Stomach Flu

I went to bed on Wednesday night feeling completely normal but within an hour I had to rush out into the bathroom to throw up. I am not a throw up person but one who will suffer needlessly in order not to throw up. That night I had no option because it was going to happen no matter what I did. Not only that but I also had diarrhea at the same time. This had never happened to me before and it was pretty awful. Was it the flu or food poisoning? Sometimes it's hard to tell but I do think this was the flu.

Faye and Gary had just moved in with me while Adam, Yvonne, Avry, and Sydney had taken over their trailer. Poor Faye was having a middle of the night pee when I burst through the door and threw up in the sink. Faye and Gary moved out quickly so that my germs wouldn't get to them, though. I equated it with rats deserting a sinking ship but Faye is a sweetheart who has checked in on me regularly, done my laundry, and brought me soup and crackers.

The vomiting finally stopped yesterday afternoon but the diarrhea won't let up. I've prohibited anyone from entering my trailer so that I don't infect them. My friends have dropped by and poked their heads through the door every so often to make sure I'm still alive, though, and I feel comforted by their concern.

I feel so much better than I did yesterday. Yesterday I was so darned weak but a lot of my strength has returned today. I've done nothing but sleep and rest which is the best thing to do for your body when it's fighting off germs. Anyway, the worst has passed but I'm going to keep to myself for a couple more days until I'm assured that I won't infect anyone else. I've been very worried about all the hugging and kissing I did the day before I got sick, especially with the babies, Avry and Sydney. I can only hope they didn't catch anything from me.

I don't know who I caught it from but we're always in large groups here in the park so it could be anyone. I also went to the casino on Tuesday so who knows what kind of germs I might have picked up from those machines...you use a mouse with them.

This flu was very violent and that worries me...it wasn't just the icky feeling I've had the few other times I've had it. I felt so awful yesterday that I even considered going to a doctor and I most certainly would have done so if I'd felt as bad today. The older I get, the more fearful I am of illness because we old people just don't fight off germs as easily as young people.

Well, I'm tired again and need to lie down but at least I had the strength to play on the computer for a while. I couldn't have done that yesterday.