I Am Not Sick
Posted on | July 15, 2009 | 5 Comments
Nope, I’m really not. NO. Except yesterday the puking started again. To barf off and on for eight days is a little bit scary. Try a lot scary. So I went to the doctor and got some tests done. When the pregnancy one came back negative, I believe I said, “Oh thank you god.”
I dislike going to the doctor so for me to go is sort of a big deal. But this doctor was quite good and talked with me at length before pulling out the prescription pad. I hate taking pills and as you all might remember, I have to buy chewable vitamins from Trader Joe’s because I can’t swallow pills.
I’m waiting for the blood tests to come back, but my doctor’s unofficial diagnosis, and I agree, is that I had a virus last week and the stress in my life is making it linger. And I’m having some anxiety. I’m moving all the furniture out to paint and clean and rearrange everything and the thought of upending my life, no matter how temporary, is causing me stress.
Oh, and that whole pesky earning a living thing.
I know that in the end everything is going to be beautiful and wonderful and this puking thing will stop, but for the moment I feel physically weak. I’m tired. I just want to sleep, but having a kid doesn’t allow one much time for rest. I feel too thin. I’ve lost 10 pounds since I visited my parents in late February. There is such a thing as too thin. Too thin, for me, feels like I couldn’t jump on my bike and ride anywhere I wanted to. Not a good feeling.
So, I’m going to rest where and when I can. And just take things easy.
I am not sick.
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July 15th, 2009 @ 11:19 am
I am not sick either. Which means I am most indeed not puking every single morning and running to the bathroom to do the downstairs business five times per hour.
While I’m at work no less.
And I never took a pregnancy test. And I’m thinking perhaps I ought to.
July 15th, 2009 @ 11:24 am
Melissa Lion, I want to send you an email and I can’t find your email address. Hrmph.
July 15th, 2009 @ 12:25 pm
I’m battling day 9 of kidney stones. Though this is the BEST DIET EVER, I miss my cocktails and being able to walk somewhere without being exhausted. AND, BlogHer is next week and I can’t be sick for that. Because the thing about BlogHer is EVERYONE takes photos and I can’t be looking sickly in my photos.
Hope you feel better soon!
July 15th, 2009 @ 7:35 pm
That sucks about Rhi! Kidney stones at BlogHer? Yuck. Lucky for her I am a DOCTOR who diagnosed you with the same thing YESTERDAY and I will be at BlogHer in case she needs any medical attention!
What kind of pills did you get?
July 15th, 2009 @ 7:55 pm
Oh Melissa. You lay down. You lay down and maybe also Steve could come take care of Archie for a bit. Right?