I've got a fever right now -- in 32 degree centigrade Shanghai weather.
Aches. Pains. No appetite whatsoever for solid food -- even walking is a chore. As they would say in SoCal -- hating it!
I woke up at around 5 AM tonight, with my body aching all over. I notice the AC was on. Groggily I turn it off, and went back to sleep. Wake up around 6 AM, a bit better. Go back to sleep, and now, woke up around 7 AM, hurting and aching all over.
Oh well, that's what you get for falling asleep with the AC on, I think. But again, I've never really gotten sick like this in China (even with the AC blasting)... the worst I've experienced in my several trips here over the years have been a few bouts of "the D train" (ie, when your number 2 becomes similar to number 1... =P )
So I wonder... was the AC all that was causing it? Or something else deeper?
I was going to go swimming and catch a movie with cell group people this morning... looks like it's ain't gonna to happen. More importantly, a summer group from the states here are supposed to meet up with us for dinner tomorrow, to get an idea of long-term life here in SH. Could it be Someone is trying to stymie that meeting?
For now, I'm just thinking, crying, hoping in bed. I hope I can muster the strength later on to go to City Super and grab some imported medicine... and a smoothie at Element Fresh (the only place close enough for me to walk to right now...).
As I write this, thankfully I realize it's a chance to catch up on some Reading, and I now find refuge in these words: even though we are wasting way, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. Please keep me in your thoughts.... :(
Comments (6)
hang in there, mark! let me know if you want to know the address for my taiwanese hospital that i told you about...
Posted by graceyc | July 9, 2005 12:10 PM
Posted on July 9, 2005 12:10
Hope you're feeling better!
Posted by ShanghaiRon | July 9, 2005 5:12 PM
Posted on July 9, 2005 17:12
hey dude, how u doing? hope u get better asap!
Posted by falanke | July 10, 2005 11:59 AM
Posted on July 10, 2005 11:59
Thanks everyone! I'm doing better now... still physically tired, and without much appetite, but the flu-type symptoms (fever and aches) are more or less gone. =) graceyc: yes, I surfed the hospital's website a bit... I'll definitely check it out next time.
Posted by ryu2 | July 10, 2005 12:53 PM
Posted on July 10, 2005 12:53
hey, hope you get better soon! if the taiwanese hospital doesn't help you, you can go to Worldlink and i'm sure Dr. Yoon could help you out!
Posted by chieworld | July 10, 2005 10:23 PM
Posted on July 10, 2005 22:23
thanks for visiting my xanga, it gave me encouragement. stay strong mark
Posted by bykfva | July 14, 2005 10:52 PM
Posted on July 14, 2005 22:52