A Terrible Tummyache

Indeed, I've caught the bug. Yesterday had been a terrible day for me...(good thing we've cancelled our playdates for today and tomorrow).

The night before(Tues), I had sudden intestinal cramp and diarrhoea-ed at midnight and more came in the morning when I woke. Renee had been a gem, she hadn't known that I was unwell and yet she didn't wake me up when she did and just took her toys, sat beside me on the bed and played by herself. She only finally woke me up when she couldn't withhold her thirst and needed water. Thereafter, I dragged myself up, make sure my hands are properly disinfected and prepared Renee's lunch but she couldn't finished the meal, :(.

Not sure if it was due to this but I've forgotten to bring her medicine to the office the day before and her condition also came back and thus, her loss of 'apetite'. I then cooked myself a bowl of instant beehoon and took off to bed after taking a dose of the pre-concocted medicine powder mixture(a pre-bottled powder concoction also by the Physician we always consulted) and she had also left me to that...

I'm not expecting miracle healing with such non-prescriptive ch medication and after my nap, I felt worser till I vomitted and diarrhoea-ed which made me feel alot better. That gave me enough energy to trim Renee's nails and even her hair! - her hair is getting 'heavy' and it doesn't look good/tidy when it's so, so I can't resist, heee. But well, she looked alot better now and when tied up, it's cute pony tails without sacrificing the original length though it still kinda look shorter due to the 'curl'(at the bottom).

Then, as my symptoms were coming back, I had to go help daddy at the seminar. I can see the 'dilemna' on his face - to let me rest at home or otherwise. I didn't voice out as I knew he needed the help but I guess this had also somehow affected his speech 'cos he ended the seminar earlier last night. The minute we got home after picking Renee up from Eileen's, I collapsed immediately on our bed, unchanged and still with my makeup on, I napped, almost instantly! I woke up half an hour later, feeling cold but still dragged myself up for a shower and did my laundry(after daddy's done his) as PX's coming today.

Then 2nd dose of the medication before sleep last night seemed to do the trick and though I can't say that I've fully recovered, but I'm no longer that lethargic and the cramp lessened alot. However, I wouldn't say the same for Renee 'cos she's woken at 3am and diarrhoea-ed and had been asking for water. Then, from late morning til early afternoon, she had been in and out of naps - I was just so lethargic myself too yesterday, poor girl...And when she told me that her tummy still hurts(when I asked her), I decided to fix an appointment with the physician. But both of us had seemed better and I wasn't sure if I should actually carry on with the consultation til daddy said to better go, so we went. The physician confirmed mine's stomach flu but was puzzled that Renee's still unwell when she's taken more than 1/2 bottle of the medication, so he prescribed something else.

When PX learnt of our 'might be' decision to place Renee in the CCC, she shared the same sentiments - heartache... 'cos she said that she's 'seen the results of my taking care of her personally' but what can I say to that? If the choice's to be, then we also have no choice, well, all I can hope for is that this is only for the time being...

PX stayed and played with Renee for a while despite of her own hunger, :) and good thing was, Renee didn't throw tanthrums of having such a short play with her, :D.

Renee's now tucked in bed(after I've read her a new story - 'Rumpelstilskin') and though she did try her luck once by coming out to seek her daddy's company, she did go back on her own thereafer... I really hope she'd be able to cut off this 'papa, sleep with me' habit soon...