I'm sick!

Yesterday was quite surreal. I became violently ill at my husband's parents' house. After about 2 or 3 hours of agony, I was finally able to leave and drive home. Thankfully, I wasn't ill in the car. It's a long drive of over an hour. Last night, I had trouble sleeping but then this morning, I woke up feeling almost totally improved. I think that I am OK now. But I made an appointment with my doctor to see if perhaps I am suffering from an organ problem. It seems suspicious that I have had 2 serious attacks like this in less than a month.

Today, I am going to try to visit my parents at some point so that we can have some corned beef and potatoes. I'm a little nervous about eating something like that. But I think it will be a good test to see if fatty food makes me sick again. Then I will strongly suspect gall bladder stones. Let's hope it is not. I don't want any surgery!

My daughter had fun yesterday playing with her cousin, Colin. They chased each other for about an hour straight. Now she is sleeping in and seems content to stay in bed despite the fact that it is almost 10 a.m. Everyone was loving on her. Her new haircut (a pageboy hair cut) was adored by all.

I am worried about my health. I'm trying to lose some weight. Having a gall bladder problem would make the whole thing more difficult, I think. I have to trust in the Lord because my very breath is in his hands. "the God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways" (Daniel 5:23 NKJV)

That's so sweet. My mother-in-law just called to see how I am feeling. She wants me to go to the doctor tomorrow, even if I have to see the doctor on call. I might go if I feel ill again.

Right now I feel pretty normal. Just hungry. But I am being cautious and just ate some dry toast and had a cup of tea.

One thing I am disappointed about is that I am having to drop out of a Parent Education class because of my inability to attend for the past month. I have been ill so much and have missed 4 classes in a row. The teacher was very understanding but I finally told her to drop me from the roster because I think I'm seriously ill.

I want more than anything to improve my health, lose weight, get strong, and have a great time over the next few years. I guess it is important to get medical treatment. But I would like to be able to just get better on my own by eating healthy and getting exercise. Time will tell what it is going to be: medical misery or healthy improvement.