decidedlyodd

It had been something like 6 weeks since I last swam, so I was actually proud of myself this evening when I made it to Orcas. Unfortunately, as I was going into the shower, I slipped, fell and landed on my hand, elbow and my lower back. I took a quick moment to check myself out and everything seemed pretty much ok. My fingertips were numb briefly, but the sensation came back after a minute or so. There was no blood or areas that were extremely tender.

I didn’t complete the workout because I was so exhausted, I’m assuming because I just hadn’t swum in so long. Still, I got an hour in which is pretty respectable. On my way home, I went to Trader Joe’s to buy some groceries. When I got home, I was simply exhausted. I put away the groceries, took out my contacts, brushed my teeth and went to bed. I also took some advil for the pain in my hand and arm. Upon getting into bed, I started shivering and felt very cold, but eventually I mellowed out and fell asleep. About 30 minutes later, I woke up feeling extremely warm. I layed in bed for a while trying to sleep, but eventually gave up, got up and took my temperature–100.8F with 2 ibuprofen in me for 2.5 hours.

So now I’m officially sick, insomniac and suppressing my fever when I probably shouldn’t be. Ugh. I’m going to try to stay up a bit longer to test my temperature again after the ibuprofen has worn off.

I hate being sick!