Sick for Two Weeks

The bug must have bitten me around Feb 10, a Wednesday. It had been six months

since the last cold and record showed that twice-a-year was my pattern. Since 

Jan, I was actually expecting something.

 

I had no fever but a slightly runny nose and sneezed from time to time. I slept

well and my morning heart rate stayed in the mid 40s. My body didn't ache, not

from the sickness at least, my energy level was OK, and I kept training jiu-jitsu.

 

Wed(Feb 16) night, we trained takedowns from standing. We gripped, dragged, shot

for the ankles, and flipped each other over on the mat for about two dozen

times. That drill drained me. Next I got steamrolled by four guys, each outweighing

me by 20+ lbs, in sparring. Thu morning, the left upper-body, including the

shoulders, collar bones, the upper rib cage, hurt so much that I had to skip the

evening class. 

 

Recovery from training was slow and did not help the cold. Over the next few 

days, even sneezing and coughing caused sharp pains in the left chest and

shoulder. It also hurt to raise the left arm. I found hanging on a bar help

relieving the pain. I couldn't stand low room temperatures during this time. I

tested for the first time for Omicron: negative.

 

The long weekend brought a much needed respite and by Wed(Feb 23), the cold

seemed to have run its course and I went back on the mat. Thursday's no-gi class

felt even better. Thank You!

[7grizzly]

The slight sickness early Feb seemed to have turned into allergy in the following
weeks and I have been sneezing a few times a day without fever, chill, or tiredness.

[7grizzly]

回复 '暖冬cool夏' 的评论 : Thank you, 暖冬, for reading and your comment. Indeed. It wouldn't hurt to take a week off if I were not so addicted. Maybe in the next cold/flu :-)

[暖冬cool夏]

Probably the body wanted to have some respite and regulated itself by 'disguising' some cold:)) Take care!