Attack of the Flu

Last Friday morning, Stephenie and I (along with Mollie & Jeremiah) took our youth group on a ski/tubing trip at Winterplace Ski Resort in West Virginia. We take this trip every other year. When I woke up that morning, I had a "minor" sore throat. I didn't think anything of it.

We spent the entire day on the slopes having a great time. We finally got to our hotel and got to bed at 11:00 PM. (I forgot to mention that we left Charlotte at 6:00 AM. It was a long day for me especially since I'm also the bus driver.)

Saturday I woke up with "mild" sore throat and some chest congestion. Again, I didn't think anything of it but I did take a vitamin C drink before we left for Charlotte.

When we arrived in Charlotte, I took my temperature (around 3:00 PM) and it was normal. However, as the afternoon progressed, I began to feel even worse - headache, chills, etc. At 5:00 PM I took my temperature again and this time I had a temp of 99. It was at this point that I decided to visit our neighborhood urgent care.

After about a 2 hour wait, I was finally seen by the doctor. The first thing she told me was that I did not have Strep. Praise the Lord! That's what I thought I had. No, instead I had the flu.

She armed me with a prescription for 3 meds and sent me out the door.

At that hour of the night (7:00 PM), I didn't think that our normal pharmacy at Sam's Club would be open but I figured Wal-Mart's would be. Wrong! Their pharmacy closed 15 minutes before I got there. Next choice? CVS. Their store is opened 24 hours. When I got there I was informed that the phamacies in all the "24 hour" stores close at 6:00 PM. Now where? Ride Aid - Yes, they were open. (Good because I was running out of choices.)

Sunday has been my worse day. My temp reached 103. I was miserable all day. I slept about the same on Saturday and Sunday night - off and on. My fever finally gave way some time Monday morning.

There's not much else to tell. I believe the Tamiflu (antibiotc for the flu) has kicked in and I'm on the mend. The doctor told me that it would take about a week for me to get back to normal. We'll see.

Until next time...