what I'd like to see here!

[rileysmom]

More successful vomit stories where it want so bad and how you lived through it! those i like to read and they help!!

[sdd]

I will give you mine! I agree, they do help!

I didn't vomit from age 12 to 36! So, saying I was scared of it is an understatement! I couldn't remember what it felt like, I just remembered my "kid self" being terrified and it being "horrific" in my kid mind.

This summer, we went to Niagara Falls. ON the way there, we stopped and had dinner. We got to the hotel late, around 11pm. My cycle had just started so I took some ibuprofen. I went to bed and ended up with heartburn. Now, I still don't think this heartburn had anything to do with noro because I always get heartburn when I eat at the restaurant we ate at that night. I tried to sleep and was tossing and turning a lot. My stomach started cramping around 3 am. I kept hoping it was just gas pain, but eventually I started having watery diarrhea. I knew I had noro, because this is how I'd always had it in the past 24 years. I kept having diarrhea every 15 to 20 minutes. Around 7am I woke my husband up and told him I wasn't feeling well and didn't think I'd be able to go anywhere with them that day. He went in to get a shower and as soon as he came out, I had to run back in with more diarrhea. When I came out that time, I went to sit down by the baby and I heaved. It came on that suddenly. I didn't vomit...but heaved. I looked at my husband and said "I almost threw up on the baby!" He looked puzzled, since he has never known me to throw up, and he asked if I wanted the garbage can. I was as shocked as he was and I said "Um, I guess?" He gave it to me and I vomited about 30 seconds later. It was over quickly. I sat there and thought, "That was it?" I didn't vomit again. But, he did...many times. And then my daughters both started the next day.

Being in a confined space, vomiting and having everyone around me vomiting WHILE sharing a bathroom is and always has been my worst nightmare. Not only did I survive it, but when it comes up, I LAUGH about it! Hard to believe, I know. We all found it comical after the fact. Everyone was assigned their own garbage can....lol. Anyway, I felt better about noon that day, but ran a fever until around dinner time. Then I was able to eat some crackers and a banana. I was fine the next day...although I couldn't eat a full meal for about a week.

It wasn't terrible though. I didn't feel like I was going to die. I didn't cry...not even a little!

[rileysmom]

Thanks! I don't know about anyone else but i consider these as sort of like exposure and making vomit not so scary. You lived, you didnt sprout horns, no one thought you were horrible. I consider it a success story.

[Grace47]

I had loads of morning sickness both times I was pregnant. At first it was scary, but after awhile it was routine and no longer scary.

[hairyfairy]

I`d rather read stories about how people avoided vting, they make me feel that it`s easy to avoid.

[mamacat]

Rileysmom, here is my most positive story for you.

It has been about ten years ago now. I was teaching then. I started to feel icky and "carsick" after school while I was preparing for the next day. I drove home and laid down. After about an hour, I was still feeling bad and having cramps. I figured it must be a virus. I called my brother, who knows about my emet, and asked him to pick up some pepto, sprite, and saltines and bring them by.
About 2 hours after first feeling bad, I v-ed twice. I stayed in the bathroom for a while, figuring I might be sick again. My fever went up and I got very tired, so after a while I went to lay down in my bed with my trash can nearby. My bro brought by the stuff I'd asked for. By this time it was 8 pm-ish. I took some pepto. I fell asleep a little later. Called into work in the morning and spent the day watching bad tv and eating saltines. Never got sick again after the first bout, and never had any d.
The next day (thurs) I stayed home again. I had lots of sick leave built up, so I used the day to clean the bathroom and rest.
Went back to work Friday, tired but mostly okay. My appetite came back in a big way by Friday night, about 72 hours after it started.

I lived. It wasn't even that bad The experience was a huge milestone in my recovery at that time. I have definitely regressed since then. But talking about it has helped

[catlynn]

Wow, sdd that was quite an experience. Did it help lessen your emet? Glad you are able to laugh about it.

I have not v-ed in 27 years so I don't have a story.

[rileysmom]

These stories really help me. Thank you all.

[Sparklylikeaholiday]

I have a V story that kinda sucked at the time but is funny to laugh about now. I got noro on a cruise!!! Fortunately it was the very last day and we made it home before symptoms really got bad.

But anyway - I v'd a few times and in a panic, I made my (then) husband take me to the emergency room.

Well you know how nutsy some of us get about germs.... (that's what makes this story funny).

So we're in the ER and I told my ex that I was going to sit in the bathroom, but I'd leave the door unlocked... if they called my name, to come get me!! I didn't want to wait any longer than I had to.

So he comes and knocks on the door, then opens it and sticks his head in and says, "WOW... you must be sick if you have your face resting on the public toilet bowl in the emergency room"

Fortunately, they gave me something and the single time I v'd at the hospital was the last time I v'd from that illness.

I've had noro a few times afterwards, but it wasn't as bad as that first time. Those, I v'd once or twice (and survived!) and had really bad d.

[sdd]

It was quite an experience. Actually, I can say honestly that I am GLAD I got it first. Because I had it before the rest of my family, I was able to care for them without an ounce of panic.

My emet is bad right now because I have a baby. After I had my first, I had a kidney infection. I was soooo very sick. I was n (never v'd though) and I had an extremely high fever for days. I could not care for my baby. I almost passed out several times trying to get to her. My husband had to go away on business and I finally asked my parents to come and get me. Ever since then, I have this fear when I have a baby of not being able to take care of them. For some reason, after this baby I am much more afraid of having a sv and not be able to take care of them than a fever. I also hadn't v'd in 24 years until that experience that I shared above, so I think maybe my fear that I will v over and over and not be able to take care of him came from the fact that I did v that time with noro (although I had it in december and did not v).

Yes, we all laugh about that trip. It wasn't exactly comical at the time, but by the next day I was fine and could find humor in it.

[Erica1649]

Well this is great, but would prefer it not to happen hahaha. But I guess everytime we all vomit we all survive it is just a terrible feeling as it happens then it's over and done with but if it would never happen ever again that would be nice

[lealmeida]

A little over a year ago I got noro. I remember waking up at 5 am for school and just not feeling right. It started with some d. Just a little then I sat on the couch with my mom watching rosanne, then it hit me. An extreme wave of n*. I ran to the bathroom sat in front of the toilet and v'd twice. And I remember yelling to my mom "I just threw up! But I'm okay!" And being happy it was over. Then about an hour later it happened again, I got up, went to the bathroom and v'd twice in the toilet. And that was it for me. Later while on the couch I remember passing gas, and accidentally... Uh going in my pants.... Lol. I laughed about it, as did my parents. The whole ordeal lasted about 14 hours, then I was fine. Neither of my parents got it. It was on a Wednesday and by Monday I was back at school eating normally and feeling fine.

Thinking about it actually makes me laugh and relaxes me a bunch. I made it through A-okay! The only thing that worries me now is being at school two hours away and having nobody to care for me like my parents did that day... ):

[KimberlyP]

My last episode of vomiting I had bronchitis really really REALLY bad. So bad that I can't believe I only did it once because I would gag over and over every time I coughed to the point my eyes got blood shot. Anyways, I vomited right when I got out of the car and I was so stunned that it had happened because it was so quick, I kind of was like "wow, that's all?" Although I am totally aware that the feeling of nausea then vomiting is much worse than the spontaneous episodes. The last time I had noro, I woke up feeling off and it gradually got worse. I left school and went to my friends house because I felt like I was too sick to go all the way home and her house was right by the school. I can't remember the last time I felt that ill. I was so miserable. I wanted to feel some comfort so I got into a warm bath and rested for a while. When I got up to get out the room started spinning like I was in a washing machine, I was waiting for IT to happen but it never did. I don't know why either because I wasn't fighting it or anything. All I remember is that I really wanted to feel better. I woke up at around four in the morning and felt just fine. I was so shocked that I felt so terrible when I went to sleep and so fine when I woke up, I shook my friend awake to tell her that I felt completely better. I still can't believe that I didn't vomit with that illness, I felt like crap.

[ruhligv]

The last time I Vd was about 5 years ago I was 21, I was living an hour and a half away from home but came home for the weekend to see my mum. I had a single episode of d when i got home and started to just feel very tired and had the chills so I laid down on the couch and fell asleep all afternoon and night. The next afternoon I woke up and started feeling nauseous and I started having a panic attack, I paced around and suddenly just knew it was going to happen... I knelt on the living room floor and ripped off my clothes and vd 3x, my mum watching in horror and screaming at me to get to the toilet lol! She said I was white as a sheet. Then I took an Ativan and a sip of water, fell back asleep and woke up better. Mom cleaned up my mess and I was fine. I remember it wasn't even that bad! But of course I was back to my phobic self a few days later... Grrr!