*sniffles*

[andrewducker]

Today has mostly been spent feeling too hot. Then too cold. Then too hot. Then too cold. With a brain that's been near-non-functional, and a constant throbbing headache. I've perked up a bit in the last couple of hours, helped by neurofen+codeine, and Megamind. Which was exactly what I needed, with multiple plot twists I wasn't expecting, a soundtrack of late 80s rock, and a constant stream of humour. It was everything I expected (and didn't get) from Despicable Me (a movie that I eventually enjoyed, but wanted to enjoy a lot more).

Anyway, I'm still feeling shaky, but better than this morning. My inclination at the moment is to take tomorrow off unless I feel fine in the morning, as the last thing I want to do is prolong this (or sit in the office being infectious with a brain that won't bend itself to programming - I wasn't even up to playing computer games today, a sure sign that my brain has been shut down).

I'm just grateful that Saturday was the only day I spent in a full-on ManFlu state, and that was the day _before_ Julie's period started, so she wasn't in too much pain to look after me (doing a sterling job, by the way, I got brought multiple cups of tea, many hugs, and today she made sugar-free sweet popcorn. I must keep her around).

Comments

[poisonduk.livejournal.com]

Take it easy. I spent most of today in bed.

[andrewducker]

I hope your infection leaves you soon. Being ill is so _dull_.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Feel better soon.

[andrewducker]

Thank you, am indeed hoping for that. I'm definitely better than I was yesterday.

[channelpenguin.livejournal.com]

OK, is there something really unhealthy about Edinburgh? It seems that you both are often sick.

Well, it seems so to me. My last cold was over 3 years ago, I have had about one cold in the previous 10 years. About average frequency for me. Barring the *very* occasional bout of cystitis, I can't think that I have been sick with anything much most of my adult life. I think I'm normal - am I ?

[andrewducker]

Julie is sick a _lot_, largely due to stress, and a rubbish immune system. I've been sick more than usual this year - I think I average 2-3 days/year, and was off for 5 in the last year.

The average for private-sector workers is apparently 6.8:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4664033.stm

[channelpenguin.livejournal.com]

hmm, well hope you both stay healthy from now on. Stress sux, can only wish that it declines in future.

Interestingly, as I recall, one of the immune system gene variants, HLA B27(which I have) is supposed to give you better immunity to adenoviruses - perhaps in somewhat compensation for the creaky/stiff joints [ankylosing spondlyitis / other spondylopathies] and possibly dodgy guts. Which both conditions I do possibly have in chronic but very very mild forms - and let's face it when you are nearly 40 I don't think that counts as sick :-)