Anyone who knows me could tell you that I only see a doctor as a last resort for something that I think should take care of itself. This was pretty bad though. I was mostly sick over the weekend and tried to get some rest when I could. I went back to work on Monday and didn't feel too bad, but Tuesday morning when I tried to work out I just couldn't do much. I ended up calling in to work and went back to bed. I started having chills so bad that my whole body was shaking. Even with five blankets on and the temperature set at 72 degrees I was still freezing. So I called the doctor and made an appointment for 1pm that afternoon.
One of the main thoughts on my mind was that I need to get better for the track meet this weekend. I've been so concerned about not getting any conditioning in and how that will affect my race this weekend. This is going to be my last indoor meet of the year and the last chance to improve my times for the USATF rankings. After a few minutes with the doctor I realized that maybe the race shouldn't be my primary concern and I just need to focus on getting better.
The doctor had me go in for some x-rays on my chest and they determined that I potentially had pneumonia. It seemed to fit all of the symptoms that I was having and there was a spot on my x-ray in my left lung. So now I am on antibiotics that should help me get healed. I have been off work for the past few days as well.
I'm feeling much better now than I did a few days ago. My breathing is still a little rough, but I have some energy back. I am not going to rule out running at the meet this weekend until I need to. Either way I don't think I will be able to get any training in prior to the meet so I'll be in rough shape even if I do run. I think my most likely scenario is to go to the meet and watch my son, and the rest of the kids from the local track club run.
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