What's ailing you and how are you taking care of it?

A really bad stomach flu. I’m not a religious person, but I’ve been asking God to please make me better. This is the worst type of thing for me. I’m phobic about throwing up.

I fell asleep three times on the bathroom floor. I made a nest in there so I wasn’t too terribly uncomfortable. Mostly I make it back to my bed though.

The first 6 hours were the worst. Typical course for this sort of thing.

I’ve been drinking fluids now, I started after that 6 hour mark, but it’s not helping enough. I’m still incredibly miserable. It started at 6am yesterday, and it’s 1:30am now. I’m hoping some magic happens at the 24 hour mark, but a lot of people are saying they still were quite miserable for 48 hours.

Pollen. Where I live we are having historically high levels of pollen this spring.

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I am sucking it up, like I do every year until it passes.

@JLeslie Hope you feel better soon!

Feeling better. It’s been 24 hours now, and the worst is over. Still very weak. Now, just hoping my husband doesn’t get it.

@JLeslie, I hate stomach issues more than anything else, I feel for you! It helps me to eat salty things during recovery to retain some of the water I need.
Feel better soon, take it easy, and get as much rest as you can.

THIS IS YOUR MOTHER SPEAKING!!! ;-)

^^It’s why I never took drugs or drank alcohol when I was a teenager. The idea that I might throw up from it was a huge deterrent!

This was worse than my first night after my accident where I was cut and scraped all over my body and had a hole in my left lung.

I live in recovery from bipolar disorder, and I’m experiencing a seasonal mood episode. It started as hypomania when I felt amped up for about 2 days. I saw my therapist right away and called my psychiatrist who increased the dosage of a medication and changed one from as needed to daily. I’ve had a few hours of rage which is a symptom of depression. I see my therapist again tomorrow and my psychiatrist again Thursday. The worst part is the surrender to the situation. There’s nothing more to do. I have to surrender to an illness that I hate. It affects my sense of self tremendously. It’s a real disability.

Sending y’all wishes and prayers for good health, now and always.

A hiatial hernia. Surgery is the next step. Maybe then I can get rid of all these ridiculous amounts of drugs used to treat the symptoms of it.

I hope you get well soon, Dutchess.

Sometimes the drugs we are taking to relieve symptoms can have other affects on our well-being.

Exactly @joeschmo. Can’t wait.