Day 331: Tylenol or aspirin... avoiding the flu

[maeve66]

Those were two instant topics, and they are sadly relevant. I MEANT to get a flu shot this year, I really did. I got one last year. But yesterday I had the weirdest, quickest onset of a flu ever. I'd had some joint aches and sore shoulders and neck for a day or two, but I ignored it and went to all my meetings on Friday. Then, comrade Robespierre (not his real name) arrived from Texas yesterday morning. And suddenly the joint aches were worse and the backache was miserable and I started worrying that I was having another bout of possible passage of tiny kidney stone. But this time I had a fever of 102, which is crazy high for me. I never get fevers. And I started shaking with chills and comrade Robespierre had to cover me with blankets and then I fell asleep for several hours. A boring visit for him. Taking Tylenol, which I've been told is recommended over advil because it's easier on the kidneys, didn't really bring down the fever at all, and all night long last night I was up and down shivering, or sweating, with a hot water bottle. I couldn't get comfortable at all. I hate this.