I don't think anyone told me that once you got cancer, you had to be really careful when it came to getting sick or being around sick people. Well, I kinda knew, but I didn't think about it all that much.
I got diagnosed in August and had my surgery in September. I didn't really get sick until November, when I was on light duty at work. At Dr. Moxley's urging, I got my flu shot, and I ended up getting a slight case of the sniffles, but that was nothing major and it's usually expected. After that, every time someone at work got sick, I did my absolute best to stay away from them. One poor soul got sick, and I think I might have hurt his feelings when I told him to please stay the hell away from me. Bless him, he did his absolute best to keep away from me because he knew my immune system was wrecked from the cancer and surgery, but I still caught a slight cold from him a few days later. He felt bad, but I told him not to worry about it. I think he was okay with it eventually.
I got sick again late last month. I don't know how I got sick, but there had been a stomach bug going around town. I didn't have those symptoms, thankfully, but I did have a high fever, sore throat, stuffy and runny nose, and a bad cough. Yup, my cold was bad. But I eventually got over it, and I went about my business.
I got sick again this week. I thought I was gonna die, I felt that bad. My head was killing me, I couldn't smell with my nose, my eyes were burning so bad, my fever wouldn't go below 102°, and my throat was so swollen I had trouble speaking. It turns out that I have a throat infection that could've easily been strep throat. Whew, I'm glad it wasn't that serious. I am currently on antibiotics, and it's starting to clear up a bit. But I do have to miss a total of five days of work, which sucks. At least I'm getting better, and doctors are keeping a closer eye on me. Thank goodness. I still hate that cancer has messed with my health, though.
*kathy*
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