all of yesterday was a nightmare

[arcky]

Hi there. I want to thank those who had sent those kind replies. I have not been online at all today until now.Pretty much slept most of the day. Stillreally scared about what had happened to me yesterday. My intention is not to frighten anyone but I have to get this off of my chest. I am afraid that the worst has happened. A stomach bug has been floating around my house. There is no question that I had gotten it. My ex picked up my daughter yesterday. He phonedan hour agoand told me that she is sick and he isn't feeling very good. Where did it come from? I protect everything but I guess it still can creep by no matter how hard you try. Yesterday was a complete nightmare. I have no idea how many times I ended up vomiting. This may get a bit graphic. I could not keep anything down. I thought my world wascrashing. I cannot describe to you how scared I was. Then I had spent the night retching and kept on bringing up lots of bile. Really horrid tasting stuff.I really had no idea if or when it was going to end. Even once it did end, I was still so shaken up to the point that I was unable to fall asleep- was not able to until around close to 5am today. Right now I am braving it and sipping on flat coke and so far so good. Altho I am still so upset about last night. My body really hurts. My muscles are hurting badly. My throat really is sore. I feel horrible. Don't want to throw up again. I am scared it might happen because my stomach still feels sick. I am dehyrdated, my mouth is really dry. As much as I don't want to-I'm going keep trying to get fluids into me, thengo back to sleep and please please pray that I don't get sick again. I'm scared. Really, really scared. This all has to stay down. It's scary knowing that I still caught a stomach virus even though I protect everything. It also frightens meknowing that I had thrown up again after September 4th of this year- give or take only 6 weeks later.I need some positive vibes- please I need this to vanish.I hope I didn't scare anyone. Thank you


Blessings, Arcta

[Jenneh]

bless you for getting thru this. ur certainly a huge inspiration to us.


ur doing the right thing -- sipping fluids, slowly and in a controlled manner. i truly truly hope this is the end of the nightmare for you. youve survived miraciously well and u shud be very proud of urself.


keep going hun, u wont feel lke this forever.


Jen xxxx

[2jo2]

Oh I'm so sorry to hear that you're still not better. It sounds like such a bad bad experience. Hope you're doing better real soon.


Hugs to you!

[Babydoll]

I'm glad your up enough to talk to us... maybe the best thing to do is suck on ice chips... I heard that works well!





I really feel for you and I dont know how I would have handled it feel better!


also if you can suck on a lemon, it might help. Ive heard of pregnant women doing this...

[youngemet222]

I am so sorry to hear this. But you are an inspiration to all of us emets that have not vomited in a long time-and us thathave not had repeated vomiting (more than 3 or 4 times inrow). Especially, since you kept on bringing up it, but you aregetting through this. I hope you get over all of this illness very soon!!


Lizzy

[Galadriel]

Hey there...


Man Im sorry youve been thro such a rough time. Stomach bugs are rotten, and I have felt like you do. I know after being sick so much you just want it to stop and be assured you wont again. Once you have pretty much stopped tho, you'll probably be okay from here out. I know when I have had bugs, I got sick for a long time and then it would subside, then i would start to repair, and it takes awhile. Just go easy for the next day or 2, dont eat much, just fluids, let your stomach rest. Then slowly start by eating really bland things and you will work your way back up again. Usually stomach bugs dont last that long anyways, usually 2-3 days then its over and your body is pretty much back to normal. So the end is in sight! If you've stopped being sick, then that is a good sign. That means your body is starting to recover. With the past 3 bugs Ive had, once I stopped being sick, I then recovered from there and wasn't sick again. From here out you will probably start to recover and yes you may feel off for a few days, I did, but I didnt get sick anymore. I hope this helps cheer you up. It will look up, I know when your sick it feels like your never going to feel better, and like you'll never feel well again, but you will soon. [img]smileys/smilies_01.gif[/img]

[kentuckygalrk]

I hope you're doing okay and I'm sorry to hear that you had to go through all of that.


Remember that the most important part now is getting back to normal and in order to do that you MUST stay hydrated... that is the most important part. Just remember that as much as you want to drink flat cokes those are purely sugar and could lead to more dehydration... so drink a little water with the cola to make sure you're getting hydrated! Also... stick to the BRAT diet for the next several days (Bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast) also try a baked potato with nothing on it... anything in the carb category like bread, rice, and potatoes... just bland.


~Rachel

[sarahx]

Youve had it rough ( I wish there was something we could do. You need lots of rest and some fluids. Remember that you survived this and yes it was scary but you did it, i think uve handled it amazingly and im very proud of u!!!


I really hpe you feel better soon xxxxxx hugs xxxxxx


Sarah xxx

[e-lizabeth]

Arcta: My wish for you is that now that the "worst" has happened, you can take some comfort in the fact that, even though you were terrified, you SURVIVED intact and are alive to tell the tale. Please please try to hang on to that, and instead of being freaked out that your daughter isn't well, and berating yourself for catching something, take comfort in the fact that it's over. You lived through it. You can survive anything. You are strong.

[kellybean]

I'm happy that you are feeling a little better. Take it easy and drink lots of clearfluids, or you will be ill again. Snack on some soda crackers and toast. You are very brave for getting through this.[img]smileys/smilies_01.gif[/img]

[jazz]

good on you for coming to talk to us. you have absolutely nothing to be sorry for, you went through a terrible ordeal, and you've come out of it.
I've always found that bringing up bile is no-where near the same as vomiting, but it is a foreign experience..and u must be feeling very shaken.
Get yourself on the road to recovery, and this will be a distant memory.
Remember, this incident in relation to september the 4th..there is none. there is no strange coincidence, u just caught a bug and u were very unfortunate.


please dont wrestle your conscience.. you have done remarkably well

[arcky]

Thank you all again. Today I am feeling physically better,nonetheless still emotionally sick. Yesterday I threw up only once. It happened in the evening and tried fighting it so hard for a while. Altho I ended up losing the battle. Worst feeling. I am only sipping on clear liquids right now and have kept it all down. Please pray that it stays in. Jazz, I find that vomiting bile is a horrid experience. The first time I did that was the nasty night they had given methat awfulsyrup back nearly 15 years ago. I experienced it again a few times when I had morning sickness with my daughter. Then come last winter when I had the Norwalk virus. Very bad thing to do. According to my ex, my daughter seems to be doing better today. I think she had caught a milder form of it. He said that he was nauseous himself but never actually got sick. I am still really tired, in pain, just really depressed and scared. Why must there be such a thing as throwing up? I wish it had all gone the other way. I hope I'm a rodent in my next life. They don't vomit right? Even though I haven't been sick today, still really paranoid that it is going to happen again. I'm very shaken up by all of this. I am more scared than before of catching another bug. What if it were to happen next week? Sometimes I regret not homeschooling my daughter. Nonetheless she needs to get out there and experience life. This phobia has consumed me enough. It hasalso hurt her.Can't start thinking about that.


Blessings, Arcta

[eyecandi512]

It is impossible for horses to thow up too, we should consider that for our next life experience too. lol. Glad to hear your feeling better and on the road to recovery. You have dine a great job, keep up the good work. Just try as hard as you did to fight the v* urge,.....to fight to urge to think about it.


Good luck, Danielle

[Babydoll]

I've hard that rabbits don't throw up either, althought I could be wrong about that.





just a few questions... did you take gravol or anything? did you KNOW you wree going to throw up, and do you feel better about it now, or even more scared?





I'm so proud of you, and I don't even know you. I don't know how I would have survivied such a thing. Thank god it's over huh?

[arcky]

Rabbits are rodents actually. And I have no idea how I had survived it either. I am really scared about all of this. Seems so surreal to me. I did take gravol but it did nothing. The nausea got so intense that I pretty much knew at some point it was going to happen and could not control it anymore. It was very scary. The heaving is the worst. I don't want to experience any of it again. Ever would be nice. Maybe I'll go and buy zofran online or something. Should have thought of that before. Why didn't I?


Blessings, Arcta

[2jo2]

Arcky,


Glad you're doing better. I don't know what kind of advice to give you right now as I'm in a sort of delicate state. What you went thru seems just horrible, unreal.


I have a question tho - what's zofran?

[mbs730]

I think its a very strong antiemetic. I have heard of it being used for those who are on chemo and stuff... but I could be wrong



Miriam

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[arcky]

No thats right. I'm a complete wreck tonight. I did not get sick at all today. I still feel it but I think it's more from anxiety this time. Been crying so much my eyes are hurting. Scared that I'll be getting this again sometime soon. Don't want to go thru this anymore. I know I lived thru it but it was horrible. I have read postsfrom those who have been ill say that its not so bad while going thru it. For me it was bad enough. Everything about it is terrible. It really is the worst thing you can go through. I really wonder how I survived it. I think I'm going to call it a night. Too tired from being anxious, and from being sick for the past 2 days. Thanks for your support. I'm exhausted.


Blessings, Arcta

[jazz]

Horses don't get sick, but they suffer from Colic because of it.
I'm so sorry that you found this so distressing Arcky.
I find vomiting bile wasn't so bad, because i didn't find it remotely scary, and i sort of tuned out last time it was happening.it was almost subconscious.
i threw up about twice, and then i was up constantly with bile, which ihonestly didn't find overly distressing. i can appreciate that it must have still been a shock.
I hope you feel 10x better today, and i can assure you, that you WON'T experience anything like this again. You may even find that the next time you are faced with this typesituation, you will cope better.


were you alone through-out all of this? if so, you deserve a medal..