Wednesday night was awful! I was fine when I got to work in the afternoon but by the time I was done with my first Med pass I was feeling very hot, had a headache in the center of my forehead and right side of my head and I sat down to chart. Was nearly done charting when I started to feel nauseous. I decided I needed to eat. I text my co worker saying I had a headache and felt nauseous and was going to eat.
I spent my lunch half hour sitting in front of my food, sipping a coke and ate a few pretzels. But mostly with my head in my hands and my ice pack on my forehead. I couldn’t eat my lunch. I actually used the bathroom near the break room which I never do because it’s not the cleanest place.
I clocked back in to work and still felt awful. I started my second round of Med pass and got a couple of people done before I hit the bathroom and vomited three times. I washed my hands and went back to my work area. I felt better and the headache lessened for about 10 minutes. Then it came back. I managed to finished my first part of my Med pass before returning to the bathroom. I came out of the bathroom and met up with the co worker that I text earlier. She said I looked white as a sheet. I weakly joked that I felt green.
Finally while I was waiting for my last patient in that hall to come out of the bathroom I sat down and finally told my supervisor I had to go home. I gave her my report sheet and left.
I sat in the parking lot for a few minutes and left with the air running full blast on my face to stave off how hot I felt and nausea. I drove slowly but had to pull over in a parking lot probably 3000 feet from my job to purge my stomach again. I managed to make it home after that.
Hubby put me to bed immediately. I sipped a sprite before managing to go to sleep.
If I had to guess what caused this I would say I’m not sure but I have a few ideas.
- Reaction from the flu shot I got on Tuesday. (Never have had a reaction before, however.)
- The three land o lakes cheese cheese rectangles I had on the way to work.
- Those candy pumpkins I ate at the beginning of shift.
- The constant change in temperature at work from room to room and area to area
- Viral Gastroenteritis
The next day my stomach was fragile, but no more vomiting so I went to work. I learned later that another one of my co-workers was sick and another one was throwing up the same night I went home early.
