on feeling unwell

Being one who rarely thinks anything is so bad that a doctor's visit is required, I am trying to sleep/rest off the weird malaise that has befallen my body since yesterday. I called in sick this morning despite not having sick time, so you know something is up. I desperately need to work right now.

When I woke up and felt a little off yesterday, I figured it was just because I didn't sleep enough. As my day went on, despite being so happy to spend time with friends I haven't seen for a while, I could tell that something wasn't quite right, but it was such a minimal amount that I ignored it.

By the time I met up with work people for a going away party in the early evening, I felt quite out of sorts. In these instances, it can usually be pinpointed to a possible cause: allergies, lack of sleep, poor diet, long day, or the like. The way I was feeling really didn't match how I usually feel when I don't sleep enough, so that wasn't it. I ate OK yesterday, so it wasn't that. Nothing else seemed like a possible reason. It remains a mystery.

All I know is that I was declining as the evening went on, culminating with dizziness, an unsettled stomach, a weird heaviness in my chest that was making it hard to breathe and an overwhelming need to lie down to make it all go away. Last night was meant to be my big night out for Music Waste and had plans to be out at shows until 3am; I didn't come close to that and took a taxi home from the Astoria when buses were still running.

This morning I woke after a fitful sleep, punctuated with an unusually warm head (despite kicking off the covers and the house being quite cool), feeling somewhat similar to last night. I hoped a shower would improve things. It did not. I got all dressed up for work, had my shoes on and bag packed, and walked across the street and had to come back inside to lie down because I felt horrible. I slept for most of the morning and still feel a little weird, though moderately better than before.

With such random, nondescript symptoms, is it even worth my time to go to the doctor? I tend to think no, that sleep will solve pretty much anything. If tomorrow I don't feel better, I suppose that would be another matter, but how can someone tell me what's wrong from a dizzy head, an upset stomach and a heavy chest?

One of the positives about yesterday was I went to Richmond with Heidi to buy some ridiculously cheap stuff at Superstore. I got two summer dresses for about $13 each and two pairs of flats for about the same. I feel slightly weird about wearing $13 dresses to work, especially such widely available ones that may result in wearing them the same time as someone else, but I'm willing to overlook that. I just need to find some colourful cardigans somewhere to wear with them since the weather is still so sketchy. Anyone seen any shops that have cheap cardis?