Nothing like a trip to the ER on Christmas!

Oh no hun, I hope you feel better soon, what an awful christmas present :-( xx

I've had that many times before, and it sucks!! I hope you feel better soon!!

That is terrible, sick at Christmas is no good lots of get well

I hope you feel better soon.
Keep yourself hydrated and get some rest! If you are too ill to go to work tomorrow and the doctor wrote you a note, don't go in. They will understand.

Thanks for all the vibes and advice everyone

I'm feeling quite a bit better. Have slept off and on all day. Still having some diarrhea, so took an Immodium. The doc gave me a prescription for Zofran for the nausea (which thankfully hasn't returned) and said to take Immodium OTC.

I will see how I feel in the morning. Obviously if I'm still having diarrhea, I won't be able to go in, since its hard to get to the bathroom quickly at work! gastroenteritis was the diagnosis.

Going to bed now to hopefully get some more sleep.

More get well

Thinking of you, Paula.

How did they confirm that diagnosis in the ER, though? Stool tests take 24 to 48 hours to show results. Blood tests vary.

I'm only being persistant about this and that you get a follow up with your regular doctor because ERs will diagnose only on symptoms, and a lot of things can cause gastroenteritis. If you and they assume its just a virus with no tests its dangerous. This was done to me, I was given the wrong treatment which made things worse and ended up admitted to the hospital two days later because my liver enzymes were very high and my doc thought he heard the start of myocarditis. I don't want anyone to have to go through that, so please see your regular doc, too.

How are you feeling today, Paula? Your employer would probably prefer you stay home and not infect the other employees.

Hope you're feeling a lot better today. The kitties send

Continued and !!!!!!!

Originally Posted by strange_wings

How did they confirm that diagnosis in the ER, though? Stool tests take 24 to 48 hours to show results. Blood tests vary.

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They did not do any tests, just based on symptoms. Said they had seen a lot of it the last few weeks :shrug:

I did go to work, but only stayed about 4 hours. Was feeling pretty weak and tired so came home to take a nap. Do have to work tomorrow, then I'm off Wednesday and Thursday. If I'm not well by then, I will go to see my regular doctor on Wednesday.

The nausea is completely gone, thankfully. Have graduated from jello to soup on my diet Tomorrow I may try actual toast or something.

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Said they had seen a lot of it the last few weeks :shrug:

If I'm not well by then, I will go to see my regular doctor on Wednesday.

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I bet they see a lot of things you don't have. I'm more inclined to believe bacterial food poisoning because it's so easy to get and if you get a good dose of it your immune system isn't really going to fight it off that easily.

I'm glad to hear that you'll go Wednesday. Take care of yourself in the meantime. I hope you get to feeling better before then, but if you so much as get a fever/chills or more cramping before then get yourself to the doctor sooner.

I missed your post yesterday Paula.

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Paula

I'm glad you're feeling better!

Feeling better today. Not great, but better than yesterday and the day before! Thankfully just a short 6 hour day today, then 2 days off to rest and recuperate before the busy work weekend.

I originally considered food poisoning when I first started getting sick, but everyone in the house at the same things as me for the 2 days prior, so wouldn't someone else have gotten sick as well if that was it?

I feel for you! I've been sick since last Friday! Spent most of the time in bed trying to sleep while hacking up a lung. Cough, runny/stuffy nose, gummy eyes, congestion, aches (even my gums ache), fever, sweating buckets, chills and diarrhea (off and on).

Awful time of the year to get sick!

The best thing to do is to stay home, rest, drink fluids and avoid being around others so that you don't infect them! I wish people I work with would have taken that advice! Everyone around me was coughing and sneezing over everything for weeks, and yet some still insisted on coming to work even though they looked like death warmed over and had to go home sick part way through the day!

I missed your post also, but I'm glad you're feeling better

Sending get well I hope you're back to 100% again soon.

Take it easy and give yourself a chance to fully recover. The kitties send