Friday, December 4, 2015

valmaebel

valmaebel

Sorry for the language in the thread starter...but it seemed appropriate after the couple weeks I've gone through.

I'm back! Mentally somewhat, physically only a bit. Where to begin?

First, I caught up a bit on everyone's posts. I have not read any status updates on my feed so I'm sorry about that. I hope Marla gets her book club started! I hope Sherry figures out what's going on with her leg! Laura, I'm with you on needing to full-*kitten* some stuff again. I've been in survival mode and everything else has fallen off completely!

So, I was feeling crummy and facing a long trip. Well, it only got worse. My temp reached 104 when we left. We drove through the night and the following day and my temp went up even more. I had to drive a lot of the night because hubby kept falling asleep. Also had tummy issues and had to stop every two hours. Well, fever broke when we stopped at hubby's grandmas house. GI stuff continued. In fact...it hasn't stopped. They think I caught something during either my practice swim or my triathlon which were both in lakes. Either Giardia or something like it. So dealt with that while visiting the in-laws and prevented any workouts or running. Also, pretty sure my MIL hates me. She made constant cutting comments about everything I was doing. She ignored our kids or called them naughty, or pushed them out of rooms...but would have little dance parties, or coddle and comfort my nieces who HAD been naughty. (At one point one of them pushed my son over so he hit his head and when I dared to tell her to say sorry she screamed at the top of her lungs and my MIL swooped in and scooped her up and rocked her until she calmed down) She of course is the one who flatly turned us down when we offered to pay for her flight down here to watch her own son graduate from college so I was already not in a mood to put up with her. She's always been a touch critical but it was multiplied exponentially this trip. I told my hubby I wasn't going back unless absolutely necessary and only for a couple days at that. All this while being sick to my stomach and having diarrhea every two hours. Oh, and on the drive back she posted some comment...not naming names...but directed at me for being on the computer too much. I was getting sick with a head cold and finally had it and started crying. Poor hubby was trying to comfort me, telling me she treated him the same way this week and he's her flesh and blood. Did not improve my spirits.
Anyway, cold turned into more fevers, coughing fits that wouldn't stop, migraines, etc. This morning is the first morning I woke up feeling like I might be able to get something done. Even then I'm still coughing and dribbling and have a throat that is in severe pain. So still trying to take it easy a bit. Will probably take a nap this afternoon again. Gonna go grocery shopping and run a couple loads of laundry this morning.

Have a great weekend, and it at least feels good to be home, and be back on here!

agingwithfitness

Wow so sorry Val and both you and hubby must be emotionally hurt and on top of sickness I am surprised you didn't have a breakdown! I would have cried hard, and i rarely cry!

I call those kind of relatives toxic and its taken years but i have learned to let them go from my life for the most part. I see them or text or email but rarely. i just hope you don't see it as a trial god is giving you, many christians put up with toxic behavior thinking that.

Maybe just a time out for a year or two, where you spend holidays with friends or family where you can laugh and find joy. Life is too short to spend with people who make you feel bad.

Ok thats my soap box for the day, just think you are a very sweet caring person and its hard for me to hear any of my friends in pain even online ones!

We are leaving now to pick up tree for living room. Its making me feel better to do a little decorating. Some sun today getting to do walk, did machines yesterday. Got light headed after treadmill, this hasnt happened before s thinking needed more water?