A Tale of Poisoning
Food poisoning, stomach flu, 24 hour bug...Whatever you want to call it, my life has come to a grinding halt over the past two days because of it.
My sister thinks I was poisoned by the Starbucks non-fat extra hot chai I drank around 10 am Monday morning.
It could be. Maybe the Starbucks employee didn't wash his hands or maybe those metal cups they heat the milk in needed some more cleaning -- they certainly always look like they need cleaning.
However it happened, by early afternoon, I was feeling decidedly nauseous. I even chewed peppermint gum through two hours of early evening kid basketball games to keep things from returning to the surface.
Gum and all sorts of home remedies were no match for whatever it was that eventually caught up with me. Before I knew it, I was BFF's with the porcelain throne.
I'm glad I had just mopped and thoroughly cleaned in the bathroom because along with hanging my head in the toilet, I also spent generous amounts of time on the floor next to it, and with two sons
As for the rest of my time under the weather, I have hazy recollections of my sons looking at me with a mixture of concern and fear before they went to school yesterday morning. I think my youngest asked, "Are you gonna die?"
I am, thankfully, not dead.
Just think, if I die, my kids would surely end up with a wicked stepmother named Shanaenae... and what would happen to this blog?
Would my ghost be able to log in to Blogger and post, "This is Los Angelista, coming to you from beyond the grave! I just eavesdropped on Tupac chatting with Gianni Versace and Marie Antoinette!"
As interesting as that conversation might be, let's hope things don't come to that anytime soon. And let's hope that whatever it is that made me sick, doesn't get you, too.
Comments
You wrote:
“I just eavesdropped on Tupac chatting with Gianni Versace and Marie Antoinette!"
What makes you think you’re going to HELL?
LOL!
P.S. Emasculate them; make ‘em sit down! LOL!!!
Get better soon.
I hating on EVERYONE who lives in warmer climates. Except you. You're sick. You've got a sympathy card
It seems that there definitely is something going around and it's causing all sorts of weird gastrointestinal problems. I wonder if it's all tied back to the peanut butter?
Pooneh,
Now that I'm actually feeling better I can laugh about it all. I was an absolute wreck physically though. It was especially anxiety causing because I actually had a super severe case of food poisoning when I was 12 and had to be hospitalized.
Ian,
I feel sorry for that other blogger because being unable to keep down even water is a horrible feeling. And then my stomach felt like my stomach was a rag being fiercely wrung out.
Jameil,
Yeah, those kids are going through a stage right now where they think I'm going to die every five seconds. I keep wondering about the peanut butter, but I can't imagine what I'm eating other than... the jar of peanut butter! But I haven't had any in a few days so I don't know if that's it AND those boys are peanut butter freaks and they have no symptoms, thank goodness.
Faith,
I always get grossed out by how many places don't have soap in the bathrooms, if people even want to bother to wash their hands. Just nasty! I hope you feel better soon.
Citizen,
Thanks so much for the good wishes. At the very least, being so sick makes me sleep a whole lot so that helps.
Daniel,
Hopefully my soul will just be walking by them on the way to someplace else! :)
Sippinwineman,
It kinda does need that music, doesn't it? Hehehe! I wish it was cooler here, I really do. I love LA in the winter and we really need the rain out here. I was just reading about how we grow all the lettuce this country eats out and prices are going to be higher because farmers are abandoning their fields due to drought in the Central Valley. :(
Me too! Thanks so much for the good wishes.
April,
Thanks for the well wishes. That Starbucks is pretty much the ONLY thing I've had that everybody else hasn't had. Well, that and the soymilk in the fridge, but I had some of that on Friday and Saturday and I was fine.
Hope you feel better soon.
Broadya
You are so hilarious even in distress!
Feel better soon ~ We NEED you!!
***HUGZ***
I think I'm at 77% today! :)
Nick,
Being this ill on a plane has to be horrible. I can't even imagine.
Carolyn,
I was completely oblivious to whatever this nasty bug is but now I'm just happy my children aren't ill. Knock on wood!
Cyndee,
That would be his type, I'm sure.
DJBA,
Yes, as much as he might claim that wouldn't be his type... I know better.
Shiona,
Being sick around holidays is never any fun but to get sick around Thanksgiving when there's so many tasty things to eat really is a bummer.
Broadya,
I had a good time writing that. I needed SOMETHING to make me feel better!
House,
Now I know why folks used to wear gloves all the time back in the day. So many gross germs on door handles. yuck.
Mes,
Thank you for the hug. I hope I am better soon too. It's such a gorgeous day and I'm trapped inside. :(
Allison,
I have to laugh about it. Otherwise, it's all waaay too miserable.