02:16
Waking up with t-shirt completely soaked through.
Heart rate at 94bpm.
07:30
Most of the night involved waking up at random and drinking lots of water. As the morning alarm went off, the first thing I noted was a really bad headache. Another bad night’s sleep meant being grouchy and the high fever meant feeling groggy. Movement a little sluggish and disoriented but the mind is still sharp.
One word I can say, Shiver me timbers! (good old Captain Haddock quote from the Tintin cartoon), the chills as a result of the fever is rather uncomfortable!
12:45
An interesting morning to remote working, the really bad headache hampers trying to multi-task and sometimes disrupts my train of thought but a morning of persistent coughing meant I was no good for any pre-arranged conference calls with clients and partners alike so these have all been postponed.
13:07
The fever is going down…
15:50
The decreasing temperature has been a welcoming sign but the headache is getting worse. Getting up at my usual hourly stand-up interval has seen the first leg weakness with a sudden dizziness. Water consumption is currently at 2.8 litres by this point today. The other thing to note is that I’ve not gone for a number 2 since Monday morning. Average heart rate at 77bpm.
20:50
Heart rate slowly creeping up and hitting an average of 91bpm, my cough frequency makes one wonder if I was a chain smoker. There’s a discomfort developing on my back and at joints and that dreaded chill is starting to creep back, at this point, I’ve called it time to hit the bed and get some extra rest, but one more reading before that…
21:05
Fortunately, not as bad as yesterday!
Good night!