Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

Wow, that was unpleasant. I woke up yesterday before dawn with some sort of stomach bug. Uncomfortable output from both ends of the digestive system, pain all over, only able to drink maybe half a liter of water (in very small sips) over twenty four hours because of the nausea, wondering at what point I should start to worry about dehydration, and having difficulty telling whether I was asleep or awake (I slept a lot, but the pattern, as near as I could tell, was 40-50 minutes asleep followed by 20-30 minutes awake). What struck me as odd was that until late last night, what was coming up was Sunday night's dinner -- I didn't think that'd still be in there that long. This morning I woke with severe back pain, wobbly knees, and a headache, but I seem to be able to swallow without immediately regretting it. (I'm hungry, but limiting myself to tentative snacks for now; my stomach still feels touchy.)

Perrine stayed in bed with me most of the time (occasionally getting kicked as I rolled over while disoriented, trying to find a less painful position), and was pretty hungry when I finally had the strength to work my way carefully down the stairs. She still had some food in her dish, but hadn't gone downstairs to eat it until I was well enough to go downstairs.

Dunno where I picked this up or what the incubation period is (but stomach nasties tend to start pretty quickly after exposure, right?). I'm still dizzy and weak; I think I'll postpone yesterday's errands until tomorrow. Whether I'll feel fit to drive by tonight is an open question; here's hoping I feel more steady by then.

I need another nap now; in my next period of wakefulness I'll write up the much more pleasant report of my weekend.