Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Day off, part 2

So, we went to Walmart.  Ron asked for a kiddie cart but they didn't have any dry ones.  I did my shopping solo.  I got the cat food, tv dinner for Ron (he likes Richard's Red beans and Sausage meal), etc.  I got cat treats.

I got Ron some tomatoes (only vegetable he will eat) and myself some nice lemons.  The conventional ones were spotted, moldy, and half-rotted; the organic ones looked much better.  I plan to cut them up and put them in water.  I bought some sparkling water for myself, 8 liters worth.

I plan to drink one a day.

They are good, and just have water, bubbles, and flavoring.  No artificial sweeteners or caffeine.  I plan to buy some more for work, at Sam's club or through our wholesaler.  Good.  I paid and left.

Ron wanted an "Onion Burger" so I bought him one, and got myself a couple of double cheeseburgers, just ketchup.  I am quite happy eating one of those.

We ate our food and waited on Alex, the cab driver.  He pulled up.  We loaded everything and headed off.  Ron wanted liquor.  Vodka, to be precise.  He had Alex go in the liquor store and buy it (with money Ron gave him) bring it out, and put it in the cab.  Then we went home.

Alex unloaded the liquor and wheelchair while I got the groceries.  I put everything (most of it) away and laid down for a nap.  My headache had come back with a vengeance.  I curled up in bed for a while, tried to sleep, got up, and took some Excedrin.  I drank some sparkling water.  Then I almost vomited.

I am sitting here typing with a huge bucket next to me, in case I need to hurl.  My head is throbbing.  I am so sick of these headaches.  I will try no caffeine/no aspartame for a couple of weeks and see if it helps.  It's just ruined my day off.  It's awful.

Thank God I did not vomit.  I will fill up my water bottle with some nice cold water so I have something to drink when I'm lying in bed tonight.  It's insulated, and the water stays nice and cold.

I will probably go to bed early if the Excedrin lets me.  Right now I am jittery, with a moderate throbbing pain.  Earlier it was more of a drilling or a grinding pain.  Ugh.

I hope you are not going through any of this.  I don't know if this is diet related or medication related, but whatever it is, it is awful.  And I'm so thirsty, but I'm scared to drink because I might vomit.

I guess I will have to take that chance.

Edit, I found a peppermint that was unwrapped in a bag of candy.  I couldn't hand it out, clearly, so I put it aside to eat later.  I ate it and it helped the nausea tremendously.  I was able to eat my dinner and take my pills. 

2 comments:

Spankadoo said...

I have had vertigo for a week now started vomiting 2 days ago ..going to try to make it to work again (I went and made it four hours yesterday before I started spinning like a top! ) No headache thank goodness but I thought of you with your bucket at work! How you do it I will never know if you put a headache on top of what i am feeling I would be bedridden . big hugs so sorry about Ron drinking in the morning. I can not imagine what it will take to give him a reality check but every day I hope he sees life as a better place than he does! I hope you get a day out alone soon I know it is hard but fill YOUR bucket! OOOXXX

Anonymous said...

I think some me time every week is a good idea for your sanity