’m on the road to recover. By mid afternoon I realize I was totally wrong and my fever has returned. My cough continues to annoy me but I know it’s only a matter of time before it will go away.
Day3
My sore throat is almost all gone, but I start to develop a stuffy nose. As usual I try to fight it off, but after a few hours of the sinus pain and the occasional runny nose, I must take a decongestant. Alas for some reason when I start taking a decongestant, I notice my voice begins to change. One would think it would have been due to the coughing, but I believe it has something to do with the sinus medication and my throat usually begins to get very dry. Now if I’m lucky enough I get a decongestant that doesn’t cause drowsiness, but I don’t I find I’m knocked out very quickly and need to rest.
Day 4
I usually wake up with a cold sweat from the night before. My voice is very limited, if not gone at all. Through out the day my sweats come and go and if I’m still on the decongestants I’m cursing that they are not working at all or I begin to over medicate myself and become very tired and irritable.
Day 5
My symptoms have lesson and I’m usually start to feel better, almost like Day 1, though I still get the occasional sweat outbreak. I begin to weed myself of the medication and suffer through any sinus pain I might have. My voice starts to return and feel I don’t have to yell as much as before.
Day 6
This day brings the first normal feeling day and I’m extremely excited that I’m officially over this damn cold/flu
Today I’m on Day 4. I’m longing for Day 6 to hurry up and get here, but I’m a trooper and sticking it out. Tomorrow is a big day for me and I need to be completely healthy for it.
Ugh, that sounds horrible. I HATE being sick.
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