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I went to sleep eventually, though I'm not sure how. I woke up again at about 6.30. My throat is agonisingly sore. It hurts constantly and gets worse if I do anything (like breathe, drink, speak, cough, cry etc.). I am, needless to say, not going to work today. I emailed in instead of phoning because I can't talk properly.

I think soft warm food might help. I have some rice thing and lots of pasta, and some cock-a-leekie soup in a tin. I have some yoghurt too, though that obviously isn't warm. I think I will eat pasta today.

I am sending Robert out soon to buy me things - tissues and squash and chocolate and stuff.

I am feeling very frustrated and upset with being ill. I have had enough and no being able to do *anything* to improve matters is really getting to me. At this stage I can't even doze off easily like I could the first day, and hence sleep through it.

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I rang NHS direct, and ended up being told I should really consider seeing my GP. So I'm going to make an appointment when they re-open at 2. Hopefully today or tomorrow morning. I have a weird lump on my tongue.

Robert made me a Beecham's berry-flavoured hot flu drink thing before he left this morning. I think it does make a difference, but it tastes nasty so I have only been drinking it very slowly, and it's not hot any more, so it's less effective.

I don't feel bad any more apart from my throat and my cough - all the other aches and pains have gone. I'm tired because I had trouble sleeping - I think, from Robert's report, I must have woken up more times in the night than I actually remember.

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Oh God. I am supposed to go to the Northeast Regional this weekend. There is no way in hell I want to go and be cold in a youth hostel a long way away while I have the remains of the flu, just to play two games I'm not particularly bothered about. Um, no.

Then again, neither do I want to spend the weekend in bed, alone, while Robert goes off to play a game he *is* enthused about. Bloody roleplaying.

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have doctor appointment at 3pm, yay! now to try and get clothes on and look less like total bag-lady from hell.

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wen to doc. is just flu. lump on tongue is connected to virus probably. walk there was hell. was in tears by the time i arrived. walk back almost as bad. feel probably worse now than did before. have horrid lozenges to suck for throat bu i hate the antiseptic ase so i probably won't use them. Just feel really, incredibly, eye-wateringly shit.

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Two Nytol at 8. Light on again at 10.30. 2.5 hours. Woke up roughly 8 times.

It seems I can't sleep for more than 20 minutes at a time. I could be in some trouble here.