I'm so sick, Infected with, where I live, let me live without this (in the tune of Flyleaf)

So for the past week I have been feeling mildly sick. I say mildly because my symptoms come and go and change altogether every 2 days. When I am feeling them, they are pretty bad. Sometimes excruciating and debilitating. Other times they are easily ignored. You can imagine how annoying that is.

My mom suggested that I might have allergies. She says people typically have allergies at some point in their lifetime. I have never, to my knowledge, had allergies of any sort. I did have what they determined to be an allergic reaction to a creme type medication once. But nothing of the sorts since. My mom went on to tell me that allergies are particularly bad this year because it got warm early, things started blooming, and then we got cold weather and snow again. I guess that makes allergies worse somehow....

I bought into the possibility of that idea until this afternoon when attending my first Zumba class at my new gym. I was super pumped to go, but sadly, I got very ill about halfway through and had to stop. It was a very interesting reaction. I was doing fine and catching onto the dance moves (the teacher did not speak one word to the class, let alone show the movements beforehand) until I all the sudden started feeling lighted headed. I decided to take my water bottle and go walk around for a moment before returning to class. I went out and barely made it to the benches before I felt like I was going to pass out. I was having trouble breathing, my ears and face were hot, my skin was flushed, there was pressure in my chest, my back was hurting, I got dizzy....it was a mess. After a few moments of sitting out I decided that it would be best if I did not return.

I gathered my things and went to my car. I was actually scared to drive because walking was making me feel more light headed. I got to my car, rolled down the windows, and sat in it for several minutes, drinking water and trying to take slow, deep breaths. Once I was sure that I felt well enough to drive home safely, I made the trek home. Ever since then I have had a low grade temperature, more of a sore throat than before class, and I am getting hot flashes and cold chills. I definitely have something.

WebMD was useless. I spent 20 minutes entering all 28 of my symptoms, only to have it come up with 20 different diagnoses. I was able to R/O a bunch of the crazy ones that I knew were not possible, but it really didn't give me anything helpful. I was disappointed. 

Currently, I am feeling better than when I returned from class, but nowhere near well. I am glad that I have nothing that needs to be done tonight. I was planning on working on this paper due next week, but I am just not up to it tonight, I am keeping my fingers crossed that I am feeling up to it tomorrow...we shall see. For now, I am going to lay on the couch with Morris the Cat and watch tv before heading to bed early....its only 930 and I am feeling very sleepy and have a horrid headache. This is very unusual with me. I might have to make a trip to Eau Claire to the HP urgent care center since the doctors office here always seems to be full and not take walk-ins. lame. 

Ok, off to get better. Send me your well wishes!