I was once told that our health depends on a variety of aspects of our life. It's not just our physical health that we should think about because we also need to be concerned about our psychological, emotional, and spiritual health. These are beyond what our eyes can observe but it's how we feel about them that makes us realize whether we are in good shape or not.
With what I observed yesterday, I think it's a lot easier to care about our physical health, provided that you don't have chronic diseases; because I felt better after a day of rest. I think when one is physically in good shape, it's a lot easier to recover from the common flu because all it needs is a good rest and a good amount of healthy food. There are times when medicine is not even necessary to recover. I only took 1 pill of painkiller after lunch, a good nap, lots of water, and then I'm already feeling well in the evening.
With my current condition, I would say that I'll be perfectly fine for tomorrow's work. I believe I can already function as usual which is a relief because I thought that my flu would go on for a few more days before I'll feel better.
When I went to visit my doctor yesterday, I was warned about 2 things. Firstly, I need to track my body temperature since COVID-19 is still prevalent in my region. That was surprising because I thought that it's no longer an issue but in the medical world, a common flu can be considered as a symptom of it. So, I was advised to keep checking my temperature in the next few days or to do a test just to be sure.
The other thing that I was warned about is Dengue. My doctor told me to constantly check my arms for red dots because there are daily cases of people getting dengue in my district. So, if there are red dots that appear on my arms then that is probably a sign of me having a Dengue fever which is not a condition that I want to be having.
It's a good thing that neither of these is my condition so I felt relieved about it.
However, because of these warnings. I've become extra aware of people sneezing in public and getting extra cautious whenever I see a mosquito getting close to me. I think it's a good thing to be cautious about these things since it's not cheap to get sick nowadays. Because of the common flu that I got, my bill is already almost $30 which I could have spent on my necessities instead.
Anyway, because of it I was reminded to pay more attention to my health because it's not something that we should take for granted. We could be okay for now but if we don't care for ourselves better then everything that we earn could be wasted on unnecessary medication. Stay well, everyone.
