Getting over the flu

God the past week and a half have been a real struggle with my health.

Wednesday 18th July I was on a late flight home from Sydney and I knew I was getting sick. The next two days I was sure I has just caught a bad cold, so I didn't really look after myself properly...then the flu hit me. Every body part ached. My skin was hot and cold at the same time and I just could not get my body warm. Even standing in an almost boiling hot shower I felt cold. I was totally stuffed up in the head and my ears but I didn't really have a runny nose. I started a deep chest cough on the Thursday, which now 9 days later, I still haven't really got rid of.

I didn't eat much for 3 or 4 days because I just felt so bad and it was amazing how quickly I lost weight. I was keeping my fluids up but still dropped to low 57kg but I looked worse. My mother said I looked like I was at least 5kg lighter and it was not a good look. She had me over for dinner last Thursday to fattened me up with a roast pork!

I started running again mid-last week but only 20-30 minutes at the most. I sounded like an asthmatic emphysema sufferer as I ran and had no energy. Even now the longest run I have been able to do is about 45 minuts and it was very slow. The one benefit has been that I have been running with my beautiful yellow labrador Harry. He is normally only good for about 5km before he wants to lag behind and amble back home, but this week we have been running at the same slow pace and finishing together! I think the worst of it is over now.