Monday, 19 May
As always I started my day getting up at 5am to nebulise until 5:30. Then I start to get ready for the day and leave the house at 6:30 to go to my work. I am now a teacher at Die Hoërskool Langenhoven. It is a high school with only students of an African culture. It has its challenges, but boy, do I LOVE my job!
At school I heated some chicken which we had 2 nights ago. I didn't heat it well enough but was to lazy to go back and reheat it.
During the day I felt fine. But later, at home, at about 15:00 I started to get cramps. I instantly thought it was the chicken and silently cursed myself for being so lazy.
I still went to netball practice at 18:00 and when I arrived home, I skyped with my brother from 19:45. While I was doing that, I was holding a hot water bottle over my tummy and intestinal area. The cramps were so bad and at 21:00 I decided to give up and sleep.
My mum was quite angry and said: I am NOT taking you to the hospital! (all in good humour, though. But I do get her point as we have been through something like this once before).
Unfortunately the pain was too bad and at 00:15 (Tuesday, 20 May) I woke up in tears. I went to my parents bedroom, offering to take myself to the hospital. And I just have to point out the humour: my dad grunting and saying: "Don't be silly! Your mom will take you." Haha Dad, easy to say that, ey!
Shame, so here Mom and I went to the emergency room. By now I was crying so bad. I didn't care what others thought. I was like, screw this! While waiting for the doctor, the nurse gave me heavy pain medication and by the time the doctor arrived I was weak, but okay. She did send me to Xrays where they only picked up a little fault: it looked as if there was a tiny almost-obstruction where food was stuck to the sides of my intestine. The doctor told me to drink Colo-Prep.... blegh! And then hope for the best.
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