Nice visit with Horsetraveller, miserable trip home

[dagibbs]

I am home, I did get home last night, but I went immediately to bed. I had a nice visit with horsetraveller Friday evening, and we went to the market and had breakfast, and then I headed out.

That's when things got miserable.

I've had some sort of cold/flu thing for the last couple weeks, but it has (slowly) been getting better. But as I was leaving Kitchener, I found I was feeling chilled -- even with the heat cranked up in the car, I was still feeling as if I was chilled at the bone. But, if I checked my skin temperature, I felt hot -- ugh, fever. I had been planning to visit Kyle (an ex of many years past) in Toronto Saturday afternoon on the way through, but as I approached Toronto, and my fever seemed to be getting worse and worse, I decided I'd better not. I pulled off at the last service center before T.O. and called her, and said I was sorry, I was getting sicker, and didn't think it was a good idea to visit. Then, I got back on the road again. As I headed in to Toronto, my stomach started to feel wrong, kind of hungry/uncomfortable -- but I had just eaten a large meal, so shouldn't be hungry. I ate a mint, and that helped a bit. I made it accross Toronto, but as I was leaving, I was feeling worse and worse -- fever getting worse, feeling tired/sleepy, etc, and stomach still not happy. As I got to the first serice center outside T.O., I was feeling so awful/tired that I decided I'd stop and take a break. I parked, tilted my seat back, and closed my eyes to rest for a while. After I bit I was starting to feel really nauseous -- so I pulled the car over to a parking spot closer to the grass. Then, got out of the car and leaned against it for a few minutes, and finally stepped onto the grass and vomited up all the contents of my stomach. Feeling slightly better, I staggered back to the car, and just sat in the door breathing for a while. Actually, that did leave me feeling a fair bit better, so I got back on the road, and drove the rest of the way home -- sucking on hard candy as I did. Still not at all pleasant, but did make it home. And, then, went immediately to bed. Today I'm slowly going to re-introduce food to my diet, and see how it goes.

Comments

[moonlight-mile.livejournal.com]

EEEPP! So sorry you're being attacked by crazy flu symptoms! Hope you feel better soon...and for good this time. *HUG*

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[ragnhildr.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I hope you get a bit of a chance to relax and take things easy for a bit!

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking I may have to cancel this weeks trip -- I don't think I'll be well enough. If I don't cancel, I've got 3 more weeks on the road -- no chance to recover and relax. Argh.

[mycrazyhair.livejournal.com]

Wow. Hearing this, I'm really glad to hear that you arrived home safely. Get well, and soon! (((hugs)))

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'll try to get well.

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

That sounds like full blown flu alright.

Do take some sick time to get better.

Let me know about Ad Astra which is this coming weekend.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

I do, still, plan to make Ad Astra.

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

I thought so, take it real easy this week.

Are you driving down with someone so you can rest?

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

I'm driving down alone -- but it is "only" Ottawa-Toronto, and I intend to be better by then.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Partially, I'm driving down alone since I'm flying from Toronto to Germany, so will be leaving the car in Toronto for a couple weeks.

[sultrysong.livejournal.com]

Gods, darlin, that sounds horrible. And kinda scary, when you're all on your own. Just happy you made it home safe.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[succulentpoet.livejournal.com]

Yikes!
That sounds horrid. Tell your work to stop working you so hard! Being on the road is really tough on your system.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm going to tell work that I can't do this sort of travel schedule. I've already emailed my boss to say I'm too sick to travel this (upcoming) week, for instance.

[horsetraveller.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you enjoyed your time with me. I'm sorry to hear your drive home was miserable.

Sleep well today.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I got about 15 hours last night (went to bed 5:30, got up a bit after 9pm this morning). I'm feelling much better rested today, but still not yet settled and well.

I was worried it might have been something badly cooked we both ate, or something I might have given you. It sounds like you're doing ok, and I'm glad of that.

[horsetraveller.livejournal.com]

I'm feeling just fine, thanks. Went for a walk and enjoyed the sunshine.
I hope it's sunny where you are.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

It is sunny in the out-of-doors, but I'm staying in, for now.

[i-and-t.livejournal.com]

*yuch*

Get better.

T.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Yeah, yuck. I'm feeling much better today, and re-introducing solid food to my diet.

[con-girl.livejournal.com]

Maybe you should travel with another car? Maybe you should make Work pay for a train ride to and from Toronto?

Take it easy.

I think cancelling this week sounds like an excellent idea - especially with a jet lag in your near future.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

The choice to drive to Michigan was mine, actually. Work would have flown me -- but I wanted to drive in order to go to a party on the way there, and visit people on the way home. (And, they will be paying the mileage for the car.)

Similarly, for going to Toronto, and flying from Toronto, next weekend it is so that I could go to Ad Astra. They would have happily flown me from Ottawa.

But, yes, I've cancelled this week's travel. I haven't checked work email, yet, to see what the reaction to that was, though. Maybe I should.