back from the dead

i was sick for 6 days.

6 days of delirious on/off fever. 6 days of pounding pain in my head. 6 days of not being able to say anything just because it takes a whole lot of effort just to utter a single word.

6 days of pure agony…misery…a slice of hell.

i was sick with acute bacterial pharyngitis (in short: sore throat from hell) which caused me the high fevers and painful headaches. i took an antibiotic for 3 days that are so big they look like those white buttons you see sewn on labgowns that are very hard to swallow. 3 days and it didn’t work. it was replaced with 2, i repeat, 2 antibiotics that when taken in together makes you wanna throw up every 30 minutes. but they worked. and after 48 hours, my fever is gone and hallelujah, i can talk again!

i was scared all the time. cuz the doctor said that if those last 2 antibiotics hadn’t worked they’d had to inject another antibiotic on me for 5 days (1 injection per day), and that costs a freakin’ lot! and that is scary!

second, they might take the option of an operation, which i assure you, i have no dreams of going through. its just too…too…scary. i mean, normally people get operations for their heart or stomach or kidneys…but throat?! its not…not…normal…i guess.

lastly, i talk for a living. point taken? i rest my case.

nevertheless, im a lot better now…that explains why i came to work yesterday and took an outstanding 24 call despite the fact that i had to hit the mute button on my phone every 5 minutes because i had to take a sip of water because if not i might end up coughing allover my headset and probably scaring my customer thinking she called the underworld.

and yes, im crazy…cuz even if my medical certificate says i have to take atleast 3-5 days rest before going back to work, i still came to work. i know, this is how we are. we crazy workaholics. ugh.

but right now on my second day after my 6-day hiatus, me and my team are just relaxing. we’re off the phones for 3 days. we’re currently undergoing a 3-day training brainstorming on a new software we’ll be using soon here at work. well…soon is an understatement because soon is next month. yeah i know, very dumb but that’s how americans are. and like what they say, technology grows by the second and we don’t want to be left behind. so yeah, it beats taking in calls from ass-pissed customers who can’t view paris’ box office sex scandals.

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geebee is currently into war games. airsoft guns. fatigues. tactics. big guys trying to kill each other with pellets. im not that crazy with it. it actually drives me crazy. oh well, if he’s enjoying it then…its better than seeing him attached to the couch playing PS all afternoon.

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my diet is currently settling. im losing appetite day by day. i can’t even finish a cup of rice anymore! im seeing a ray of hope. aahhh…i can feel my old size 25/26 jeans right in my skin.