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The last time I was down with a cold/flu type illness was just before COVID hit. I've been masking and isolating every since. I'm vaxxed to the max and all that good stuff.

I got that lung thing going around.

The first symptoms hit last Saturday when I was deep cleaning my room. There was a lot of dust and I discovered how badly my carpet was decaying. I pulled it out and washed the floor several times. There was a lot of carpet grit. My lungs starting hurting soon after and I developed a bad cough. I thought it was just the dust and dirt I stirred up..

My housemate had something similar starting the day before. She went to the clinic and was told to rest, rest, rest. I still went to work but was feeling poorly. By Wednesday I had to admit it was not dust but some kind of infection. I took some time off but still worked from home Although I have a fantastic trainee, there's stuff only I can do well so I really needed to do the work.

I've been trying to sleep more, nap more and do more fluids but I expect a long recovery period. Still, I've avoided most of the icks that have been floating around the past few years. It was only a matter of time before something broke through.

Having Irritable Bowel Syndrome sucks.

I've been doing okay until Monday morning when I barely made it home in time from the grocery store. The cramps have been so bad it's left at the point of tears. I've been eating a lot of oatmeal (when I do eat) with bananas. Naps in the afternoon help.

Fortunately I've been working from home. I've also stopped drinking coffee as it is very acidic. I can probably live without coffee... but I just don't want too. I'm holding off any intake of coffee until my gut settles down. When I work at home I drink less but the quality is better.