Important Things I've learned (and relearned)

1. When you reheat food make sure it is hot enough to kill any bacteria lurking there. This would have saved me 12 hours of vomiting and 36 of recovery.

2. You can keep vomiting long after there's nothing left in your stomach

3. When they tell you to only sip water, not gulp it, it doesn't matter. If you are really thirsty and dehydrated, drink! The difference is only the time it will take to come back, not the indubitable fact that it will! Sipping for 4 hours will still be wasted in one watery gush.

4. When your body says "sleep", give in. Sooner or later you will have to.

I know I shouldn't look unkindly on the thai noodles still sitting in my fridge. It wasn't their fault that I failed to press one more button on the microwave. They don't deserve my suspicious glances as I reach for my bottle of Gatorade. But I still suspect that they will end their lives in the trash rather than in my belly. I hope that Thai noodles don't now join hot dogs on my no-go list, guaranteed to bring on nausea and awful memories with just the smell. That would be a shame as I really like them. Time will tell.

After about 30 hours of sleep and 10 hours of blurry wobbly semi-consciousness, I'm now mostly vertical and able to hold down Gatorade and dry crackers. I'm even starting to crave my fav iced coffee drink so I must be getting better. It's a great excuse to take it easy and have a nanna nap after lunch. I'd like to think I've lost several kgs, but I don't think that's the case. Oh well, better see what's on TV so I can watch something mindless and relax!