It has been 4 or 5 days since my last post and now I am well. I wrote about my illness, perhaps food poisoning, on Friday. By Saturday evening I was able to do anything. Sunday I was completely myself. Thanks to those who took the time to pray for me. Thanks also to God.

Here’s my story for this week. Tuesday evening I went out to eat with a friend and had a pretty good time joking with the server, trying new foods, and chugging three glasses of root beer. That night, I woke at 1:30 with severe chills. I pulled on another blanket but could not get warm. All night I tossed and turned and began having pains in my stomach. I thought that it was just gas, so I sat up in bed and belched. That seemed to help a bit. This happened several times until at 5:55 I realized that what I then felt would send me head first into the bathroom chucking everything I had eaten Tuesday night into the toilet.

Now, I hadn’t puked since 2nd grade. It was a fact that I was proud of. Immediately afterward I felt great. Got a shower and cleaned up the bathroom, then went back to bed, knowing that I shouldn’t go into school for work. I woke again periodically and many of the pains began to return, I had a fever and I ached all over. I catnapped for the rest of the day.

Wednesday evening, I forced myself to drink a glass of water. I spread this task over several hours. That night/Thursday morning was much the same as the night before. Almost vomitted three or four times with no success. After sleeping in until about 2pm I felt MUCH better. My fever had broke and I was even up to playing video games. I found that I could somehow stomach milk better than water and forced a glass that day, later some more water. Thursday evening food sounded really good so I ate. I ate a pretty good amount over the three hours before bed, but my stomach pains started to come back just as before.

This morning, I awoke with a compelling drive to get to the bathroom butt first (snicker). Everything I ate the night before came out with a rush and I was so dissapointed. Now, I’m still wondering what is wrong with my stomach. Sort of feels like when you have too much gas from a carbonated beverage, but I can’t release it. Actually it hurts way more than that, but that’s the closest thing I can relate to.

Oh, well, I’ll keep praying and forcing liquids because solid food is out of the picture for a bit. -1pm March 23

Edit: I’m currently under the impression that it is food poisoning. We’ll see how it resolves.

I do have another blog that was intended to be my main blog, but I recently decided that I was getting wrapped up in uncommon topics under anonymity. This happened more on other peoples blogs, more than my own. I want a blog that is mine. One that I can talk about whatever I want without feeling a obligation to be some secret identity. I do hope to continue using arzell.e.