Almost Over It

Completely astounded by how long this particular virus has been hanging around my family.

Our kids (although partially due to being repeatedly misdiagnosed at a walk-in clinic to which we'll never return) were sick for a month, and it caught up with both my wife and I. At one point, I thought
I was over it, but then it turned into a sinus infection - which turned into a double lung infection!

I was having trouble catching my breath just walking up stairs, and decided (finally) I'd better go see my family doctor, having at this point given up on getting a correct diagnosis from any walk-in clinic. After examining me, my doc almost immediately handed me TWO pieces of paper. One for a very powerful prescription, the other a note to take a couple of days off! Not JUST for my OWN sake, but because I was also highly infectious. I didn't have to cough to spread germs at that point. Since both my lungs were infected, just breathing on someone could make them ill...so I dropped into the boss' office on the way back from my doctor's, explained the situation, and went straight home.

The four days in a row (last Thursday and Friday, plus the weekend) were enough to get me over the worst part...So, I'm back to 'almost' normal. Still have a bit of a cough, and I don't quite 'sound' like myself yet...and if there's a lesson in any of this, it's that I certainly won't wait anywhere near as long - the next time I start feeling this sick - to go and see my doctor, and get it turned around.

 ...and if YOU'RE sick - take the time to look after yourself before it goes too far, okay?