Mood: d'oh
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Today started off as a really 'good' day!
Mother Nature brought us back much cooler temperatures and little white snowflakes this morning. A perfect opportunity to really bundle it up and head out to walk the trails along the river. Littleblue and Snoreo are both cold winter pups, so they were super excited to walk the trails with all the beautiful white snowflakes slowly falling from the sky. It was the first time to actually enjoy the snow, instead of only a mere window view or while in route to the hospital.
#SuperHAPPY #BeyondCONTENT
We were actually surprised at all the barges that were slowly drifting down the Ohio river. I love photography, always have, always will! It was a picture perfect morning walk on the new river trails. Cold weather must had scared other walkers and joggers away this morning. Not only was it a beautiful morning with tiny snowflakes falling from the sky, but as well, only us brave winter folks were out on the trails. What a peaceful walk!
One would think, since they started the day off on a 'good' note. The same would hold true for the rest of the day. At least one could had only hoped for as well a good afternoon and great evening! Since we didn't have any plans and Eric's overtime at work got canceled... Again. We decided to head out to watch a few of Eric's old Army buddies compete in a national dart tournament. Time to get out and enjoy something new for a change! I am not one for darts, but have played darts over the years. What we weren't expecting was the huge dart tournament set up with teams from all over the great USA. This was a first for us!
What a great way to team up and have some fun with friends, while also getting the chance to tour around to various locations during tournament season. Talking about some serious competition! Just when you think you have seen it all... You have never truly seen it all! Heeheeheehee~ We saw some of the most creative team shirts from Kentucky, Illinois, New York, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee. You name the state and they were there to represent! Now I can see why Eric's friends are so passionate about playing darts, especially at the beginning of dart tournament season. Of course, we didn't play darts, but were there instead for team support, but unfortunately that support only lasted a mere 2 hours.
My Marinol is 'supposed' to stop nausea and vomiting. A day that started on a good note, which we assumed, would end on an even better note, quickly went all downhill...
I haven't been able to consume many of my nutritional shakes due to still dealing with E Coli intestinal pain. The new antibiotics also make me feel pretty darn achy. My Marinol was working really good on helping to counter act any side effects from the antibiotics, as well, effects from the E Coli itself. Nausea, pain and vomiting. Out of nowhere, the pain and nausea hit me as we quickly made a mad dash for our car. Eric didn't even get a chance to say goodbye to anyone, because I was already sprinting to the car in hopes of getting home ASAP! Needless to say, not having a handy extra large zip lock bag would be our lesson learned, so instead we used the next best thing. A clear bag in the glove box which we use to place the vehicle manufacturer information and other brochures.
Thank goodness Eric at least had left over napkins that he got from work the other day. We couldn't even make it out of the parking lot and the clear bag? It had a hole in it and of course, puke went everywhere! Down my pants, inside my boots, on the car seat, floor mats. UGGGGG! So much for keeping up with my Marinol on a daily basis. Looks like even sometimes, Marinol isn't going to win. It's quite frightening to now realize that I can't even predict when a good day can quickly turn for the worse. Even more frightening to think that if I didn't start sprinting to the car, I would had gotten sick in front of a very large crowd.
Talking about feeling a bit paranoid now!
The pain and puking didn't stop until an hour after we got home. Instead of enjoying the start to what could had been, a really good evening and end to a 'good' day. We instead had to spend it, once again, at home. Eric playing nurse and my beloved fur children by my side.
I am scheduled for my next rescan and labs for the first week of March. A mere 5 weeks away. A mere 5 very scary weeks away...
Facing the unknown, is a very uncomfortable feeling to face.