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It has been a long time since I suffered from any attacks. Once is starts its one thing after another. Gabrielle (age 4 yrs) was sick for about 2-3 days and that was the trigger. Staying home with a sick child is not fun for anyone. Canceling plans, calling in to work etc...... The first day was okay mentally.. this was her real sickness. She needed the TLC.....
Day two- she was more active, keeping things down and slowly putting her back on "real" food. But she kept going to the bathroom and sitting by the toilet feeling like she had to throw up - but nothing came up, and I was still giving her TLC - but at the same time started to feel anxious....
Day 3 - She felt alot better - Dwight took her to the movies and I went to work... hey... I was out of the house and away from a whiney child. Don't get me wrong - I love my daughter and I have the patients.... but I was sick before Gabrielle, and I was on the road to recovery as well... Dwight tried to give Gabrielle the TLC - but she didn't want anything to do with him... she wanted MOMMY...... Plus during day 1 & 2 Dwight was home and he kept questioning me about Gabrielle. I know he is trying to help too-
I called during the day and checked on her and she was fine. Ate popcorn at the movies... had a big lunch........I came home from work. Gabrielle didn't eat anything for dinner. She kept going to the bathroom sitting next to the toliet telling me "its coming mommy" but nothing came. Right before bed.... she ran into the bathroom and it came.... (vomit)
Day 4--I called in work - it stressed out my boss - we had a big event happening and I was one of the key people- it also stressed me out because I knew I had to be there. But I got things covered from home it went okay.... could have gone better.......
I called the dr. a nurse said that Gabrielle might have some reflux from all the vomitting and then getting back on "real" food. She told me to get some peds ananaid and keep her food bland for the next day or two.
Gabrielle again kept going to the toliet thinking she has to vomit. Well, to me it was getting out and I began to think she was "playing" me to get attention. Well, she was acting like herself, keeping things down.... but when daddy came home..... she started with Daddy I;m sick and started going back into the bathroom and saying I throw up......Well daddy believed her and asked me what the dr said... (which I told him earlier) and he felt sorry for her and started giving her some TLC. By now... I am thinking she is playing us.
Day 5
She woke up when Dwight left for work.... she said she need to throw up again..... by now I am either thinking she really sick or she's playing us. I called back the dr and she told us to come in. After the examination the dr told me- her stomach felt hard and she might be "backed up" . The dr advice us to give her lots of fiber until she goes. But until that time, she will get a sensation she may have to vomit. It is going to come out either up or down.
That was some of relieve-- so the next two days-- she ate all high fiber foods waiting for an "explosion".
Day 6 -- She started a new day care center. She knew about it... but I wasn't playing it up.... when we arrived at the school - she started saying she was sick and she had to throw up... I started feeling anxious- I needed my "break" and I had to go back to work. We go inside. We do the routine that established at her other school (it has been a week since she has been in "school") Then she said - she feels better and told me I can go know and she will stay in school.
As I left the school, I exploded. I have been with her for a week, she's been sick, and I was scared that the school would call me at work for me to come and get her. I thought Karen (my boss) would get mad-because we are both under pressure at work this week... and I have to clean my house because my inlaws are coming, and I had to plan our vacation that we are taking in a couple of weeks and......... BOOM! I cried & cried....by the time I got to work.... I was feeling a little bit better.
The day went on... I got distracted...... The school didn't call..... work went smoothly...... I got all caught up and don't feel under pressure. I picked up Gabrielle --- and asked her teacher about "feeling sick" her teacher said she was fine..... But as soon as Gabrielle saw me....she told me she felt sick......... I told her she was okay and told her we are meeting daddy for dinner. When we got to the resturant she had to go potty, but she lifted up the toliet seat and said I feel sick..... I told her she wasn't and let's go eat..... she said okay and that's what that.
Day 7 (post illness) too soon to tell since the day is just beginning
