not a good day

while airborne can apparently do a really good job at fighting off a serious head cold (i've been limping along with only the slightest sinus irritation for a week now) it is apparently powerless in fending off a stomach virus.

roxi had it last week. rob had it the day he was supposed to pick me up at the airport (i consequently had to take a shuttle). but i figured that my constitution was strong enough that i could avoid the catching bug myself.

i was wrong.

i cooked dinner for the crew last night (chicken stir fry), we watched a little tv and then headed off to bed. then i woke up at a godforesaken hour in the dark morning with horrid stomach cramps. i ran to the bathroom and did the nastiest business i've done in recent memory. i thought i might vomit, too, but no such luck.

i sat there, trying to shake the lightheadedness, until my legs started falling asleep. when i got up to wash my hands, i looked in the mirror and thought, "oh my gosh, i'm as white as a sheet." and the next thing i knew i was lying on the bathroom floor. i had passed out.

i remember registering the noise of my crash to the linoleum, and also remember thinking, "wow, that was loud." as i regained consciousness i not only battled confusion ("why is my head on the floor next to the toilet?") but i found myself more than a little worried about the sharp pain under my chin.

it appears as if, on my way down, i struck the underside of my chin on the bathroom counter. i now have a rather large lump near one of those glands at the top of my throat, near the base of my chin. it actually is quite large and extends to my jaw line.

anyway, i tried to leave the bathroom on all fours, but that made me nauseous, so i stood and, still a little stunned, stumbled back into the bedroom. i was covered with sweat, but it didn't take me but a few minutes to become ice cold. i slept. thank god, i slept.

i woke up when roxi did (6:30) and reported my disaster to rob & lulu. (rob said he'd jumped out of bed when he heard me crash to the floor, but by the time he got to where he thought the sound came from he just saw me standing in the hallway. i guess i only passed out for a second or two.) they reported no ill effects themselves, so my worries that i had poisoned us all with chicken stir fry went unfounded. they have both been feeding me gatorade and saltines this morning (they've had practice at fighting this bug themselves) and i've been staying in bed.

the three of them have now gone to a st. patrick's day parade just a few black over, in old town. the house is quiet. the saltines seem to be staying down. i'm going to stay in bed for a while longer.

Posted by xta at March 11, 2006 12:37 PM | TrackBack