Still sick

Woke up at 4a dripping wet with a fever.  I took some Tylenol and grabbed my phone.  Made an appointment at the local Doc In The Box by my house for this afternoon.  Just got home from that ordeal.  Turns out whatever I have is viral and it’s just a matter of managing symptoms.  They asked if I wanted to be tested for Flu or COVID and I said unless its going to change something I would rather not.

I’ve been ordered to do pretty much what I have been doing stay put and get plenty of rest.  Oddly it did feel pretty good to get out, something about the sunshine and feeling the breeze did wonders.  I’ve been told to return to work on Monday.  If I am still having a fever in 5 days then I need to be seen again.  Suffering through the symptoms is the worse but I’ve been down this road before. 

The best news out of all of this is that I have 1 week of sick time left so I’m cashing that in.  Provided I go back on Monday (which I anticipate doing) I will have to use my vacation to cover any illness/sickness that I have from now until the end of the year.  I’ve got plenty of vacation time so I am not at all worried. 

What’s going to suck is playing catchup, I can see my work mail from my phone and that’s how I’ve been communicating with my boss/teammate.  Let’s just say I won’t be bored on Monday and it will suck double because I will also be on-call.  I’ve thought about doing some work while I am off but quickly talked myself out of that.  I’ve done it before and it can help but then more stuff comes in and I wind up actually going back early plus using my time.  Since I am off the clock I’m staying that way.

I hate being sick, I loose track of the days of the week and my sleep schedule is all messed up.  I realize my body needs rest but it does get old laying in bed. 

Last night I finished up Southland it is a TV show that was apparently on broadcast TV a few years back.  It was pretty good and had a hot hunk that is totally straight but I still had a crush on him.  What can I say, every guy I fall for is either straight or turns out to not follow through.

The cats are really loving me staying home and not getting in front of a computer.  As I type this out they are napping and soaking up the afternoon sun.  It’s in the upper 50’s out today and tomorrow it’s supposed to be in the 70’s.  I had a meeting with a Landscaper but called and pushed it to next Friday since I am sick.  I don’t want to infect anyone else. 

I will need to hit up the cat food store on Saturday and the grocery store on Sunday.  Those are the only required stops that I have to make.  I hope I am up to it. 

Hope your doing well.  Thanks for stopping by to check on me.