[Japan]: Being sick in summer sucks! (;o;)

[chochajin]

I'm sick! .......... AGAIN!

I think I haven't written about it yet. I was sick at the beginning of this month (Twitter users might remember).
I suddenly got a high fever. Only that! Fever with no other symptoms! That was quite scary! Normally you have the flu, a cold, some kind of infection (that hurts somewhere), a stomach flu etc. PLUS fever. But only fever???
And it also got higher and higher every other hour. The next day a coworker drove me to the hospital (because I couldn't go by bike in my condition).
They checked my blood and made (yet another!!) x-ray of my chest.
The doctor said that one of my tonsils is swollen and kind of white. They wanted to keep me there for an hour to give me a drop infusion, but I refused (too expensive!). They told me if I drink a lot of energy drinks (with lots of electrolytes?), I should be fine. Furthermore I was told to rest and lie in bed the whole day. "Luckily" that happened on my days off, so I spent those 2 days in bed .... although there was so much stuff I had to take care of (laptop issues, planning my summer trip aka reserving hotels etc.).
They gave me the usual "cold medicine" which is a disgusting white powder - and everybody who has been sick here in Japan knows what I'm talking about! And also a really strong med that was supposed to lower my fever (it did, but it also made me throw up as that was one of the side effects).
After my 2 days in bed, I was fit enough to go to work the next day.

Fast forward.
2 weeks later. Again, finally reached my days off - when I wanted to do so many things I couldn't do 2 weeks ago (because I was sick) and last week (because I had to clean up, do my laundry etc.).
And what happens? I'm sick again. Fever again, but this time it's clearly a cold or the flu! I barely can breathe, my nose, throat, head, eyes hurt like hell.
I still had meds left from 2 weeks ago, and also I spent my days off mostly in bed again, it didn't really cure my cold at all. I went to work yesterday (I've never ever missed a day of work so far no matter how shitty I felt!!) - but that wasn't a good idea! After 7h of work (so 1 hour too early) I had to go home. Actually a coworker had to drive me home, because I wasn't sure if I had enough strength to drive home safely on my bike....
Took some more medicine and went to sleep.

Luckily today is Sunday, but I'm still feeling not well at all! Not sure if I can/should go to work tomorrow. I can barely use my voice! If it's just desk work, then okay, but I doooo have to use my voice, so ....
But like I said, I've never missed a day of work so far! (and I don't get paid if I don't go!)
Have yet to see how I'll feel tomorrow.

And what's more, today was supposed to be a huge "otsukaresama"(=good work!)-BBQ and of course I couldn't join :( :(
I was looking forward to it sooooo~ much!!! *cries* And the weather is great today, too!!!
We all deserved this BBQ so much. And now I don't get any of the good food. Not fair! :/
Also, I wasn't able to do the things that need to be done. Reserve some more things for summer vacation etc.
This sucks so much!!!



Photo: My new best friends! Stuff I'm taking right now. There's also the infamous powder medicine! It makes you extremely sleepy and you'll get it no matter WHAT you have! Even if it's not a cold! XDDD

Why does one get sick in summer anyways???
And why TWICE in such a short time???
That's not normal! I wonder what's wrong! :/
All my coworkers seem to be fine. A lot of students are sick right now, though. And that's probably where I got it from.
I definitely get sick more often since I live in Japan.
Reasons:
a) I'm a teacher. Most teachers get sick more often, just because they get in touch with lots of bacteria every day. Especially if you teach small kids who don't care about hygiene at all!
b) I live in a foreign country. Most of us have been sick more easily as kids. Here in Japan it's a reset for your body!! He has to fight brandnew bacteria and all! Japanese virus =/= European virus.
c) I do eat partly healthy (= fresh fruit and vegetables every day), but I don't do ANY sports!

It could be the weather as well. It's sooo humid, so you sweat like hell. Your hair, your clothes, your bra, everything is wet. Then you finally get to work or any other building and a very cool wind from the AC greets you. ThE kIlLeR!!!!
Then again, it's been like that the last few years, too, and I've never gotten sick because of it!!! Hmmmm.


Being sick in summer sucks.
Being sick when there are so many things to do sucks.
Being sick when you have a bitchy laptop that doesn't let you watch things when all you want is to lie down and slowly fall asleep while watching something.
Being sick when you live all alone in a foreing country and having nobody who could take care of you sucks a loooot!!!



Random: They checked the electricity in our apartment building this week and they also handed out a pamphlet with instructions how to keep your household safe (when it comes to electricity).
As you can see it's quite cute!! Japan just can't live without having cute description and pics/signs for everything, huh?

So, there is not much to write about lately, because all I do is lying in bed, being sick! :/
There are some things I want to tell you guys, but I guess that has to wait until I'm fit again (x___X)

I hope you guys are okay???!!!!
Waiting for dinner time, eating something, taking meds and then I'll crawl back into my bed (x_X) ...

Comments

[andou-.livejournal.com]

Ach, bin aber froh, dass es dir
wieder etwas besser geht.
Im Sommer krank sein ist auch
nicht schön. -____-"!

Du hast Twitter?

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

Leider geht's mir noch nicht besser :( Mir ging's letzte Woche zwischen Fieber A und Fieber B gut :(
Danköö *hug*

Ja, steht doch gleich da links unter meinem Poupée (^-^')
<~~~~~

Du auch? :D

[andou-.livejournal.com]

Ja, ich habe mal wieder nicht gründlich
gelesen, aber ich hoffe einfach,
dass es Dir bald wieder besser geht.

Ich habs bisher noch nicht bemerkt,
aber da adde ich dich mal <3
Ich bin _BubbleQueen_ XD

[supahkul.livejournal.com]

get well soon!

[kmakms.livejournal.com]

hope you feel well soon, i had a friend that was always sick it started when she was put on a placement for her child development course, maybe its all these littl snot nosed kids runnng around you

i love how the tv has arms in that last picture LOL
its eye catching so peopel will read it right? haha

[jiwonnn.livejournal.com]

hast du keine krankenversicherung dort? ist ja krass, dass du die infusion selber hättest zahlen müssen.. :(

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

Uhm, klar hab ich eine Krankenversicherung! Ich weiß wirklich nicht, wieso Leute immer davon ausgehen, dass Krankenversicherungen in jedem Land gleich funktionieren.
Das deutsche Krankenkassensystem ist sogar ziemlich gut verglichen mit vielen anderen Ländern! Japan ist weniger gut, man zahlt sehr viel, wenn man krank ist. Natürlich kommt es auch auf die Art der Krankenversicherung an. Meine zahlt 70%, die restlichen 30% muss ich selbst bezahlen. Das kann also sehr teuer werden :(

[pestetada.livejournal.com]

WOOOOO, I hate summer, too~ :/

I hope you'll get well soon~! <3

[ohmynews.livejournal.com]

Oh dear I empathize with you! Its awful to be alone when you're sick!

It seems like you dont like summer very much in Japan! Have to deal with ALL KINDS of bugs (insects AND GERMS!!!!!)

DO take care!! Drink lots of fluids!!

[tokyolights.livejournal.com]

Oh je, gute Besserung! Ich bin auch schon seit Tagen total erkältet (wahrscheinlich durch den Venti) und es ist bei diesem Wetter einfach nur besonders ätzend :(

[shinorin.livejournal.com]

Ojee :/ Ich wünsch dir gute Besserung, in einem asiatischen Land sollte man wahrlich nicht krank werden :D Ich weiß, wie das ist XDD
Du hast Twitter? Darf ich dir folgen? :D

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

Sorry für die säte Antwort ;o;
Klar darfst du :D

[kanefunnn.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's a shame...(ノω；｀)

私も最近まで風邪を引いていましたが、写真の左側に写っている粉薬(PL)は本当に良く効きますよ！朝ごはんと晩ごはんの食後に飲み続けてみてください。

Does not heat still fall? If so, I think you may want to have an intravenous drip in hospital.

I hope you get better soon! Please take a very good care of yourself. ﾟ+(*ﾉｪﾟ)b+ﾟ

[kitsune-no-ame.livejournal.com]

Ah crap D: Get well soon.
Lol "lots of energy drinks"- No doctor in Europe would say such a thing xD" Japan has a weird obsession with energy drinks...

[kevinsensei.livejournal.com]

If you were around here, I'd take care of you! :)

I hope you're feeling better!

[gabenut.livejournal.com]

Aww! :( I hope you feel better soon!

[keikazama.livejournal.com]

I hope you feel better sooooon :(

風邪を引いてるときこそ、家族や友達のありがたみを感じますよね。゜(゜PД｀q゜)゜。
安静にしててね！！！

[roxie-07.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry that you're sick T___T. Feel better soon friend!!!

[betterinorange.livejournal.com]

Normally I just lurk but the part about being alone in a foreign country when you're sick struck a chord with me, since I was recently sick (not in a foreign country) and I was apprehensive to be alone just for a weekend. Just know that people are thinking of you! And I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd bring you soup if it were possible. I hope you get better really soon.

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

Awww, thanks so much!! :3

[leviosa8.livejournal.com]

It does suck indeed! : ( Take lots of care and get well soon. And for good!

[hiromisky.livejournal.com]

It does sucks!
Last summer I was also sick, it was terrible because I had to be in bed instead of hanging outside with my friends. The only good thing was that my doctor told me to eat ice-cream for my troath.

I hope you get well soon!

[bunny-alice.livejournal.com]

ooohh... being ill in summer REALLY sucks... and being ill and alone in a foreing country must be hell!! HOPE YOU GET WELL SOON!

[isamunee.livejournal.com]

:'( That's really unlucky! I hope you get better soon, and don't get sick again!

[lotos79.livejournal.com]

Oh Mann, da hat es dich aber ganz schön erwischt! :X
Das man in Japan Infusionen und so selber bezahlen muss, habe ich auch schon von anderen gehört. Allerdings hat nie einer erwähnt, dass das sehr teuer sei. Müsstest du solche Auslagen nicht theoretisch von deiner Auslandskrankenversicherung erstattet bekommen?

Ich wünsche dir gute Besserung!

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

Nicht nur Infusionen. Je nach Krankenversicherung muss man einen bestimmten Prozentsatz von allem selber bezahlen. Bei meiner muss ich 30% von allem selber bezahlen, was ganz schön teuer werden kann.
Ich weiß nicht, warum immer alle davon ausgehen, dass die Krankenversicherungen in allen Ländern gleich seien. Das japanische Gesundheitssystem ist bei weitem nicht so gut wie das in Deutschland! Krank sein ist hier wesentlich teurer!!

Glaubst du wirklich nach fast 3 Jahren in Japan habe ich immer noch eine Auslandskrankenversicherung? Sowas legt man sich zu, wenn man mal kurz irgendwo hinverreist, aber doch nicht, wenn man in dem Land lebt!! ;)

Dankööö! ;o;

[lotos79.livejournal.com]

Wusste nicht, dass du schon 3 Jahre dort bist. Bei 1 Jahr würde ja Auslandskrankenversicherung reichen.

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

Reichen schon, aber wenn du hier vollzeit angestellt bist, MUSS dich eigentlich die Firma in die Krankenkasse (und Pension) eintragen und ähnlich wie in Deutschland die Hälfte zahlen.

[celestica.livejournal.com]

I hardly get sick this is due to having cold showers XD nearly every day now during the summer. I eat more junk than you do, and still feel great :). But I hope you'll get well by today or tomorrow? ♥;

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

My skin would kill me if I'd do that *g*
And last summer we didn't have running water / so no showers anyways :/
Thanks *hugs*

[asahifirsa.livejournal.com]

Die Hitzewelle bei uns hat endlich eine Pause eingelegt. Mehrere Tage über 35 Grad und Abende wo's praktisch kaum abkühlt und ich war fast reif für die Klapse. Ab morgen soll's wieder wärmer werden und am Dienstag wieder heiss... warum kanns nicht einfach angenehme 28 Grad oder so haben???

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

Wenigstens sind Häuser in Europe besser isoliert und wenn man nicht gerade unterm Dach wohnt, sollte es doch eigentlich drinnen auch ohne AC angenehm sein oder? Und nachts kühlt's doch nach wie vor ab.
Hier trifft einen ja sogar morgens um 5Uhr der Schlag :(
Warum habe ich mich nach 4 Sommern in Japan immer noch nicht an die Hitze gewöhnt?

[hejjhog.livejournal.com]

I've been away from the web for a few days, so I really hope you're better by now!

[pearlsphere.livejournal.com]

*raises hand* I'm okaaaaaaay :D. I was also sick for like a week and only two months after my last cold ;_;, not pretty. What an annoying side effect, huh? I hate throwing up! Getting sick so many times is definitely not good but as you said you're a teacher so you're more exposed but could it be also stress? Stress doesn't make things any better :/.
Lol, cute pamphlet, lol Japan :D

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

Well, 2 months between being sick is normal, but ONE WEEK???? -___-;
Glad to hear you're okay now *hugs*
I don't think it was stress, though. But what do I know, right? :D

[amvn.livejournal.com]

Again??!! Ouch, sounds terrible >_< I really hope you get better soon, and it's a bummer you had to miss the bbq that you looked so much forward to. But yeah, it's surely some of the combinations of living in a foreign country, and of course, the weather as well. Anyways, hope you'll feel better soon *hugs* :)

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

I know. And it's horrible to have a cold when it's sooooooooo hot! (x_X)
Thanks *hugs* :D

[wing-goddessxxx.livejournal.com]

I hope you feel better very soon! You need to add Toma to your medicine!!!

[getoutofmyband.livejournal.com]

Ahhh I'm sick too! I've never had a cold in summer before moving to Japan too! I'm thinking it's the temperature difference between inside apaato/malls/train and outside. According to my thermomether outside = almost 40C and inside = 19-20C =___=;

odaijini to you & i!

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. Actually in my apartment it's always around 29/30°C! Outside, I have no clue and I don't really wanna know XD
How do you get your apartment so cold???
I think at work it's more like 25°C :)
Take care!!!!
I still have a slight fever after SEVEN days. Not funny anymore. Might have to go to the hospital again :/

[getoutofmyband.livejournal.com]

I don't know.. I live in a mansion with friends and there are 2 big aircons in here... I guess they must be really powerful! o_O;

[chochajin.livejournal.com]

Wow O____O!!

[getoutofmyband.livejournal.com]

My room used to be a children's room. I think it's about 5 or 5.5 tatamis but there is an aircon in there so it can get really cold. The other one is in the living room/kitchen.

Take care too! <3