Friday, December 14th

Daughter was sick consistently until about 3:30/4:00am. 

I woke up just before 7:00 when my husband came home from his night shift and got out of bed at 7:20. Feeling a bit crampy and might have to have a BM. Really hope I’m not getting the bug. 

Had a formed BM at 7:30. Took oregano pills afterwards and left to walk to work at 7:40. 

Walking to work I felt aches and pains in my right hip/groin area and mild cramping in my pelvis and thighs, although the latter is likely pre-menstrual cramping. Trying to walk slow to avoid the pain. 

Got to work, not too bad. Felt off but was occupied enough to distract myself for most of the morning. Walked to coffee at 10:15. Drank an almond milk chestnut praline latte, shopped at Kaboodles and walked back to work. 

Feeling both upset tummy and very hungry. Before lunch I had a lot of general abdominal pains and could feel the gas moving around. Had minor flatulence. 

Walked to cactus club for lunch. Ate a prawn ravioli trio (butternut squash, truffle oil, marscapone cheese) and a bit water with lemon. I knew halfway through that it wasn’t going to sit well but it was so delicious I continued to eat it. Stomach definitely feels off. Not quite nauseous but twisted up. When I got back to work I immediately ate two digestive cookies as I felt it might help my stomach. I had a lot of cramping and had and eventually diarrhea at 2:00. 

I had all kinds of pain on and off throughout the remainder of the day. I had fairly intense pain in my cervix before and after the diarrhea, and I had an aching in my right shoulder. I feel like a heat pad or some A535 lotion would’ve helped but I had neither at work. 

Also had the same aching in my right hip/groin/pelvis area that was not ovary pain but similar though larger area. 

Things started to settle after I evacuated my bowels but my stomach still felt all twisted up. I wasn’t sure if I felt nauseous or just generally unwell or overly tired from being up so much last night, but I thoroughly considered going home early except that it was my co-supervisor’a very last day and I didn’t want to leave her alone on her last day. 

Took an Aleve at 2:15 hoping that would help. 

Went for another 15 min walk at 2:45. Fresh air helped a bit. Stuck it out until home time, though I cancelled plans to go out to Langford after work (supposed to go swimming with my mum). 

Walked home at 4:20 without issue. Didn’t feel very hungry but mechanically ate some leftover schnitzel. My daughter hasn’t vomited today but still seems unwell (slightly fevered, flush, sleeping on the couch a lot, loss of bowels). I shared some applesauce with her and for most of the night I sat on the couch with her while a movie played. After the kids went to bed I finished my book. Had some intermittent gas and shoulder pains through the evening but not as severe as this afternoon. 

Finally went to bed around midnight.