July 31, 2005
Now I have Lyme disease - the price of living in the country!
Posted by Jess in
Day to Day
Friggin' ticks. That's all I have to say. Those freakin' #$#@$%#% ticks.
Last year my sweet Reboot became infected while we were on vacation. My parents saw her go from appearing to not feel well, to being so lame, she could not even be able to drag herself off the couch and walk. After a month of antibiotics, she made a full recovery.
Apparently it's my turn now. The day before yesterday, I started popping the Aleve for a headache that wouldn't go away. Very rare for me. I never even get sick. (We won't talk about Lotusphere. Those responsible, you know who you are! Been there, blogged that!)
Last night I knew I felt terrible. By terrible, I mean having a neck so stiff and painful, that I'm at a loss for an appropriate simile or metaphor. Now THAT'S rare. I can come up with a simile or metaphor for anything. It's a skill.
This morning, a lovely fever brought the whole package together nicely, along with a red circle on my shoulder. Not to mention the feeling that a 300-pound midget was permanently sitting on my chest, it felt so heavy. (ahhh... now she's getting her imagery back!)
I was given a month's supply of doxycycline, along with a warning to stay out of the sun. Noooo problem. I hope the symptoms go away in a few days, I'm really not sure how long the initial symptoms are supposed to last. At least I have a light week coming up. Not that I could do any of it, at this point. In the meantime, I'm on the couch (pretty much unable to move) with my lappy and wireless, and my darling hubby doing an awesome job taking care of me. If you see me on IM, say hi... I'll be bored stiff (the jokes never stop, folks).
The only thing good that ever came out of ticks as far as I'm concerned is Patrick Warburton's persona as the "big blue bug of justice", aka, The Tick.
I guess it's a little worth it for that.
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Well, at least you've got some cheapass stuff to do while you're lying around.
Sorry to hear you're sick, Jess. Take your pills, pamper yourself, force other people to pamper you as well (play along, Matt!), and remember to take full advantage of any hallucinogenic fevers that may crop up. We (and I speak for many) want you back healthy and happy soon.
So here I was gonna fire up GAIM and chat for 2 or *maybe* even 3 minutes to help break your boredom.... and you're not online. Sheesh, what are doing, sleeping? Dang, well sorry to hear you're sick. Get well soon so you can come down and visit us in FL!
Jess, Joe came home and told me you have this disease - I thought he was saying line disease, and I couldn't imagine what that would mean......lines all over your body? That would be old age wouldn't it? Then when he clarified, I felt deep and sincere pity for you. It really sucks not being well doesn't it? Maybe you could just squeeze somewhere all that Lyme out of you into a margarita or something? I'm sorry, you're right, the jokes never stop. I hope your yucky symptoms end soon - and you guys can come and stay here and we'll drink any hint of bacteria out of our bodies! Take care of yourself. Drugs are amazing things!
well try to keep a stiff upper lip!
sorry, i couldn't help myself! shirley got me going! its all her fault!
jess i hope you feel better. that sounds like it really sucks!
Damn Jess, sorry to hear about this. On the bright side, it's NOT west nile :-) Hang out, find some geeky stuff to do, and get some rest. That's the nice thing about working for yourself, you actually CAN get some rest.
Take care dear, I need you healthy for karaoke! :-)
-Grey
Thanks everyone!
Had lots of well-wishers via email, here and phone. It's so appreciated! And Matt and my parents, of course. It's nice having them so close.
I'm feeling better... though the doxy-whatevery is proving to be quite rough on my stomach. And I have to take it for a month! Hopefully I get used to it. Oh well. A means to an end.
Shirley - Line disease! I use mosturizing cream daily, so hopefully I don't fall victim to that one anytime soon. That cracked me up!!!
Grey - Oh, I'll *always* be up for karaoke. :-)
Sorry to hear you're poorly. Not nice at all, I believe. Trousers tucked firmly into socks from now on then? :) Ellie sends love. xxx
Isn't that the disease that Mum (Aunt Rita) contracted when she came to visit in the 80's? Whatever it was, she didn't like it one little bit. Everything swelled up. Never been back since.
I thought you were supposed to be a Second World country. Get rid of these things and maybe I'll come over one day!
