Down for the Count: The Stomach Flu Kung Foo Chop
How fickle the body is... I was fine all day. I went into do some consulting work early in the morning for job #2, later a colleague of mine from job #1 and I delivered Holiday cookies from the college to community partners around the city as a 'thank you' for working with students. This took several hours. In the afternoon, I met with a student, with another co-worker, and did some work on upcoming programming.
I left work feeling fine, if not a little uncomfortable in my stomach, (but that sometimes happens of late). I got the Y in order to meet LLC for a run a little early and waited for her in the lobby and all of a sudden my stomach felt horrible. Luckily for me, when she got there she also was not up for a run, so we just walked. A few times as we walked I got strange stomach cramps, but nothing too horrible, again, ask any pregnant lady about stomach gas...
As I got home, I really needed to use the bathroom. And again, and again. Maybe just really bad upset stomach? I didn't eat anything funny... Husband was making dinner for himself and both the smell and thought was absolutely a violation. He graciously made me peanut butter toast and got me a sparkling water. Oops. When my body tells me it is uninterested in food, I should always listen.
By 7:00 our plans for a local movie were out of the question. I was on the couch not feeling well, already dozing off. And still I didn't quite get it, instead I was thinking "this brings my pregnancy sleepiness to a new high". Part of the problem is that I am just never sick. I may have allergies or G.I. tract issues, but it is never a body-wide problem... Not this time. By 8:30 the bucket was by my bed, I was in my bed, except for using the bucket. (Thank you, husband).
By 11:00 pm I was still sleeping and using the bucket alternatively and husband was on the phone with the Ob-Gyn.
It is now 3:04 am. I am wide awake, I have barely even had any water and no food, I am praying that the few sips of water, I did take with tylenol will stay down, my stomach is still being loud and obnixious, and I am blogging for a lack of other things to do. I hate the stomach flu and a ruined weekend.
I left work feeling fine, if not a little uncomfortable in my stomach, (but that sometimes happens of late). I got the Y in order to meet LLC for a run a little early and waited for her in the lobby and all of a sudden my stomach felt horrible. Luckily for me, when she got there she also was not up for a run, so we just walked. A few times as we walked I got strange stomach cramps, but nothing too horrible, again, ask any pregnant lady about stomach gas...
As I got home, I really needed to use the bathroom. And again, and again. Maybe just really bad upset stomach? I didn't eat anything funny... Husband was making dinner for himself and both the smell and thought was absolutely a violation. He graciously made me peanut butter toast and got me a sparkling water. Oops. When my body tells me it is uninterested in food, I should always listen.
By 7:00 our plans for a local movie were out of the question. I was on the couch not feeling well, already dozing off. And still I didn't quite get it, instead I was thinking "this brings my pregnancy sleepiness to a new high". Part of the problem is that I am just never sick. I may have allergies or G.I. tract issues, but it is never a body-wide problem... Not this time. By 8:30 the bucket was by my bed, I was in my bed, except for using the bucket. (Thank you, husband).
By 11:00 pm I was still sleeping and using the bucket alternatively and husband was on the phone with the Ob-Gyn.
It is now 3:04 am. I am wide awake, I have barely even had any water and no food, I am praying that the few sips of water, I did take with tylenol will stay down, my stomach is still being loud and obnixious, and I am blogging for a lack of other things to do. I hate the stomach flu and a ruined weekend.
posted by KLOU | 12:48 AM
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