Progression of a cold

[enemyofperfect]

Me yesterday: Hmm, I wonder if I'm catching that cold that's going around.

Me today: Yup, caught it.

Me six hours ago: I'm not yet so pitiful that I can't, on some level, enjoy feeling pitiful. Given the progression I've observed in others, I'd better make the most of this while it lasts. Oh discomfort and languid malaise; oh woe. *puts hand to brow*

Me one hour ago: ...On the bright side, aches and fatigue make for a much better illness experience than congestion and sore throat. If this can just keep on the way it's been going until my immune system rallies and fights it off, I will have far fewer complaints than usual.

Me now: Why is consciousness. *falls over*

Comments

[catharsis_logs]

Awww, I hope you feel better soon! *sends the illnesshealing fairies over your way*

[enemyofperfect]

Thank you so much. <3 I've got a ways to go before I'm recovered, but I got a ton of sleep and am definitely feeling better for it.

[erika]

seriously i wonder if you got the same crud i had, too. it was like flu but no congestion at all (nearly)

[erika]

I AM VERY SERIOUS ABOUT MY CONGESTION

[enemyofperfect]

CONGESTION IS VERY SERIOUS BUSINESS

...as I know because unfortunately, it showed up to join the party just as I was thinking I might be recovering from my weirdly tolerable cold. :(

Ugh, it was so obviously the flu, in hindsight. And yet I felt so betrayed when it proved itself to be just that. In my defense, I'd only had the flu once before, and I didn't even remember that until my mother told me, although I should have; turns out that was the time I threw up on my homeroom teacher. I guess maybe that memorable beginning kind of overshadowed the rest.

[enemyofperfect]

I am sorry that you had flu-like crud too. D: It seems like half the people I know online all got sick around the same time, which makes no sense given that we're all over the place geographically. MAYBE IT WAS A COMPUTER VIRUS?