I hope the doctors on Pelican won't mind if I ask a medical question. I promise you can ask me any computer question in exchange.
The question is about chicken pox. I came down with the disease when I was 16 years old. And because of my relatively advanced age, the virus hit me very hard and I was extremely sick. In fact, about a week into the illness, I developed a freakish complication. And that is the topic of my question. Basically, for no apparent reason, my temerature began to skyrocket. I have no idea how high it got. But I am pretty sure it started to affect my thinking and judgement. Then, all of the muscles in my back siezed up into one giant knot. It ran from the base of my spine to the top of my neck. And it was
unbelievably painful. I literally spent two days on my back and unable to move. I even had to breathe in small gulps of air because any deep breaths triggered unbearable stabbing pains in my back. It really was just WAY off the charts - like nothing I have experienced since. It was so painful I actually stopped feeling the itching and stinging from the chicken pox sores. It was like my back pain overwhelmed my brain receptors and blocked out any other sensations. I didn't sleep or eat for two days and did not move from the spot where I lay. Then, after two days, it subsided and I returned to my regular chicken pox mysery.
So here is my question: WTF happened to me? It has been a mystery to me for the past 24 years. I've also had recurring back problems ever since then (no idea if it is related). I've tried googling "chicken pox complications" but nothing remotely like my experience comes up. So may I ask you folks to throw out your theories, observations, or SWAGS? I'd love to be able to solve this mystery.