I’ve had a rough couple of days. Thursday night I had a poker night at my place, and Struan and Antoine came over to play some cards. We ordered in a couple of pizzas. I had the beginnings of a cold, so I drank two glasses of wine, and then switched to water and orange juice. It wasn’t a good poker night for me, I only won two hands. Still, we had a good time, and around 11 p.m. Antoine and Struan headed back home.
I cleaned up just a little and then went to bed. Two hours later I woke up and got sick – and it lasted all night. I’d lay down, fall asleep, and then I’d be up and running to the bathroom. Ugh. At one point I was coming out of the bathroom into the kitchen, and my whole body started to feel cold. The next thing I knew I was lying on the floor. I had passed out, and knocked a whole bunch of stuff off a cupboard as I fell. I decided it was better to stay in bed and rest, and by that time there was nothing left in my system.
The next day I stayed in bed all day with a pounding headache. I couldn’t keep any food down, but I managed to drink a glass of orange juice. I told Kuniko via a message how I was feeling, and she was a little worried.
In the afternoon the headache was really bad, and I was burning up. I was dying for something to drink, and my goal was to get up to get to the fridge, but I just couldn’t work up the energy. My whole body was sore from the tumble in the kitchen – I guess I caught the corner of the cupboard with my chest, so there’s a big sore spot.
Kuniko decided to come all the way from Osaka after work, and what a relief it was. She brought a big bottle of “Amino Suppli”, a sports drink. I sipped that and it really helped out my energy. She also cooked me dinner, some udon noodles. I was a little fuzzy about what was going on, but she stayed with me through a long restless night, and left early to go to work the next day.
She’s coming back tonight, but I’m starting to feel much better. I’m able to hold down soup without a problem, and I can drink Amino Suppli with no problem. I’ll just rest up today, and try to get better. What a miserable couple of days.
