i am a woman of rare quality
Oct. 22nd, 2002 06:48 pmso, i got a tetanus booster yesterday morning, and this afternoon it hit me hard -- fever, a swollen walnut of unpleasantness at the injection site, chills, the usual "gosh, your immune system is suddenly VERY VERY BUSY" sorts of symptoms. of course, i have no idea how high my fever might be because everything feels REALLY FUCKING COLD. my coworker confirmed that yeah, i was feverish, but of course that's not particularly accurate. i was pretty sure it was down around high-99 to low 100, but there was no way to tell.
i couldn't find my medical thermometer -- i know i have one, but i think i left it somewhere in the house the last time i was very sick last summer. so i went into the kitchen and used the digital cooking thermometer that's part of the timer i have. it's got a thermocouple on the end of a probe you can stick into meat or candy or whatever. so i wipe it down and stick it in my mouth and wait a few minutes and sure enough, i'm at about 100F (i calibrated the thermometer a few months back with boiling water, so it's fairly accurate).
i am RAW LIKE SUSHI and TOO RARE TO EAT.
i couldn't find my medical thermometer -- i know i have one, but i think i left it somewhere in the house the last time i was very sick last summer. so i went into the kitchen and used the digital cooking thermometer that's part of the timer i have. it's got a thermocouple on the end of a probe you can stick into meat or candy or whatever. so i wipe it down and stick it in my mouth and wait a few minutes and sure enough, i'm at about 100F (i calibrated the thermometer a few months back with boiling water, so it's fairly accurate).
i am RAW LIKE SUSHI and TOO RARE TO EAT.
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Date: 2002-10-22 05:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-10-22 05:01 pm (UTC)anything you need? we're happy to run over with supplies, provide care-taking, etc.
i felt that way after my booster 2 years ago - sucked rocks. i sure hope it passes soon, babe.
as for the raw sushi ... well, don't want you to feel that way but i bet you're pretty tasty :)
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Date: 2002-10-22 07:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-10-23 10:13 am (UTC)You are a rare and wonderful woman. It's just too cool that you, too, would think of the cooking thermoprobe for taking your temperature. Yay!