Wednesday, December 30, 2009

The Blindside

NO! I did not see the movie.

But it is time for a bit of personal business here. I've not been physically well for the past month or so, no real symptoms, but I knew something wasn't 100%, and I figured as most young people do, that it was just a combination of weekend excursions and work stress combined with little sleep that so many of us succumb to regularly.

I honestly figured I was just chilly most of the time as it was dipping below 40 in Shenzhen, and downright cold in Boston. Until the 24th when my parents urged that I check my tempurature. Behold the 102.5!

I've never run a fever close to 100 so needless to say we were slightly concerned. Two days passed with no downswing of temp, prompting a nice little trip to the hospital.

A few blood tests and X-rays later, a confounded doctor told a confounded patient that he had both pneumonia and mono (yeah, the disease everyone got in college and highschool). The most confusing thing is the blatant lack of symptoms other than lethargy and fever, but suffice it to say the tests did not lie.

The result: An extended tour of duty in the US until the 19th of January. I will travel as far as I can to see anyone, but it's looking like I'm limited to day trips at best right now.

Confused blogger will update with more upbeat news hopefully.

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