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13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
So I was working in the emergency room last night.
I had two patients who I was taking care of. One was 18 months old and the other was 14 years old. Both came in with what looked like the same virus.
Vomiting, diarrhea for 1-2 days.
So I was busy taking care of them when I started to get a belly ache. And pretty soon I was folded over in the nursing station holding my head and my stomach.
There has been this terribly fierce gastroenteritis virus running around lately. We don't know precisely what virus it is because there's no point in identifying the infectious agent if it doesn't affect your management of the patient, but it seems to be a very aggressive virus. Kids have been coming in sooner after the onset of the illness and they're much sicker than they usually are with a gastroenteritis.
And now I can explain in grisly, personal detail exactly how it is that way.
Over night I didn't sleep at all. Nothing would touch it, not ginger, not benadryl, not tylenol, nothing. I had to call in sick this morning and I've NEVER done that before.
So I took myself down to the emergency room at Beth Israel, stumbled in, and said "I'm going to pass out in a second, so could someone please take me to a stretcher?" Within 15 minutes they had an IV line in me and I was getting fluids and an infusion of an anti-nausea drug.
I'll take horrible intractible pain over horrible intractible nausea any day of the week.
At least I'm feeling a lot better. Many of these kids feel this way for days.
-Mike
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Location: Wales
That sounds horrible. Feel well soon hun
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Location: Portland Oregon USA
All my sympathy Doc. I hope you get better real soon Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
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4,525 posts
Location: Telford, Shrops, United Kingdom
big hugs doc, get well soon. I remember when I had food poisoning for 3-4 days, I was home alone and i had a 5 month old labrador puppy to look after! I couldn't move, I was sick and had diarrhea constantly. It was hideous. I really hope all those guys and dolls get well soon. Sending lots of love and light Hoppers are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
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Location: England
Yikes sounds really nasty, best of luck on a speedy recovery man
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Location: bristol, Australia
theres nothing worse than D&V, hope you feel better soon!
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Location: Edinburgh
A whole thread to collect sympathy? Must have been awful.
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HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
It sucked! And it's over.
I'm so happy.
-Mike
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A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Carpal \'Tunnel
5,814 posts
Location: Perth, Australia
Personal health can be very relative and you get windows into alot of pain.
Nausea is the absolute pits. Glad you are back on deck and at least made it to emergency to get help
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I have been exactley the same considerd going to the hospital today as havny kept water down in 24 hours :/
Mumma Hen
6,391 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
ohhhh man the poos and spews suck.
I was as sick as a dog with it when I was pregnant, and ended up in the hotibubble also. There is nothing as bad as having your tummy rolling.
Hope your feeling super much better doc.
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667 posts
Location: Cannock, staffordshire, United Kingdom
my sons seem to get gastric flu (gastroenteritus) about twice a year because it bounces about the uk in winter
think theres a similar virus going round uk at the minute with symptons similar to menengitis as my son was ill one night but not to bad but then i got it and i was so bad my bf called nhs direct (uks out of hours medical advice number 24 hours a day help) and they sent a paramedic in a car and a ambulance out and they had me on a drip for 3 hours after that i felt ok and was sent home
next day my bf got it
i sympathise with ya its awful
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Carpal \'Tunnel
4,172 posts
Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
Its virus heaven down here in Hastings atm..
First I get vomiting and reeeally painful tummy, then as soon as that cleared I get a sore throat - which later turns out to be tonsilitis, which turns into a biznitching cough...urgh.
Nearly better though!
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