Learnings

A cold can feel like you are dying. Not over exaggerating this one. I'm shaking, sweating, hot and cold, dizzy, headachey... basically go to any diagnosis website and list anything they have under symptoms.Totally have a wicked abnormal menstrual cycle too!

Learnings so far? Levels of coughing where you feel like you may choke to death also inevitably lead to an extremely sore back. Right now the muscles along my spine are protesting like the Vietnam war is on.

Tied to this in a strange but entirely logical way, the movie 50/50 starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt is great. I can't say it enough. Just a fantastic film. Though small word of caution - do NOT watch it if you currently suffer from ALL the following - 

• 27 years old
• Male
• Lower back pain
• Sick
• Mildly depressed (usually caused by being sick)
• Suffer from Hypochondria (Single most important one on the list)

Swear to String Theory, you may lose your shit. So heed my words.

See it, but maybe see the doctor first.

Lastly, do not underestimate just how freakin' amazing pharmaceutical grade drugs are. They're like candy for adults! Just... read the dang packages first. After spending the last 24 hours on Cold & Flu meds that were just not having any effect. When I went to check the back of the box to see how many milligrams of things ending in "ol" and "ate" I was taking, I was greeted with measurements for "White Willow" and "Elderberry".

I'm sorry, but screw you MediChoice! There is only one time I want to be enjoying elderberries, and it ain't with drugs.

(DISCLAIMER - Author has not actually tried watching Monty Python while on drugs. He suspects it would be 20 shades of batshit crazy)

- Sevy