i'm doing much, much better now, hon.  but thanks, sj.

kate
Hugs Katie,

Oh man you have had it really rough. I sure hope that is behind you now.
That was too much as it was. You take care.

What the heck was that? Did you get your flu shot this year? Hm? Didja?

I'm glad you've come out the other side of whatever it was. Now stay out of
whatever got you into that.lol

i have no real knowledge, kelly, just guesses.  yeah, i did get my flu shot,
in october.

the first bug or whatever it was that caused the first batch of symptoms
(first 2 or 3-ish weeks), i have no idea what the cause was.  i was doing a
lot of guessing/groping around about that, during that time, thinking my
digestive processes were out of whack.

the second batch of symptoms (headache, fever and upper digestive distress)
my son and his soon to be fiance (they picked out a ring and he's going to
give it to her in april, when she graduates from gene juarez---yay, i might
just have a daughter.) gifted me with, cuz they were hammered with it first,
but came over here with it.  isn't my son generous? :-{

i have no idea what caused the spasms from hell that must have caused the
stiffness that wouldn't go away.  i'm not sure but kind of thinking i got
hit by maybe 2 or 3 bugs almost simultaneously.  or the spasm stuff was
arthur throwing a hissy fit over the physical stress of other stuff.  who
knows?  i'm guessing that the lower bowel stuff and etc. set me up (wore my
system down) for alex's bug.  does any of that make sense?  i think i've
thought about it too much and am now going in mental circles about it.  all
i really know is that i'm glad the worst is overwith. :-)

kate

Hugs you,
Kelly C.

Is that like being a little bit pregnant?lol

Kelly C.

Probably similar to being a little bit pregnant. :-)
---
Joan

Welcome to the club Kate! Been battling mine for two weeks now. Doc says it
has turned into a "touch" of pneumonia in my right lung. Is that different
than actually Having pneumonia!? lol
GaryZ

dang, guy!  i sure hope you're feeling much better.  that is pretty nasty
stuff.

LOL--"a touch" of pneumonia is kind of like when a signal light is not quite
red, but just about red--"sorta orange", like a judge in traffic court once
told a friend of mine who ran a red light .<g>  yes, you have pneumonia, but
apparently it was caught before it was full blown, thank goodness.

kate
(who wants gary and me to demit from this particular club)

Gary and Kate,

You need to stop sharing this stuff.

You both get better and quickly.