I've been sick for 8 days. Could feel something coming on a week ago, yesterday. I figured it was just a cold and would go away on its own, so I took cold medicine once or twice a couple of days, and tried to rest when I could (didn't get all my paperwork done this week and I have to catch up by Monday), except I can't really rest. I had to get up early one morning for a conference (and thought it had been enough days and I was just tired from being sick, not actually sick anymore). So I took melatonin and went to be early. But I couldn't sleep even with melatonin (usually works for me), and was tired and run down at the conference and struggled to stay awake in the afternoon session.

Then the sore throat came back, and I still couldn't sleep even at my regular time, even though I was very tired, and I couldn't get comfortable temperature-wise. Hot/cold/in-between but still not right. Took my temperature and it was 99.8 axilary. And I'd been sick for a week. And all the glands in my neck, even around to the back, are so swollen they hurt.

So I made a doctor appointment. And I hate going to doctors and don't go to them if I have any choice at all. It wasn't even useful. I found out I don't have strep, and don't have mono. And he said it would probably go away in another week or so. I have no more energy. He did say to rest, but didn't even say not to go to work. Not that I could take a week off.

Blech!