Went to the doctors today after spending the last 3 days in bed. I knew something was wrong when my lower back was in constant excruciating pain..felt like someone whacked me with a baseball bat...no matter what I did that back pain wasn't going away. I was feeling dizzy, eye sight was blurry, skin sensitive, and that damned awful back pain!

So I get to the doctors, and I have to say for once they were all very helpful. Asked if I needed a wheelchair when I mentioned being dizzy, and gave me a warm blanket when they knew I had to wait. Overall, the doc came back and said I had Influenza B, and was the last reported case this year for the flu season..lucky me.

Work is okay with me taking the time off, and I have an excused note so school can't do anything to me. Although I have a LOT of work I am backed up on. :-/ With graduation around the corner, I can't let my grades slip.

So I have two more days of mandatory rest, took some Ibuprofen and that helped with the back pain a bit.

I also want to give a big thank you to everyone who urged me to see the doctor despite my concerns about the co-pay.