flu blues

So I had a nasty case of the stomach flu this week....it began Sunday night, after we had gone out for a really nice (and darned expensive!) dinner for Father's Day, at one of our favorite places, Go Fish. I had eaten much more than I should have, and quite a lot of dairy, which despite the TWO Lactaids I took, had started to make my tummy hurt. By the time we got home, I was really off. I was feeling nauseous on top of actual stomach pain. Then, around 9ish, the vom began. And it was so raucous that I actually pulled abdominal muscles from puking too hard. I hate that. I was up all night- at one point I just wanted to fall asleep hanging over the toilet bowl because I was so exhausted. Instead, I kept crawling back up and down the hall from my room to the bathroom, and trying to climb back into bed. I didn't go to work Monday, had a 103 fever, and just felt horrifically nauseous all day. And a headache. I was not able to eat solid food, but luckily could keep all my meds down, so that was a bonus. It continued much in the same way until Wednesday, when only a slight fever, and not too much nausea, so that by the end of THAT day I had some soup with noodles and carrots and celery, and seemed to be better off. Only got to work Thursday and Friday, which is not good. That means a much crappier paycheck....and how the heezy am I supposed to pay all my insane bills if I don't have enough money???? I dunno. The only good news was a slight weight reduction since I didn't eat anything for 3 days. whoopee. And the fact that my appetite is a bit reduced....can't force that much down. Good news there. But in all, I must say, the adult stomach flu sucks a lot worse than when you're a kid, and it is all ginger-ale and toast and watching disney movies curled up on the couch. This was heinous. My chest cavity still hurts a bit, leading me to believe I may have bruised my ribs puking. Stupid flu.