I think I’ve had this bug since Thursday. I had taken Seroquel the night before so I was really dopey and I remember waking up that night with wicked stomach pain. I had a few black-outs while trying to find something to eat and finally forced some Instant Breakfast down. (Seroquel can mess with your blood sugar.) I had stomach pain all day and then woke up at 3:45 on Friday morning with severe stomach pain. I rarely get pain that bad and I was praying that it wasn’t Crohn’s or appendicitis. I ended up making myself some oatmeal and ginger ale which apparently satisfied my stomach enough to let me go back to sleep. I had some instant breakfast when I woke up and 2 hours later started vomiting. That pretty much set the tone for the rest of the day.

I slept fitfully last night but… my fever is down and I haven’t thrown up in 12 hours. I got so sick of dry heaving yesterday (I’d literally purged EVERYTHING in my stomach) that I ate some cottage cheese, thinking that it would at least give me something to be throwing up. The cottage cheese amazingly stayed down and I slept without having to get up at 5 and nosh on crackers. I haven’t thrown up in over 12 hours but I’m still feeling icky. Church is debatable tomorrow — I’m leaning toward not going because I’m not sure how I’m going to feel and I really don’t want to go out in 40F weather if I’m sick. (To clarify why this is a big deal, I NEVER miss church unless I’m incredibly sick or unable to attend due to travel.)

Hoping this is over by the 19th (the anniversary of my nativity)…