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(Message started by: Gator on Feb 4^th, 2005, 5:33am)

Title: As the Stomach Churns
Post by Gator on Feb 4^th, 2005, 5:33am

We check in with our hero at 4 friggin 30 in the damned morning to find him still awake and sporting several puke stains on his shirt. It appears his wife is sick and tossing her cookies. [smiley=hurl.gif] As if that weren't bad enough, little Sahara, his grand daughter, is spending the night and is also doing the old technicolor yawn. [smiley=hurl.gif] Gator, having finally gotten them both to sleep, now finds that he cannot sleep. [as if there were anything unusual about that - friggin insomnia] We leave our tired, but wide awake hero as he sits at the computer catching up on the happenings at his favorite website www.clusterheadaches.com. http://headachesupportgroups.com/echat45/putersmilie.gif

Stay tuned for our next episode when Gator will ask the question: How much wood WOULD a woodchuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood? [smiley=huh.gif]

Kill me. Kill me now! http://headachesupportgroups.com/echat45/help.gif

Title: Re: As the Stomach Churns
Post by don on Feb 4^th, 2005, 6:40am

Dont use "Chuck" and "wood" in the same sentence.

Title: Re: As the Stomach Churns
Post by taraann on Feb 4^th, 2005, 10:52am

Ok now THAT was funny Don.

Hey Mike, In our younger, crazier years, after a long night of partying, including many many hot damn shots. Sam and I went to sleep on my friends floor with one cheesy blanket. After hogging the blanket from Sam, his feet were freezing (poor guy ;) ) So I helped him out, he awoke to me puking on his feet. Warmed his feet up real fast! [smiley=hurl.gif] YUCK

Hope your wife and granddaughter have only a 24 hr bug!

Title: Re: As the Stomach Churns
Post by nani on Feb 4^th, 2005, 11:23am

Hope they feel better soon, Mike. I hope YOU get some sleep, too. [smiley=hug.gif]

Title: Re: As the Stomach Churns
Post by cat14 on Feb 4^th, 2005, 12:05pm

Hope you catch some ZZZZZZ's real soon, but I gotta say I am glad I am not at your house!

Good Luck and hope everyone gets better real soon!

Title: Re: As the Stomach Churns
Post by Gator on Feb 4^th, 2005, 1:56pm

on 02/04/05 at 06:40:44, don wrote:

Dont use "Chuck" and "wood" in the same sentence.

ROFLMAO!!! Thanks, I needed that. Where do I send the bill for the new keyboard? "Strawberry Breeze" juice through the nose burns just a tad. Maybe it will keep the clusters at bey for an hour or so.

Still haven't slept yet. The wife is asleep and I just put the little princess down for her afternoon nap. I think I'll try to get a few minutes rest before round three.

Note to self: Keep an eye on Tara at DalCon and wear washable shoes.

Title: Re: As the Stomach Churns
Post by Gator on Feb 5^th, 2005, 3:15am

Well as I enter Day 5 of this interminable bout of insomnia, I am sorry to report that Strawberry Breeze has no preventative effect on CH. The two in my charge are slowly recovering from their bug or whatever and I have gone 24 hours without cleaning up or wearing puke as a part of my attire.

How long can a person go without sleep before going insane? Don't bother staying tuned. I was crazy going into this.

Title: Re: As the Stomach Churns
Post by Charlie on Feb 5^th, 2005, 5:31am

Hope some shuteye is in your playbook soon.

At my age, it's easy to conk out, harder to wake up. I can only imagine what kind of monster I'll be if this beast returns......Shudder.

Oops. We are talking about you.......

Here's hoping you can give sleep a chance.

Charlie

Title: Re: As the Stomach Churns
Post by cathy on Feb 5^th, 2005, 10:20am

Gator hope things get back to normal soon, thanks for the tip on Strawberry breeze I won't bother getting Wes any then lol ;;D

Cathy

Title: Re: As the Stomach Churns
Post by Pegase on Feb 5^th, 2005, 11:30am

I'm with you Gator... Hang tuff [smiley=hug.gif]

Title: Re: As the Stomach Churns
Post by Margi on Feb 6^th, 2005, 1:55pm

Hey, Mike - have you ever tried Dramamine or Benadryl? Both cause sleep as a side effect and don't let you get into REM sleep, which is when your seratonin levels drop (which is why you get hit) ...
My Mike swears by Gravol (same as Dramamine in the states) - it will get him through the night when nothing else can.

Worth a shot. Hope your girls are feeling better.

Title: Re: As the Stomach Churns
Post by Gator on Feb 6^th, 2005, 6:39pm

I finally crashed on Saturday morning about 5:30. Unfortunately, little Sahara was still feeling sick and was standing outside the bedroom door crying PAWpaw, PAWpaw, PAWpaw. She would not be held or comforted by anyone else, thus after a sweet 4 hours my nap ended. Despite my best efforts at keeping her hydrated, she ended up in the ER with a 102 degree fever and dehydration Saturday night. She's doing better now. Jane is still sick & going at both ends as it were. I don't usually get sick, but I think the lack of sleep compromised my immune system, so now Jane and I are taking turns in the bathroom.

As if that weren't bad enough, Zack, my 16 y/o is now sick. He was performing the role of Honza in his high school's production of "I Never Saw Another Butterfly," a play about the Holocaust. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights went fantastic. Today during the last performance, he threw up on stage. The play was stopped to clean up the mess, and as they say, "The show must go on." He's a trooper. A very sick trooper.

So now between bouts of the jolly trots and praying to the porcelain god, I am STILL caring for sick people. I just hope John, my 18y/o don't get sick. He rarely does, but when he does - O M G!!! Lucky for him and me, he's working two jobs, going to church and hanging with friends most of the time. Maybe. Just maybe.

Title: Re: As the Stomach Churns
Post by broomhilda on Feb 6^th, 2005, 6:43pm

Ohhh Mike yukkkkkkkkkkkk, so sorry its ravaging your house, these bugs are nasty...hope Sahara feels better and the actor of the house, poor guy, and you and your wife....

Thinking of you and feel better hugs on over, stay under quarantine!!! :D

Title: Re: As the Stomach Churns
Post by Grandma_Sweet_Boy on Feb 6^th, 2005, 6:52pm

Oh Mike - you sure have your hands full. I hope whatever this is leaves your house soon.

Take cae - all you can do is your best, at this point.

Carol

Title: Re: As the Stomach Churns
Post by MOMO3 on Feb 6^th, 2005, 7:30pm

I feel your pain. My family had this last week, it lasted in our house for 8 days!!! Thought I was gonna go crazy cleaning up after 3 sick kids then getting it myself. Finally left the house as quickly as it came on.

Hope you are feeling better soon. Sending non-sickie vibes.

Michelle

Title: Re: As the Stomach Churns
Post by Gator on Feb 8^th, 2005, 10:09am

THAR SHE BLOWS!!! Well, hell. The last of our brood woke up blowing chunks this morning. Poor kid. I'm not feeling real whoopteedoo this morning either, though that could partially be due to lack of sleep.

Thanks for all the well wishes. I'm gonna need them. Looks like this thing is the gift that keeps on giving. God help me!

Title: Re: As the Stomach Churns
Post by nani on Feb 8^th, 2005, 10:13am

:-/ [smiley=hug.gif]

That's some rotten luck, Mike...
Hope you ALL feel better really soon! love, nani

Title: Re: As the Stomach Churns
Post by taraann on Feb 8^th, 2005, 2:35pm

Oh wow Mike. Hope this "gift" goes away soon!