IV Fluids are my Friend!

Who knew that getting hooked up to an IV in your own living room would make you feel so much better? That's right, folks, after being hit with a very unpleasant virus on Wednesday evening, I wasn't keeping anything down. I wasn't sleeping. I was puking up my guts and sick on both ends. Bad News Bears, friends. Real bad.

So my best friend showed up at my house last night with IV tubing, needles, and 4 bags of lactated ringers (a solution containing sodium chloride, potassium, calcium and electrolytes...all fluids your body naturally produces when you are healthy). You got it...before I knew it, I was stuck with an IV inserted, and the drip bags were hung from my curtain rods. An hour and a half and 1000 CCs of of fluids later, I was able to get up off the couch without feeling dizzy or sick. It was amazing.

I slept through the night, with some fever, but still woke up feeling more rested. And today I was able to shower and wash my hair which made me feel a lot better too. Gosh!

Apparently on Thursday, 15 kids were sent home by the school nurse by lunchtime. So I guess it's going through my school. Hopefully after this weekend I'll be back to normal!