Sanity is madness put to good use. – George Santayana
Night Fever
12Sep2007 Author: Mother Jones, RN
I’m sick, I’m really sick. I’m nursing a fever for the third night in a row. Fevers make me crazy. I’m hearing two voices in my head; a histrionic voice and a rational voice. This is what the voices are saying:
Histrionic voice: This is it; I’m dying. I can’t breath, I’m coughing, and I can’t eat. I have a splitting headache and my body feels like it is on fire. Maybe I have pneumonia, or….maybe it is the bird flu. It’s the end of all mankind! Goodbye world, I’m going to those pearly gates in the sky.
Rational voice: You have a cold you big baby. Shut up and take two Tylenol and call me in the morning. Oh, wait; I’m me. Never mind.
I’m sick, and yet I’m blogging. What’s with that? I’m spending my night with my Mac and the Grim Reaper. Now where did I put that darn Tylenol?
18 Responses to “Night Fever”
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There has been a lot of chatter in the blogosphere about medical bloggers and HIPAA regulations so let me make this very clear: I write composite stories about many different people that I've cared for over the years.
MonkeyGirl
September 12th, 2007 at 8:38 pm
MonkeyHusband has the same thing. You appear to be handling it better than he is.
Hope you’re feeling better soon….
Gerbil
September 12th, 2007 at 10:11 pm
Feel better!
FetchingGal
September 13th, 2007 at 12:36 am
Awwww poor MJ. Try making a “hot toddy” yet? Feel better soon! ;-p
Elaine
September 13th, 2007 at 4:30 am
Agree with the hot toddy – it may not cure, but it makes you feel a bit better. Wellness soon.
Shrinked Immaculate
September 13th, 2007 at 7:08 am
get well soon, have a brandy and sleep tight.
Terry at Counting Sheep
September 13th, 2007 at 8:51 am
Never too sick to blog! I love it. Get well soon.
rlbates
September 13th, 2007 at 8:53 am
Hope you feel better soon. Have some chicken soup (and/or the hot toddy).
Mage And George
September 13th, 2007 at 11:14 am
Yes? Why are you here? Come back when you are well.
Doc's Girl
September 13th, 2007 at 11:46 am
**hugs**
Jean-Luc Picard
September 13th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
You managed to put out a good post. Remember that, so you must be a little better.
Laura
September 13th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
Have you ever watched the movie Stranger than Fiction? Will Ferrell plays a man that hears a english womans voice dictating what is going to happen to him. It’s a great movie, your voices in your head reminded me of that. You should see it while you are on bed rest. Movie and chicken soup, it will definately make you feel better.
MY OWN WOMAN
September 15th, 2007 at 1:01 am
Fell better soon.
may
September 15th, 2007 at 1:28 am
go ahead and sleep it off MJ…when you wake up, you can have that therapeutic blogging spree
seriously, get well soon…
~Autumn
September 15th, 2007 at 10:44 am
Hope you feel better MJ!!
kario
September 15th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
Hoe by now you’re feeling better. Strangely enough, when I’m sick I actually prefer to have a fever. Somehow it proves to me that my body’s on the job and working to cook the nasties out of me.
Jo
September 16th, 2007 at 4:32 am
You and Kim!
I hope you are feeling better soon!
Steven
September 17th, 2007 at 6:26 am
Hope you get to feeling better, Nurse Ratched, having a cold sucks. I don’t get basic colds, I get bronchitus from Hades. I’ll be getting the new stop smoking drug soon though, and maybe that’ll clear it up. Keep blogging though =)
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Greg Mercer, MSN
March 21st, 2012 at 8:58 am
Interesting – we all have both voices going every day, often at the same time. You’ve had the insight and clarity to notice it and describe it quite effectively. Maybe you should get sick more often! For our benefit anyway, if not for your own – take care and get well!