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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
The Wonders of Food Poisoning....or so I thought.
I've experienced first hand how the human body reacts and fights off infection. Let me just say that it was life changing.
What was the source of this terrible scourge that victimized me for 8-10 hours? Not sure. It could be bad yogurt, undercooked chicken, feces on my cilantro.....no idea. All I know is that I will not be consuming either of those things for a little while.
It started at work with me just thinking, "hmmm, I feel a little queasy...I'm just going to go home and lay down awhile, I must be tired".......then eight hours later, during which I said what I thought to be my last prayers and almost dialed 9-1-1 like 16 times because I kept passing out on the floor, the worst was over.
I have to admit that during that time, I kept being amazed at how my body was reacting to ...well, whatever it was that it was so desperate to be rid of...... All of the blood drained from my extremities and focused on my torso. I was freezing, yet also sweating like a pig. All of these things somehow helped my body fight off the terribleness of infection. And, made a quick job of it, I'd say. I didn't miss any work and, while I was exhausted and sore for days after, I was pretty much able to lead my normal life. The human body is awesome.
Well, as it turns out, I did NOT poison myself (phew! I was actually considering severely overcooking all chicken that I ever made again), it's a stomach flu that's been going around. After my brother, nephew and 16 other people at the ER my friend works at, I realized that wasn't as special as I would like to have thought. Dang it. ;)
In the end, I just felt like I HAD to document, officially, the worst night of my life.
What was the source of this terrible scourge that victimized me for 8-10 hours? Not sure. It could be bad yogurt, undercooked chicken, feces on my cilantro.....no idea. All I know is that I will not be consuming either of those things for a little while.
It started at work with me just thinking, "hmmm, I feel a little queasy...I'm just going to go home and lay down awhile, I must be tired".......then eight hours later, during which I said what I thought to be my last prayers and almost dialed 9-1-1 like 16 times because I kept passing out on the floor, the worst was over.
I have to admit that during that time, I kept being amazed at how my body was reacting to ...well, whatever it was that it was so desperate to be rid of...... All of the blood drained from my extremities and focused on my torso. I was freezing, yet also sweating like a pig. All of these things somehow helped my body fight off the terribleness of infection. And, made a quick job of it, I'd say. I didn't miss any work and, while I was exhausted and sore for days after, I was pretty much able to lead my normal life. The human body is awesome.
Well, as it turns out, I did NOT poison myself (phew! I was actually considering severely overcooking all chicken that I ever made again), it's a stomach flu that's been going around. After my brother, nephew and 16 other people at the ER my friend works at, I realized that wasn't as special as I would like to have thought. Dang it. ;)
In the end, I just felt like I HAD to document, officially, the worst night of my life.
January 25, 2010. The winner of the "I've Never Felt Worse" award.
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