I’m Sick
So last weekend I managed to catch some sort of bug but luckily it wasn’t a stomach virus! It’s definitely more of a bad cold, which is still pretty unpleasant to say the least, but I’m thankful nonetheless!
Josh and I went out of town to a nearby city last weekend to visit his aunt and uncle and cousins. Saturday my throat started to hurt and by Saturday night I literally couldn’t sleep because it was so bad. We drove home Sunday and after making a pitstop for some food and an egg sandwhich later I started to feel really nauseous. I was having an internal panic attack but didn’t say anything to Josh because talking about it would make it a real issue and I kept telling myself that it would go away. I kept a big water bottle in my hands, kept popping piece after piece of mint gum and did a lot of deep breathing. It eventually passed but it was pretty terrible.
Sunday night was the same as the night before and after two sleepless nights I felt even more horrible than ever (I love sleep and don’t do well with none… I’m one of those people who can sleep until noon easily). My throat felt like it was being stuck by a hundred needles, my ears hurt and I just felt a general sense of gross-ness. I took Monday off work and went to the clinic where I was prescribed Ibuprofen, Azythromycin (antibiotics) and Codeine to help me sleep.
I obviously asked both the doctor AND the pharmacist if any of these would upset my stomach or if I needed to eat anything when taking them etc… Luckily they said that it was fine to take them together and none would upset my stomach.
I have always had a low tolerance for pretty much everything, i.e. alcohol, so it was no surprise to me that the Codeine kicked in pretty much immediately and I felt a numbness and dizziness running through my body. I don’t really like the way alcohol makes me feel anymore because I hate feeling like I’m not 100% in control of my own body. I got a bit freaked out from the Codeine but as I lay in bed I just kept repeating to myself, “it doesn’t even affect the stomach. The Codeine doesn’t even go through the stomach. You’re fine. You’re tired,” until I passed out and had a very restful night’s sleep.
The next morning Josh woke up with a little sore throat but still went to work… but that’s a story for my next blog post 
hello there.
i found your blog through the post you made on the emetophobia.org forums. i recently started a personal emetophobia blog of my own. sorry to hear you were sick. : / hope your feeling better! at least it wasn’t anything stomach related. i’d take anything over that! lol. have a great day!