Day 6

Day 6

April 16, 3:40 pm, Vellore
India struck back today. The honeymoon is over. Not a good day at all.
Last night at dinner I had started feeling a little rumbly and used
the bathroom. I went again when we got back to the hotel and it was a
little softer. When I started to worry, though, is when it woke me up
in the middle of the night and I had to go. Very watery. Sorry if this
is too much detail, this is what we talk about here. How's your stool?
Anyway, I was feeling pretty bad when I got up to get ready this
morning and had another watery one.

I decided maybe I ought to try to knock it out quick since we were
planning on taking the bus out to mamalapuram this afternoon. So I
went and bought 10 tabs of cipro down the street for a mere Rs 40.
However, I kept feeling worse and worse when I was outside in the heat
and everything. Very nauseated. It was aweful. I didn't make it back
to the hotel before it came up. So I sat there and hurled on the side
of the road. It was awesome let me tell you.

I came back, took 500 mg of cipro and 4 mg of loperamide but I think
the cipro was really rough on my stomach. I kept it down for about an
hour then vomited again. Then again and again. I had nothing left but
kept heaving. Oh man I hate throwing up. Getting all sweaty and
feeling like you are going to die. It sucks. I'd rather have diarrhea
any day. As long as I'm by a toilet anyway. Haha.

So anyway, I've been here at the hotel sleeping and watching animal
planet an feeling awful all day. I'm starting to feel like I'm getting
better though, so hopefully... I haven't thrown up for a few hours.

Well that's the news here. Hope things are better in your neck of the
woods, wherever you are, reader.

10:00 pm
Well I'm feeling much better than I was this morning. That's not
saying much, but I'll take what I can get. I slept so much today and
know the girls are asleep and I'm not feeling very tired. I think I
can still fall asleep though.

I didn't throw up anymore today... none since like 11:30 this morning.
My stomach is still feeling somewhat more rumbly tonight though, and I
had some more diarrhea. Here's hoping it finished up quick. I ate
nothing today.

We ended up staying here in Aavana one more night instead of checking
out this afternoon and going to mamalapuram. The plan is to get
checked out of here in the morning and take a taxi out to mamalapuram
for the weekend. Neil and Jerry all ready headed over there this
afternoon, so we'll try to meet up with them there. Okay I'm going to
close for the night.