I know I've said it before...

but I do NOT recommend the viral GI bug diet to anyone. It sucks and is SO not worth the effort involved.

Yeah, that's how I've spent the last 3 days... in bed with fever, body aches (to the point that I couldn't sleep from the pain), chills, diareah (well that part I wasn't in bed for, thank God) and all over general malaise... the good thing was... I WASN'T Vomiting too! oh joy.

What is really good about the non-vomiting is that I was able to keep from getting overly dehydrated (went to the doc yesterday to make sure... can be bad for the chilluns ya know!) and I was doing fine, not spilling ketones in my urine and showing good hydration, so hooray for Gatorade.

This started Sunday with what felt (at the time) like a sinus pressure headache... I got in bed and it quickly progressed to the other symptoms. I took some tylenol that night to help myself sleep and keep the fever down... but unfortunately Monday was worse... and Tuesday worse still. Finally, today, I am starting to feel more or less human again. I didn't go back to work tho as I feel no pressing need to "push" myself in that manner.

In all I lost a total of 5.5 lbs of primarily fluid and intestinal contents... hopefully it will come back in the next few days as I am able to eat and eliminate more regularly.

It really sucks being sick... but being pregnant and sick... well that's just icing on the cake, really. ;)

Posted by Lexy at January 11, 2006 11:03 AM