Average Jane’s Day of Misery

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Sorry I didn’t post sooner, but I’ve been flat on my back all day long with a savage bout of food poisoning. I don’t think I’ve been awake for more than 10 minutes at a time until now (except last night when I tossed and turned until dawn).

I’m eating a bowl of oatmeal in the hope that it will quell some of the acid that’s eating up my stomach. Judging by the ominous rumbles my guts are making, my stomach is either saying "thank you" or giving me a dire warning.

I called my doctor’s office but they told me what I already knew: this’ll just have to run its course. I’ve had worse; I don’t think I’ll need to go to the emergency room for IV fluids this time. Still, this isn’t how I wanted to spend my Friday and possibly my weekend.

/whining

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4 responses to “Average Jane’s Day of Misery”

February 18, 2006

cj

I’ve had food poisoning twice in my life and so the whining is totally acceptable.

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February 18, 2006

cagey

I feel so incredibly sorry for you, but would I be evil if I admitted how much I laughed at the line “run its course”?? 🙂
Hope you’re feeling better soon!

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February 19, 2006

Goofy Girl

Ugh. I had food poisoning once from a batch of self-fried fried chicken. To this day, I can’t fry chicken. Food poisoning is horrible stuff. Whining = acceptable and warranted. Try Gatorade/Powerade whenever you think you can keep it down. That will help a bit.

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February 20, 2006

June

The one and only time I had food poisoning was when I was in high school and on a youth group trip to Six Flags. I spent the drive down there throwing up in the nasty-ass bathroom on the bus. Needless to say, not a fun trip!

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