the tetanus

i got the tetanus. its a real thing you know, tetanus. why else do we get the shot?

we get the flu shot to battle the flu and we get the tetanus shot to battle the tetanus.

so i got my tetanus shot. no i didnt rub rutsted metal in my open wounds, i am just updating all my records before i go to england this summer.

so here is the deal. when i got my check up, my tempurature was 99.3 degrees. this is kind of high for me. i usually run between 97.7 to 97.9 degrees. so when i saw 99.3 degrees on tuesday, i was wondering why i was running a low grade fever... i still dont know but what i do know is that by wednesday, i had a fever of 100.8.

i went home after my 5am-1:30pm shift at work and laid down for a nap. i was unusually tired and my body ached. i figured i would have a nap then clean the house then do my homework and make some dinner. little did i know what my day would become once i woke up again.

i woke up with what felt like ice sicles haning off my arms and legs and toes but my face and eyes balls were on fire. every move i made hurt. i was dizzy and hungry with no appetite. so i layered on the sweats and socks and jumped back under the blankets. it wasnt enough. i called my sister the nurse. TAKE MEDS she says. I HATE MEDS i say. but i crawl to the cabinet and pop a couple of ibprophen then crawl back to the couch. a few hours later i was back to normal but exhausted.

but then 4 am rolled around again and i did not have to be up for work yet i was up. cold shivering and aching. MOTHER OF PEARL. that is right. it started all over again.

its sick really. my body that is. we can be so strong and determined and disciplined but the second the tetanus hits... P.O.W.

here it is, 6:20 the next evening and i am at 99.5. ugh. here we go again.