I'm a sicky sicky sick sick sick person

[sroni]

Went into work last night for five and a half hours. Yay! Picked up some extra shifts for the weekend- mainly the five and a half hours last night, and eight hours for today, plus an extra hour tomorrow, because I'm only allowed to work ten hours in a day. >_<

Made tons of sales last night, and was insanely happy.

Got home and realized that I really did feel like uber levels of crap. Took my temperature- and I had a temp over 100 degrees. Now, you have to keep in mind that my normal temperature is 97.2- a full degree and then some below the "normal" body temp. So by the time I get up at the "normal" temp, I'm already running a low grade fever. When I'm in the 99's, it's already a fairly high fever for me.

I'm in the hundreds. And I think (no guarantees, though) that the last time I had a fever this high was when I was dealing with the chicken pox.

So, I have the angel and the demon on my shoulder- and both keep switching positions on whether or not I should call in sick for today.

On the one hand, it's EIGHT HOURS that I'll get paid $8.50 an hour for- plus $1.50 for every sale I make. That's good money. On the other hand, I've been dealing with this stupid flu for two weeks because I simply haven't given myself the time to get sick and deal with it and get over it. If I go into work, and push through today, and push through tomorrow, and wind up getting seriously sick as a result of pushing through, and wind up in the hospital because I wasn't good and let myself get way to sick, I have no health insurance, so I would be officially SCREWED.

Rarf.

At the moment, I feel all weak and wobbly. Not so much with the congested- still coughing a lot. Mostly, it's the flu aches. Intensified by Fibro aches. But I'm still coughing a lot, and while it feels like nose drainage instead of chest stuff, I don't have any nose drainage going on.

I just don't know.

On the one hand, it's money.

On the other hand, it's not worth developing pneumonia over it.

In other news, I really have written drabbles for the last few unposted drabble days.

I'm currently at almost 3,000 words in drabble form.

Comments

[naol.livejournal.com]

Call in sick. That's an order. Unless you'll utterly starve and be out on the street if you don't go in to work, call in sick and rest. Consider yourself sternly glared at for not taking more care of yourself *looks stern*

[sroni.livejournal.com]

I called in when I took my temp again this afternoon- and it was up to 100.6. i realized that I really couldn't NOT call in. So I did.

But I still plan on working my ten hours tomorrow. I'm not willing to miss 18 hours of work on a week where I'm only working 28.

[naol.livejournal.com]

If you're going in tomorrow then at least make sure to rest A LOT today. Don't do anything strenuous at all (don't even think too hard). Drink orange juice if you have some and and make sure to eat something. Oh, and have a bath if possible to help with the fever then wrap up snug and above all get some SLEEP! *looks worried*

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

Same with me -- my normal temp is around 97.5. I would suggest you stay home and get better -- although I can understand your reluctance.

[waddis.livejournal.com]

I'm not exactly what you'd call nurturing. I have all the huggability of a pile of broken glass.

So. Um. Feel better?

[jgracio.livejournal.com]

You certainly know your own limits better than anyone else, but if it was me, I'd be home resting and trying to get better.

[sroni.livejournal.com]

*climbs into a hazlet suit and hugs the Nemo*

I'm doing better. I rested on Sunday a LOT. Went into work on Monday for the ten hours, picked up a nine hour shift for Saturday, which will make up for the eight hour shift missed on Sunday.

On the upshot, starting in February, I now have health insurance.

[sroni.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I think everyone is huggable.

Thanks.