So I think I know now why all of the Tylenol, Advil, Claritin D, and Benadryl that I have taken in the last week hasn't phased my headache and earache. I think it's because they're all symptoms of a much bigger problem--the flu. I woke up this morning feeling like I had been run over by a truck in the middle of the night. I was so sore that I was actually tempted to look at my back in the bathroom mirror to see if there were skid marks. (Okay. I took a little peek before I got in the shower; there weren't any, LOL.)It wasn't just my back that hurt this morning, and still hurts I might add. My arms, neck, and legs all hurt, and my chest had that congested feeling that it gets right before I get full-blown sick. All I need now is a fever, and my suspicions will be confirmed. I can't even get a flu shot this year because Georgia passed some stupid law saying that you can't get a flu shot at the drug store or grocery store anymore; you can only get one at a doctor's office after being examined by a licensed physician. Consequently, I would have to pay for an office visit in addition to the $20 to $25 fee for the flu shot. I just don't have that kind of money on me. Even if I did, the shot probably wouldn't do any good. The last time I had it, I still got sick. Yep, I got that one strain of the flu that wasn't covered by the vaccination.
If I wake up feeling worse tomorrow, at least it will give me a valid excuse for laying in bed all day. If I do that now, I just feel like a total loser.
