I know my posts have been getting fewer and farther between, and I freely admit that I haven’t been doing all too great on the food front, but all of that just pales in comparison to what I’ve been going through this week.
The swine flu has hit home – more particularly, my home – even more particularly, me. I started getting a very slight cough Friday night. By Sunday morning, I barely had the energy to get out of bed. I slept all day Sunday and called my doctor at about 11am on Monday. Luckily, my doctor’s office has extended hours on Mondays, so they were able to get me an appointment at 7pm last night. I slept all the rest of the day until my appointment.
At my doctor’s appointment, they gave me a flu test, and unfortunately, I tested positive for the Type A flu. They said at this time of year, it is almost certain to be of the h1n1 type. Even though it was over 48 hrs since my symptoms presented themselves, they started me on Tamiflu anyway in the hopes that it would get me past the contagious part and back to work a bit sooner. The doctor also told me that I would have to be off work at least today and tomorrow. It depends on if my fever goes down and stays down (unmedicated) whether I can go back on Thursday.
The worst part (other than the fact that I feel like crap) is that I used my last vacation/sick day on Monday and my company has a zero tolerance policy on this. So the world’s most perfect employee (moi of course) 
is going to get written up in her file. Unfortunately, there’s not much I can do about it at this point. I’m sure I’ll be more concerned when I’m more alert.
Hope everyone is happy and healthy in your lives!
Hi Pamela. So sorry to hear about you being sick. Hope the Tamiflu gives a result. I’ve heard many reports of side effects being almost as bad as the flu though, so take care with it.
Don’t really understand about the zero tolerance thing – probably be illegal in the EU. Sounds very unfair. Would they prefer you to go into work and give everyone else swine flu too? I would seriously put that to them.
Hope you feel better sooner than soon.
Best wishes,
Bearfriend xx
Sending you good wishes and hope you are feeling better soon.
Oh Pmaela, I’m so sorry. I’ve been thinking about you, wondering what you’ve been up to. Now the flu!
I hope by the time you read this you’re feeling better. I’ve missed you.
Also, don’t be surprised that you can’t get to my blog. No one can. I’m taking a month off from blogging. I feel like I need to get my head on straight. Work has been hell for the past five weeks and it’s consuming me. Blogging has become a chore. Taking a break until Dec. 1.
Take care and talk to you soon.
~Diana
Yikes! Feel better….FAST!
Yikes! What kind of work policy is that? You shouldn’t be written up because you are sick.
Pamela – no word from you yet … are you feeling better?!