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'Tis makin' me kind o' sick

Unpleasant:

Staying home sick from work on Monday.

Worse:

Hearing on Tuesday morning that there is a case of bacterial meningitis running around campus somewhere. They've contacted all the students who would have had contact with Student Zero, but I have a feeling that the don't ever ask about grownups whose office they went to and coughed on.

I don't have any of the primary symptoms (high fever, headache, and stiff neck) but I did have a few of the secondary ones (nausea, confusion, and sleepiness). My first thought was "AIEEEEEEEE! I have it! I have to go get diagnosed!" Then I read that it is diagnosed via spinal tap. You know what? I think I will hold off and see if I develop any actual symptoms. Spinal taps are the hypochondriac's kryptonite.

srah - Tuesday, 20 November 2007 - 6:40 AM
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Comments (13)

gravatar tiff - November 20, 2007 - 11:33 AM - ℓ

Brigadoon!

Although I'll admit, I googled the title, and the first thing to come up? YOUR BLOG FEATURING THIS ENTRY. Talk about speedy, Google!

gravatar srah - November 20, 2007 - 11:36 AM - ℓ

Cheater!

gravatar bob - November 20, 2007 - 12:36 PM - ℓ

ew! Spinal tap! I almost had to get that last year when I experienced some strange sensations. But, like Ms. Winehouse, I said, "no, no, no."

gravatar alfie - November 20, 2007 - 2:31 PM - ℓ

Are you giving her the points? Because if you do, you're getting a severe Thanksgiving butt-kicking since you told me I couldn't do Google searches. If you allowed them I could have gotten points for the Satan-nanny one.

gravatar alfie - November 20, 2007 - 2:35 PM - ℓ

Also, thanks for freaking out your fellow hypochondriac.

gravatar srah - November 20, 2007 - 3:00 PM - ℓ

I don't know what to do about it. I might just give her the point. Don't worry. She won't push you off your throne.

I'm bringing my Whatever This Is germs home to see you tonight! Expect a basket of kisses and a basket of hugs!

gravatar Evolving - November 20, 2007 - 4:25 PM - ℓ

Any spinal tap that does not include the level thirteen should be erased from history.

gravatar katie - November 20, 2007 - 5:48 PM - ℓ

I had bacterial menengitis when I was 5. I had to have 2 spinal taps, and the moron doctor thought it would be helpful to show the terrified & sick five year-old the long spinal tap needle. For an encore, the local anesthetic didn't take for the first spinal tap, so I felt the whole damn thing.

To this day, I have a panic-stricken irrational fear of needles and being punctured by sharp objects in general. I will literally push the nurse/doctor away in terror, without intending to. It's a knee-jerk reaction now.

gravatar michelle - November 20, 2007 - 8:14 PM - ℓ

oh no! i hope everything's ok. i tend to worry about stuff like that all the time. fellow hypochondriac here.

gravatar tiff - November 21, 2007 - 1:16 AM - ℓ

Yea come on, I only have 2 points now. You're totally safe Alfie.

And no more Googling for me....it's just, I had to! I hate feeling so incompetent!

gravatar srah - November 21, 2007 - 10:09 AM - ℓ

I think you only have one!

You just need to watch more musicals. And listen to Volume 2!

gravatar jess - November 23, 2007 - 9:05 AM - ℓ

Commenting on a comment (am I allowed to? too bad, I am)

"I have a panic-stricken irrational fear of...being punctured by sharp objects in general" ... Don't really that that's an irrational feal *G* I think it's quite a healthy one.

gravatar katie - November 28, 2007 - 10:31 PM - ℓ

It's the degree of fear that's irrational, not the fear itself. :)

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