{"id":22268,"date":"2014-11-05T12:33:23","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T17:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=22268"},"modified":"2014-11-05T12:39:32","modified_gmt":"2014-11-05T17:39:32","slug":"i-cant-come-in-to-write-this-blog-today-influenza-or-whatever-i-have-and-steps-to-take-to-get-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2014\/11\/05\/i-cant-come-in-to-write-this-blog-today-influenza-or-whatever-i-have-and-steps-to-take-to-get-better\/","title":{"rendered":"I can\u2019t come in to write this blog today- Influenza (or whatever I have) and Steps to Take to Get Better"},"content":{"rendered":"So I feel awful- fever, nausea, insomnia, you name it. It has been going on for six days now and to be perfectly honest, I would much rather be watching American Horror Story with a big bowl of chicken noodle than writing this right now. Yet I figured my failures on how I handled this standard university sickness might be of some use to some of you out there, so here I am! You\u2019re welcome.\r\n\r\n
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  1. When you are feeling sick, you should probably go to the doctor.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nLike most people, I honestly thought that it was just a cold that would be gone the next day and I refused to listen to my overprotective\/rational friends about going to Health Services<\/a> at the Koffler Student Services Centre. Then it just got worse. Had I gone to the doctor on Friday instead of Monday, I probably would have been better by now.\r\n
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    1. When you do see a doctor at Health Services, it is probably best to book an appointment beforehand. <\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nEveryone is getting sick this time of year so call beforehand (416-978-8030) or book an appointment online<\/a> so that you don\u2019t have to wait in-person or worse, get there and realize there are no same-day appointments.\r\n
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      1. When your doctor tells you it is probably viral, don\u2019t ask for antibiotics.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\u00a0Guilty as charged.<\/a> Your doctor is also<\/em> a doctor. They probably know what they are talking about when it comes to the flu.\r\n
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        1. When you are getting blood work done, be honest with the nurse about how you are feeling. <\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nHere is the back-story- I never faint at the sight of needles, but I was feeling especially anxious yesterday, as my illness was taking a toll. I walked in and sat down and the nurse could not find my vein in my left arm. Immediately I panicked: \u201cThis means I have \u00a0really low blood pressure, right? What if she can\u2019t find a vein? Oh my god, what will I do??.\u201d I just started imagining this nurse, who was incredibly lovely by the way, just poking and pronging for blood. Yeah, I was pretty disoriented.\r\n\r\nThen, she wrapped the elastic around my arm and saw that I was breathing heavily.\r\n\r\n\u201cWould you like to lay down?\u201d she asked.\r\n\r\n\u201cNo, no, no I\u2019m fine.\u201d But really I was not fine.I just didn\u2019t want to seem dramatic about a little ol\u2019 blood test\r\n\r\nThen she started taking my blood and\u2026I just stopped breathing.\r\n\r\n\u201cBreathe honey, breathe dear, and just count to five.\u201d\r\n\r\nI couldn\u2019t do it. I was trying to breathe normally, but I was just throwing out numbers all over the place. The numbers for some reason became the centre of my focus, and I forgot about the whole breathing part of the task.\r\n\r\nANDD, you guessed it, I fainted. Had I just listened to the very sweet nurse (who walked me to the table to lay down and gave me water afterwards), I probably would have been fine.\r\n
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          1. Keep your mental health in check when dealing with any physical symptoms, and talk to your College\u2019s registrar concerning school extensions. <\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nIn my college, the Registrar\u2019s Office has always been fantastic and supportive. If you\u2019re feeling unwell and sense you may not be able to complete an assignment or exam, contacting them before any deadline is always a good idea.\r\n
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            1. Fluids, Fluids, Fluids, and Sleep.<\/strong> Pretty self-explanatory.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
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              1. Next time- get that flu shot!<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nHealth Services is running their annual flu clinic from now until December 12th<\/sup> and it is by appointment only. Book your appointment for your flu shot now by clicking here<\/a>!\r\n\r\nSo to sum it all up, what can my dear readers learn from someone who is sick and tired and just all over the place lately? Probably to listen to<\/strong>\u00a0friends\u00a0when they tell you to go to the doctor's and then perhaps listen to the doctor\/nurse when you are there. I know ir is\u00a0only a matter of time before I get better, but going earlier\u00a0would have saved me a few sniffles and coughs.\r\n\r\nMy Vit-C goes off to you,\r\n\r\nHaley","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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