Classes have been in session for a week now and I’ve already had to miss one meeting of 4 classes because of the possibility of having swine flu. It all started Wednesday evening after an uneventful day of work and school, grocery shopping and making dinner. I felt fine the entire day but a few hours after making chicken enchiladas I started to feel the effects of a horrible stomach ache. I thought nothing of it and figured what I ate had upset my stomach and went to bed early that night. I was woken up around 4:30am the following morning with servere stomach pains, I went to the bath thinking I just had to pee but didn’t leave until I had thrown up. God I felt awful. I called into work that morning to let them know I wouldn’t be in that evening and emailed my professors to let them know I’d be missing class. I had no idea if I had a stomach virus or the swine flu as there have been over 300+ reports of students having mild symptoms related to the flu and if you have symptoms it is assumed you have it, although it cannot be confirmed. You are told to stay home and isolate yourself until symptoms subside.

I stayed in bed the majority of Thursday. My body ached, I had a fever that only ranged between 99.2 and 100 degrees when I took it, I wasn’t able to keep any liquids or food down the entire day and it didn’t help that I had it coming out both ends…I had all the symptoms of swine flu minus the coughing, runny/stuffy nose and sore throat (which I’ve only managed to feel today). I didn’t go to class today or work because of having to isolate myself. I’ve felt a bit better and have no fever but my body still aches and my stomach still isn’t up to par; I’ve been able to eat and drink without throwing up but can only eat small amounts before I start to feel queasy.

I’m not really sure if the flu can only last a day and a half or if I even had the swine flu, but either way I hope no one that I was around this week gets what I had because it sucked…I hate getting and being sick. I have to make a doctors appointment tomorrow to get a doctors note allowing me to go back to work next week otherwise I’m shit out of luck and can’t go back until I can get a confirmation of good health from the doctor. I seriously hope I don’t get sick anymore during the semester.