Well I guess I'll start off by saying I've seen better weeks or days for that matter. It all started last week, when I was really trying to work-out. I usually do at least 10 pushups, sit-ups and lift weights every day. Last Tuesday, I decided to do about 70 of each (excluding doing that many weight lifts). I have done that a few times before, but usually not that many. I believe it was later that day that I started to get a sore throat. On every Wednesday, my dad and I play (slow-pitch) softball. So naturally I tried my hardest at everything I did; although we ended up losing the game really badly but I did really well, so I couldn't complain. On Thursday, I didn't really have a sore throat anymore and everything seemed some-what alright when I woke up. At first I thought I just slept on my side for too long, because my side (around my rib & heart) felt strange. I didn't think much of the ach in the morning but by the afternoon it was getting worse. I kept trying to occupy my mind to something, like playing COD4 or watching a movie but whatever I did it still wouldn't go away.

So by about 3:00 in the afternoon I was really in pain. I told my Mom earlier that it might be just a pain from sleeping on my side but by then, I was thinking about going to the doctor. It was seemed to be gradually getting worse and by 4:30 both my parents were thinking about taking me to the hospital. My dad was still at work but he told my Mom to call 911; meanwhile I am in agony on the couch listening and thinking I'm about to have a heart attack. So by the time the paramedics get there I'm in excruciating pain and my whole body feels like iv just run 100 miles. I am feeling like somebody has wrapped a belt around my chest and squeezed my insides. The paramedics tell us that they can't find anything wrong but they say I should go to a hospital. My Dad decided to drive me there and by the time we get there, I am almost at the point of praying, I make it to the door... and of course it only gets better, when I start to feel really warm and feel like I have a fever. Now it's around 60 degrees outside but I have shorts on and Iv defiantly got a fever, which doesn't help; since I'm feeling very cold and very weak.

When we finally get inside, we sit down and wait for about 30 mins for my name to be called and head inside the pre-emergency area. There, I tell them everything I can about what's going on and while that's going on, they also check my temp. It turns out I have a 102.7 fever added to my voice going almost to a whisper (with snot filling up my mouth) and my nose running like mad. After their done with most of the tests to determine when I'll be taken to my room, we sit out in the lobby for about 2 hours and wait again. When I get settled in my new room I seem to be able to move around much more without pain and after sitting for so long my discomfort from moving drastically started to decrease. Eventually they take a strep test and a few others and then an x ray. It's around 11:00 pm by the time I get back to my room and now it's only a waiting game. The only thing im thinking about now is when I will be able to sleep; since I am unbelievably tired yet still awake. When the doctor comes in (after what seems like ages) he tells us I had something called "Costochondritis; which is an inflammation of the cartilage which attaches the ribs to the breast bone... although the cause is usually overuse by lifting or straining of the chest wall muscles, sometimes the condition cannot be traced back to any specific injury and the cause is essentially unknown. Once you start feeling the pain, it is often mistaken for a heart attack." He also told me that the cure is pain medication like Ibuprofen and it will also eventually stop. Wow... all that and I could have took some Ibuprofen which we have here. Anyway both my parents and I were starving by midnight since we hadn't ate since an early lunch, so we went to In & Out burger and went home. The next day I felt fine but by the day after that, I had gotten bad sore throat. I still have that today but it's really gotten better, so I'm looking forward to this week; because no-matter what I doubt it could end up that bad.

In other news I have reached the third level of prestige in Call of Duty 4 and I have also beaten the game on Veteran (the hardest difficulty); so iv pretty much got every achievement. I also stopped by GameStop the other day and bought -

I also preordered a few items on Amazon -

I know it's a lot but thanks for reading.