
That'll teach me to speak too soon. I officially increased the global pandemonium statistics by one today. Well, the doctor said, quite happily I might add, that "you probably did have swine flu, so I have to log you as 'probable swine flu'".
I was actually at the doctors because after recovering I immediately felt bad as soon as I got back to work. Sharp pain in the front of my head, starting in the corner of my eye cavity.
Now, unbenownst to me, if your head wasn't full of cavities (see right) it would be so heavy that you wouldn't be able to lift it. I asked for clarification from the doctor on whether she meant with my hands. But apparently she meant we would all fall over from it's sheer weight.
Anyway, the membrame in said cavities is the same stuff that's up your nose, and when it gets infected (green snot*) it can all back up into these cavities and block up, making you feel like your head is actually a medicine ball. This can happen after flu.
After swine flu I think we should call this Swinesitus. I'd happily go and update the wikipedia entry for Sinesitus to reflect this, but I'm not as brave as my mate Musters with his
Clown Fish update.
* Snot is green for evolutionary reasons