...and the feelin' is queasy.

I feel like a truck has run over me. Having survived the flu, you'd think I'd be up and running again, but I'm stuck. My head hurts almost all of the time, especially when I cough. My stomach has been feeling a little sick and I don't want to eat. When I wake up in the morning, I feel fine. My stomach's ok and my headache is gone. As soon as I have a little breakfast, it all comes back - coughing, headache, stomach queasy.

I fall asleep as soon as I lie down on the couch. I tried staying in my chair, but my sciatic starts hurting and then I go to the couch with the hot pack on my hip and - zap! I'm snoozing again. When I wake up 10 or 15 minutes later, I feel awful. Groggy and out-of-sorts.

I don't have a fever anymore, but my breath feels hot in my throat and my eyes are hot. I've been drinking a lot of water, but all that does is make me go to the bathroom .

Today I'm going to make myself go outside and sit in the sun. I may have to pull the chair into the shade, but I'm determined to stay out for some fresh air.

I've got things to do and places to go. I can't be sick.