Another disrupted ~7-10 days
My wife ended up getting influenza A alongside the pneumonia kid #2 had a few weeks ago and really went downhill. I ended up doing extra with the kids and still trying to work, which was hard. I thought I had mostly avoided it, but when she started to feel better (about 7-8 days ago), I crashed out. Not sure what I got, but it was probably the worst I've ever felt. Had a few days of fever, extreme lethargy, and frankly quite anxious/mentally drained. I don't really know where the anxiety came from, I'm not used to feeling so weak - I think the added vulnerability coupled with the unchanging responsibilities of work/kids/life stuff just hit me pretty hard. Mostly I'm just very thankful I don't get sick like this too often, I feel a lot of sympathy for those people who are chronically sick around this time, especially with young kids.
I'm mostly recovered now but I still feel only about 70-80% of my normal energy, and still feeling a bit flat mentally. I got swabbed to see what I have and if I need antibiotics to properly clear this thing out of my system. Hoping my energy comes back soon. I haven't been able to engage in my normal hobbies (mostly playing piano) yet, mostly just lying on the couch watching TV.
Haven't been lifting either obviously, but I have realised how good it's been to be back in the gym and thinking about training goals. I imagine I've dropped a fair bit, but the good thing about having no set time goals is that I can be patient building strength back. I have been watching a lot of kneesovertoes guy's stuff, and I'm liking the idea of doing more of that stuff alongside getting diesel in the squat again.
