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A Terrible Flu Infection

In December, three years ago, I got the worst flu I ever had in my life. It started with a cold, but unfortunately, it got worse and worse. It reminded me why the flu can be fatal for some people if it is not treated on time. I will never forget this terrible experience. 

The worst part of this illness was the pain I felt in my chest when I coughed. I felt like my chest would blow up or like if someone was pressing and hitting my lungs so hard. Suddenly, my temperature increased. Once it started elevating, I started shivering and sweating so much that it almost made me hallucinate. It was the strangest feeling I ever had because I had a high fever and at the same time I felt my body so cold. It was like if in a second I was burning in a desert and then the next minute in a freezer.

My throat was congested, so I had a sore throat and phlegm. I couldn’t speak or even swallow any kind of food or drink. That was awful. Food was tasteless. When I tried to taste the food, it tasted like plastic. All of these symptoms made me lose my appetite and made me feel fatigued, tired, and exhausted.

Although I had no energy and wanted stay in bed, I couldn’t sleep very well because I had an unbearable headache. My head was so painful that it caused me to feel nauseous. I threw up what I had eaten and the skin of my body became yellow like if I had made up myself in to Frankenstein. I looked so pale and I couldn’t do anything about it. I was helpless.

After I went to the hospital, my doctor found what type of flu was it and gave me antibiotics.  The function of these antibiotics was to kill all the bacteria I had and made all of the bacteria not to grow or spread in my body. He said that I became dehydrated, so he recommended me to drink fluids as much as I could. These antibiotics started working so quickly that at the next day I was able to speak and drink some tea. Rest, stay warm, and drink hot drinks were essential for my recovering. My cousin, who was a great cook, had been making me some chicken soup, so I slowly recovered my appetite and food became to taste again.  I felt much better when coughing and headache went away from me because those symptoms were killing me. 

            Finally, I overcame this infection and  since that happened, I have been getting the flu shot every year even though each year could come out different flu virus. At least, I’ve prevented it again.  My full recovery took a process because I lost weight and my level of energy was too low. Now when I feel any kind of those symptoms I immediately drink some pills and visit my doctor right away. This disease can be dangerous if it’s not treated on time. Hopefully, I won’t catch it again.