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What a week!
Jul. 2nd, 2012 10:10 pmI spent all of last week off work. This was due to a terrible stomach bug that kept me running for the bathroom for the better part of 5 days. I ended up taking a trip to the hospital (not to worry, I only went because work required a doctor's note if I took time off, and the after hours clinic here won't see people who are vomiting, making the hospital my only choice), and lay there for a good hour while they hooked me up to an IV and pumped fluids and medication into me. Apparently I was more dehydrated than I thought, since they decided to make sure I got 2 bags of saline instead of just 1. I think that works out to about a litre of fluid going straight into my veins.
I still have a bruise on the back of my hand from the needle, and I bled more than I ever have from a needle stick or IV. Not happy about that, but I think it might just be because I'm normally a bit dehydrated to start with (I have a hard time drinking as much as I ought to) and my blood was thinner at the time because of the fluids. Might have made bleeding a little easier. That's my theory, anyway.
I'm feeling much better now, happily, and I was able to get quite a bit done today to catch up on the various things I'd missed through the week. I did a large load of laundry and hung it to dry on the back porch, to take advantage of the breeze coming off the river. I caught up on the blog posts I'd missed. I wrote 2 book reviews out of the 9 that I have backlogged and scheduled them to appear later this week. I ate a good breakfast and lunch, and experimented with making iced milk tea. And I also spent a few happy hours watching episodes of Charmed on Netflix (sad to say that this show is still better than Angel, and considering I'm a fan of Whedon's work, that hurts me a lot to admit) while working on a cross-stitch project.
All in all, I'd consider that a good day.
Tomorrow I'm back to work, and I'm actually looking forward to it. Fingers crossed that I feel the same way in the morning!
And now I think it's time to feed the cats and head to bed. A good ending to a good day.
I still have a bruise on the back of my hand from the needle, and I bled more than I ever have from a needle stick or IV. Not happy about that, but I think it might just be because I'm normally a bit dehydrated to start with (I have a hard time drinking as much as I ought to) and my blood was thinner at the time because of the fluids. Might have made bleeding a little easier. That's my theory, anyway.
I'm feeling much better now, happily, and I was able to get quite a bit done today to catch up on the various things I'd missed through the week. I did a large load of laundry and hung it to dry on the back porch, to take advantage of the breeze coming off the river. I caught up on the blog posts I'd missed. I wrote 2 book reviews out of the 9 that I have backlogged and scheduled them to appear later this week. I ate a good breakfast and lunch, and experimented with making iced milk tea. And I also spent a few happy hours watching episodes of Charmed on Netflix (sad to say that this show is still better than Angel, and considering I'm a fan of Whedon's work, that hurts me a lot to admit) while working on a cross-stitch project.
All in all, I'd consider that a good day.
Tomorrow I'm back to work, and I'm actually looking forward to it. Fingers crossed that I feel the same way in the morning!
And now I think it's time to feed the cats and head to bed. A good ending to a good day.
