I’ve been sicker.
For example, I was actually able to get Baguette to day care on my own. Not bad, if I do say so myself. Why?
On Friday, Baguette came home with a stomach virus. After several bouts of vomiting, she was done–and the next morning, she was fine. (We skipped swimming and a Halloween party in the interests of Calm, but she clearly was back to her regular pizza-loving self.)
And all seemed well. But then, last night, it turned out that I had the same stomach virus. And between trips to the bathroom and just feeling lousy, I think I got maybe two and a half hours of sleep.
As the night progressed, I also started to feel very achy. And my feet got cold–so cold I dug out the ancient cashmere socks that I bought I-don’t-know-how-long-ago.
We didn’t sleep in much after Mr. Sandwich left for work, and I got Baguette to day care about 30 minutes later than usual. Then I went back to bed and slept until about 10. When I woke up, I was still achy, and my feet were cold again. And eventually, the aches turned into an actual fever. So not only did I have some kind of stomach bug, but I got to top it off with the flu! Huzzah!
I spent most of the day on the sofa bed trying to keep warm. I felt so bad that it was too hard to get up, walk 15 feet to the hall thermostat, and turn on the heater. It was going to be a warm day–surely the house would heat up on its own. But it didn’t, and the socks and a fleece throw could only do so much, so eventually I succumbed to the lure of the heater.
I tried a little water, and then a little weak tea, and eventually some Gatorade. And with the exception of one piece of toast, which clearly was a bad idea, that was all I had until Mr. Sandwich got home from work. (Dinner: broth and a little rice).
I’m feeling better now, as indicated by the thermometer above, although I’m not sure how much of that is due to the Tylenol I was finally able to take. And it’s definitely not as bad as the time three and a half years ago that we got swine flu.
But it was still miserable, and I hope Mr. Sandwich doesn’t get it.
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7 responses to “Sick”
Oh dear, you poor thing! There is nothing worse than being sick and still having to be Mum. Kids are so much more resilient than us.
I am so, so grateful for day care.
Oh no! I hope you’re better soon. And good think B was in day-care. It’s so hard to take care of them when you’re sick.
I’m feeling much better today–I even went back to work! Thankfully it was a short-lived unpleasant bug.
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This is exactly what happened to me and my 7-year-old two weeks ago! I’m still recovering.
Glad you are doing better. It’s nice to find your blog…I too live in LA!
I love finding other L.A. bloggers! And I hope you feel better soon.