"I have a fever" "Take some Tylenol and try and get back to sleep"
Last night I had a dreadful experience. Somehow, I developed a fever in the middle of the night.
So?
People get fevers all the time, it's not that big a deal. Would be what someone with a healthy body might respond with to that statement. But for me, fevers are really dangerous, not to mention as uncomfortable as Satan.
I'm triple immunosuppressed. This means that I have three very powerful medications working to suppress my immune system in order to try and control my Crohn's disease. So when I get a fever, something is wrong. Very wrong.
I woke up last night at around 2am with a skull crushing headache, an unhappy body and a delirious mind. I didn't know if I was hot or cold, my apartment was hot, but I seemed to have goose bumps. I didn't want my sheet on me, but I didn't want to be bare either. I was so confused I couldn't really figure out that io had a headache. I know it sounds stupid, but I swear, I woke up by the sounds of my own moaning and calls for my mother.... Way to be a grown up Jack.
Eventually I got myself together enough to drink some cold water, text my parents and take some Tylenol. Unfortunately, fevers feel worse before they feel better when you take Tylenol. I started to get really hot. Before I knew it I was contemplating having a cold show at 3:30am. I'm pretty sure my roommates wouldn't have appreciated that.
It doesn't help that it's been above 30 degrees here. Who gets a fever in this kind of weather?
I think the worst part of it all was that I was so confused and delirious from my fever that I was scared. That really sucked.
Anyway, I've been feeling like crap, obviously, which is why my posts are a little less than on schedule right now. I'm working on it guys.
PS. Any advice on how to deal with fevers would be much appreciated!
