A Summer of Sickness

If you are an avid reader of BrookieandScotty.blogspot.com, then you already know that both Scotty and I have been feeling very sick indeed this summer. You know that beyond all the stomach-aches and stress and missed sleep, I have also enjoyed a nice little bout of pneumonia back in June. But ever since then I've been continually getting little 2-day colds (or at least what feel like colds) that go away with a full day's rest. As it turns out, they haven't been colds. Last Thursday evening I got so completely sick that I was up all night... my entire body hurt, my head felt like it might explode, my throat was so completely swollen that I could barely swallow, I was disoriented and shaky and weak... Friday morning I dragged myself to my doctor's office. Sitting alone with a fever of 101 degrees, just waiting for the doctor, I became dizzy and delirious. I was exhausted though I'd just gotten up for the day. Even they couldn't tell what I had, so they had to draw my blood (Not a story for the faint of heart, believe me!) for some lab analysis. The call came today about my results: Mononucleosis.

Mono.
a.k.a. The Kissing Disease.
Cause: Unknown
Effects: Awfulness
Treatment: Rest and Painkillers.
Time: One to two months.

Oh, goody. I get to spend the rest of my summer in bed.