This is going to be a long night, and a long week. Last week I missed almost the entire week of work thanks to this strep infection, and the week before I may have physically been at work, but I was feeling so badly that I wasn’t exactly efficient.
Yes, I am feeling better, but STILL not great. I feel just a tad better every day. I'm still coughing and still blowing my nose a lot. Today, however, my stomach has been acting up. I haven’t been eating much, but this evening I went to the Mexican place around the corner and got a cup of their wonderful tortilla soup. It’s got a clear chicken broth with bits of chicken, tomato, cilantro, onion, a bit of cheese and of course, tortilla strips. They also put a few slices of avocado on the top. Ohhh…soooo good and not really spicy. But, within 30 minutes of eating this I had to empty my ostomy pouch three times. I felt weird – no stomach cramps but more like a sort of light headed queasy feeling.
So, is this a reaction to not eating? To the antibiotics? To sinus drainage? I don’t know but I’ve got a pile of stuff that HAS to be done for work in the morning, and I feel like going back to bed again. If I can just make it through the next week I’ll either be better, or I’ll be at NIH. I hate to go to NIH if I’m sick, but on the other hand, at least I know NIH will pay attention to me.
We’ll see how things go this evening. If the upset tummy keeps up I may have to give my doc. another call – but I’ve got a pretty good feeling he’ll just tell me the antibiotics probably are upsetting my stomach. And he's probably right.
Frankly, I don’t really care. I just need to be well so I can get this issue and this week’s newsletter out the door!
Yes, I am feeling better, but STILL not great. I feel just a tad better every day. I'm still coughing and still blowing my nose a lot. Today, however, my stomach has been acting up. I haven’t been eating much, but this evening I went to the Mexican place around the corner and got a cup of their wonderful tortilla soup. It’s got a clear chicken broth with bits of chicken, tomato, cilantro, onion, a bit of cheese and of course, tortilla strips. They also put a few slices of avocado on the top. Ohhh…soooo good and not really spicy. But, within 30 minutes of eating this I had to empty my ostomy pouch three times. I felt weird – no stomach cramps but more like a sort of light headed queasy feeling.
So, is this a reaction to not eating? To the antibiotics? To sinus drainage? I don’t know but I’ve got a pile of stuff that HAS to be done for work in the morning, and I feel like going back to bed again. If I can just make it through the next week I’ll either be better, or I’ll be at NIH. I hate to go to NIH if I’m sick, but on the other hand, at least I know NIH will pay attention to me.
We’ll see how things go this evening. If the upset tummy keeps up I may have to give my doc. another call – but I’ve got a pretty good feeling he’ll just tell me the antibiotics probably are upsetting my stomach. And he's probably right.
Frankly, I don’t really care. I just need to be well so I can get this issue and this week’s newsletter out the door!
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