Went to bed last night feeling *terrible.* Massive headache and high temp. Woke up about 5 AM feeling ok. Headache mostly gone, temp seemed a bit more under control, just a lot of fatigue. Which seemed understandable given the limited sleep. So I felt I was over the hump.
Then noon came. And I spent the next three fricken’ hours shivering violently, muttering incoherently, passing in and out of consciousness and delerium. At various points I came to to find both Koshka and Raedthinn staring me dead in the face with wide-eyed looks of alarm… either they knew something was wrong with me, or they were just startled at the unusual behavior. “WTF, dude? This ain’t like you.” I’ve had the chills before, but this episode was truly astonishing. About three hours later it seemed to end. I really, REALLY hope this is the end of it. Right now I’m sweating bullets, which I greatly prefer to shaking uncontrolably.
I had intended to head out to the post office today and mail a few things, but that sure as hell didn’t happen. I *really* don’t want to be behind the wheel if the chills come back. And this had damned well better not interfere with Futurama tonight…
Anyway, I’ve managed to be somewhat productive today. Check out the latest updates HERE.
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If you live by yourself (and no, the cats don’t count) and you find yourself passing out and/or becoming incoherent, I strongly urge you to get someone to take you to a doctor. Now!
So far, no indications of horribleness have popped up. Not to sy that something new and unpleasant won’t appear, but for the moment I can reasonably hope that I’m in the clear.
Except for the years spent in California, most of the time I get sick it tends to hit hard and fast, and then be gone almost as fast. This episode hit *really* hard, so it hope it’ll go away quickly.
California, being a hellishly awful place, changed my pattern of sickness: ill for weeks and even months at a time. The air there was truly, truly nasty. As soon as I left, my general state of health improved dramatically.
Somebody referred me to your post — I assume because I have recently had a nasty bout with a tick-borne bacterial infection, and the complaints sounded familiar. I’m embarrassed to say, but I don’t even remember offhand what part of the country you live in. If it keeps going, it might be worth checking. The antibiotics started knocking me back to normal within 10 hours, I swear.
Seriously. The “sweating bullets” part is intensely familiar. The chills too. But after a while, it was just the crazy insane sweating.
Could be a lot of things, but it’s definitely ringing an all-too-recent bell.
I’m glad to hear that you are feeling better now. However, if you EVER have those symptoms and you live alone, you should immediately find someone to get you to a doctor. If you pass out or becoming incoherent again, you will no longer be able to seek medical attention on your own – it will be too late.
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If it helps any, that panorama you printed for I showed up, and it looks spectacular.
Jim