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colds, dry cough, swollen throat, fever, chills…what more can describe what I’m feeling now. If this is not flu, then what is it?

This feeling started last Monday, and it just started out as a sneeze. frequent sneeze to be exact. Then, I went to office to work, and suddenly, my throat hurts like hell, feels like a burning sensation..much like sandpaper was scratching inside of it. I shrugged it off, because I know for myself that my resistance was strong.

And now came Tuesday evening after I woke up, I didn’t felt much better. The colds was worse, my throat was really swollen and I couldn’t even speak. I tried my best calling out my supervisor to advise him that I cannot report to work because of my voice, and he advice me to come to the office and go to our clinic to be checked by our nurse.

I tried calling other supervisor to notify of my condition, and indeed, my prayers was answered. The other supervisor advised me to not go to the office and took a time off. It was a relief!

I tried taking some medicines for the cough, because I initially thought that this was a mere case of dry cough. That worked so far when I woke up the other day and I reported to work.

I went to our clinic to ask for some advice and medicine because I was chilling…and our nurse got the nerve to just say to me to double up my jacket without checking my temperature! What the f*ck!

If I only was rude, I would have shouted my lungs out to her that I am already not feeling well, and all she could offer was for me to wear another jacket! I don’t know where our company got this kind of medical staff to treat their hardworking employees.

Come Thursday after shift, the colds was really worse. Both of my nostrils was swamped and I can’t even breath. I am now taking medicines for the cough and colds. These didn’t helped actually, my voice were not in good condition, but instead of calling again my supervisor, I reported to work, because I know, deep inside my head that I will receive the same response from him.

I went to the office, and advised him of my condition and I went straight down to our clinic to have a checkup. Our nurse gave me some medicines for my throat, colds and cough. She also tried taking my temperature, and to my amazement, my temp only got 36 degrees, short of a measly 1 degree for it to be considered fever! I’m chilling inside and still my temperature didn’t showed it…well, I got one hell of a body resistance here hahaha!

So now, here I am, blogging my sickly experience here in front of computer, still staying in our office because my supervisor cannot let me go home and he is still thinking of what other work he wanted me to try because I cannot do what I’m supposed to do today…take calls…maybe he wanted me to just make him coffee just to be productive for Christ’s sake!