Rachel Caine ([info]rachelcaine) wrote,
@ 2008-02-05 18:18:00
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Current location:Comfy chair
Current mood: nauseated
Current music:Nothing.
Entry tags:sick

After thorough research, I find food poisoning is no fun.
... well, I *think* it's food poisoning, anyway. I started feeling kind of sick (feverish and achy) late Sunday, then felt worse yesterday, and today "worse" was a fond memory.

Yes, I still got up and tried to write. I even made it to the coffee shop, where I drank approximately 1/4 of a cup of mocha and threw it up and went home. To throw up more. Like, ALL DAY.

Urgh. But at least the fever and chills part of this adventure is gone now, along with the crushing headache and the aforementioned up-throwing. Am feeling better, if only by the standards of "not actively ill."

But let's not get too comfortable ... I'm officially sounding the alarm bell for approaching deadline #1:



Still need to do at least 15 pages per day to make my deadline. Which is really not all that bad, but I'm officially committing myself to the cause.

After I stagger off to bed again and get a good night's sleep.

-- Rachel


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[info]cavalaxis
2008-02-06 12:28 am UTC (link)
Nope, that's the gastro that's going around. Food poisoning hits like a ton of bricks. Gastro sneaks up on ya. Feel better sweetie.

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[info]rachelcaine
2008-02-06 12:39 am UTC (link)
Ooooooh. Well, this kind of hit me hard, but yeah, that makes more sense. I didn't know something was going around.

Well, that means that I'll probably be better tomorrow, then ... hopefully!

R.

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[info]charlesatan
2008-02-06 12:42 am UTC (link)
Hope you feel better soon. I feel guilty now. Sent interview questions to Tim Pratt and he got sick the next day. Now it's you.

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[info]__bac__
2008-02-06 12:44 am UTC (link)
Yikes, I hope you feel better real soon, that sickness sounds awful :(

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[info]macgyvergal
2008-02-06 12:50 am UTC (link)
It's not food poisoning 'cause Mr Mac and I are fine.

Good news, I started work today!!!!

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[info]jmward14
2008-02-06 12:52 am UTC (link)
Joining the chorus sending commiserations and speedy recovery juju. Food poisoning or stomach flu--either way it's no fun. Hope you feel lots better very, very soon. Careful healing hugs, Jean Marie

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[info]alchemuse
2008-02-06 12:53 am UTC (link)
Aww. Get better soon!!!

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[info]moon_chylde
2008-02-06 12:57 am UTC (link)
Feel better soon!

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[info]dietpoison
2008-02-06 01:08 am UTC (link)
Oh dear, you poor thing. I hope you are feeling better soon.

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[info]karenmiller
2008-02-06 01:10 am UTC (link)
Preciousssssssss!

Lots of fluids, lots of rest. I'm thinking good thoughts for you.

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[info]bevhale
2008-02-06 01:10 am UTC (link)
I had the gastro thing over Christmas in SLC and I had food poisoning last week. Both suck beyond the telling of them. Hope you feel sooooo much better very very quickly.

Can't wait to see you guys at ConDFW

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[info]whisper99
2008-02-06 01:18 am UTC (link)
Sure it's not the flu?

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Oh My
[info]ebonysun
2008-02-06 01:22 am UTC (link)
Feel better. Whether Food poisoning or something else, it's never fun.

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[info]bigferret
2008-02-06 01:32 am UTC (link)
Feel better soon!!!

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[info]rynanne
2008-02-06 01:49 am UTC (link)
Aw, I'm sorry you are sick. I doubt it is food poisoning though. It shows up in the first couple of hours of eatting and is usually gone in less than 24. Just enough time for your body to work the food (and yuckies) through your body. With the chills and fever, sounds like the good old fashioned flu. Keep drinking fluids and take something for the fever. I hope you feel better soon.

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[info]damedini
2008-02-06 01:52 am UTC (link)
Yup, sounds like stomach flu. Take care of yourself and get lots of gatorade. A day or so of rest is a good investment in future productivity.

*hugs*

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[info]wedschilde
2008-02-06 02:03 am UTC (link)
:::offers hot tea and peppermint discs::::

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[info]kallie_kat
2008-02-06 02:10 am UTC (link)
::hug::

I hope you're feeling better quickly.

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[info]queenoftheskies
2008-02-06 02:25 am UTC (link)
So sorry to hear that you're sick.

::HUGS::

Hope you feel all better tomorrow!!!

You can do 15 pages per day with your eyes closed. You're awesome that way!

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[info]salamet
2008-02-06 02:33 am UTC (link)
oooh no! ::huggles::
::sends some compazine. it's good for stopping the puke::

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[info]avengangle
2008-02-06 04:12 am UTC (link)
Yikes! Good luck! Seconding or thirding or whatevering the Gatorade. I hate that stuff because I associate it with having stomach flu or something, but it works.

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[info]aislinnoshea
2008-02-06 04:14 am UTC (link)
It's the flu, you know. That was mother nature's birthday present to my husband today. At least ice cream cake keeps well. Hope you feel better soon!

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[info]crazymadjo
2008-02-06 05:05 am UTC (link)
If it's food poisoning, just as you start to feel better, you'll get "the spurts". Big time. Like, for hours.

Sipping ginger ale or Gatoraide will help keep your electrolytes up without making you even sicker.

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[info]fezabel
2008-02-06 11:04 am UTC (link)
I hope you feel better soon!

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[info]jperceval
2008-02-06 12:27 pm UTC (link)
Sounds more like a stomach flu to me...unless you know what food might have done this and didn't say.

Either way, get well soon!

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[info]stinabat
2008-02-06 02:17 pm UTC (link)
yuck. i'm so sorry. i hope it goes away soon. if not, i stomp on the germs of evil with my stompy boots! that'll learn them.

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[info]annathepiper
2008-02-06 03:22 pm UTC (link)
Oh geez, I hope this passes quickly for you. Food poisoning sucks. :( Hang in there!

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[info]music_lover3
2008-02-06 10:24 pm UTC (link)
Yuck. I hope you feel better soon!!

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[info]countrymouse
2008-02-06 10:44 pm UTC (link)
Hope you're feeling lots better today!

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[info]reneesweet
2008-02-07 01:39 am UTC (link)
Why, Rachel! How kind of you to share all the INTIMATE DETAILS of your stomach related illness with us! LOL But seriously, I'm glad to hear you're on the mend. Hope you're back to 100% soon. :)

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[info]alyciachristine
2008-02-07 03:51 pm UTC (link)
Ugh! I'm so sorry about you feeling ill. I hope you are doing better today (Thursday) than you were on Tuesday!

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[info]apythia
2008-02-09 06:42 am UTC (link)
Oh no! That's horrible. I hope you get to feeling better soon!

hugs!!!

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[info]daydreammuse
2008-02-10 03:01 pm UTC (link)
I hope you feel better. Food poisoning is not fun at all. I can say that from experience. Good luck with your deadline!

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[info]khalaine
2008-02-10 06:45 pm UTC (link)
wow when Rachel cant even finish a cup of coffee. It must have been bad. I know this is like a week late, but feel better, the food blues are never a good thing.

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Sorry ur sick
(Anonymous)
2008-02-10 07:35 pm UTC (link)
FEEL BETTER

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