Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Never Again

Never again will I use the word "suffering" without a great deal of reverence.  I have had cause over the last 36 hours to regret what I wrote on Monday night.

I woke yesterday morning to a sudden urge to vomit.  And then I did that for several hours.  Then the fever came upon me.  For someone whose normal temperature doesn't even get to 98º, a temperature of 101º is high and very unpleasant.  Then the racking pains.  I could barely turn over in my bed.  Which I left for only a few hours yesterday and only then to go to the sofa and wait for a friend to bring me Gatorade.

I am now actually upright.  I still didn't go to work today.  I still haven't eaten.  I feel like I am 100 years old.  And I don't much like it.

In another hour my friend is coming over to put in a new toilet for me.  She has timed this to coincide with the delivery of my new refrigerator.  So she can make sure they do everything right.  Oh, I am so grateful for her friendship and her home repair talents!  Yesterday she walked into my house and said "Oh, your house is so pretty!"  And I thanked her.  Not so much for the compliment, but for her role in making my house so pretty.  She put the bamboo floors in a few years ago.  She painted the living room. She found me a new dishwasher and stove last year at bargain basement rates, and now a fridge for about half price (still pretty pricey though!) which will be installed today.

I hope I can remain upright for all of this activity, but I may very well have to go back to bed.

I am so grateful for the blessing of my normally good health.  Also grateful that I am motivated to do a lot towards keeping it that way.  This little illness has hit me like a ton of bricks.  Very scary.

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  2. Sorry--that last one was full of typos, I am headed to the couch myself right now.

    So sorry to hear you are going through this! I just broke down and went to the doc myself today, after three weeks of hoping I would just get better on my own. But nothing like what you have! Keeping you in my prayers. Hope you can soon tolerate tea and other liquids, at least!

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  3. I remembered your intention at Mass tonight. Hope you feel better soon.

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  4. Seems like flu bugs are going around. My wife has been sick the last few days too. Feel better Mary-C. Get rest and drink fluids. Well, you're a nurse, you know. ;)

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  5. I hope you feel better tomorrow! Everybody is sick at our office too. My temperature runs like yours, never reaches 98. Do you remember being a kid and the school nurse never believed you were sick but you really were?

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  6. Kathy, that's so funny! It's true. If my temp is ever 98.6º, I know I am sick!

    And thanks for the well-wishes everyone. I am feeling much better now.

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