Wednesday, June 17, 2009

H1N1


Guess who had to take the H1N1 (Swine Flu) test today...Yep...Me! It did come back negative, but it is the most uncomfortable "test" ever. I am still not feeling good & I am hoping & praying that I don't give it to Mike & Gavin, but we are getting through it...1 hour at a time.

It all started last night. I came home from work, played with Gavin for a while & about 6, started feeling dizzy, cold & sick. The room felt like it was spinning. I didn't think anything about it, took care of Gavin for the night & went straight to bed after I put Gavin down. Gavin woke up for a 2:15 feeding, I felt fine. He woke up again for a 5:15 feeding, again I felt fine. Mike came home about 6 & I started coughing. I got ready for the day & as I was driving to work, I started to feel more & more sick. I couldn't breathe & my chest was really tight. Almost 2 years ago I started to feel like this & we went to the Dr. & it was my asthma. As I was driving to work this morning, that is what came to my mind. I didn't have my inhaler with me, so I decided I would see how long I could make it. I talked to my boss & she reminded me that I had my nebulizer in the car. I did a treatment of that but it didn't seem to work. About 11 I called Mike & told him I needed to see the Dr. because I wasn't getting any better, it was getting worse. We went to the Dr. & were shocked to find out I had a fever & that the Dr. thought it was Swine Flu. The test did come back Negative, but with my asthma, the Dr didn't want to risk it so I am on meds & can't go back to work until my fever is gone & we know what kind of flu it is (according to my boss) I am still not feeling any better tonight, but haven't thrown up yet...YAY!

Please keep us in your prayers that I recover from this quickly & that Mike & Gavin don't get this!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Be so glad you don't have it!! It is really yucky but feeling sick is yucky no matter what! That test is crazy! My husband was like "Did they have to swab your brain?" They stick that little swab CLEAR up there!

Manda Jane Clawson said...

That' has been going around in may family too. Miserable stuff! hope you get feeling better!

Kelly Hill said...

I'm so sorry. I had no idea you were sick. Now that your blog is private I don't get notified of updates and I forget to look. Please let me know if you need anything. I'm so sad for you!!