Aruba day after tomorrow

Oh boy

I woke up really reeling but eventually made it to the shower with Ed’s help. I decided I should at least try to take last night’s meds and do the toothbrush thing. I also ate a banana thinking it was a good choice (BRAT diet anyone?).

Well it wasn’t long before I asked for the full trash basket and when I got done there was nothing left in my stomach. This time I told Ed to call the medical clinic but there was no way I could get down there.

Leo the visiting nurse

Nice British chap. I had some pretty good (and expensive: given to me during my last hospitalization) antiemetic which I had also upchucked as I clearly waited too long to take it. He did a nice assessment and we agreed it probably wasn’t gastrointestinal but we had no idea what it was.

The biohazard crew

Before Leo left they arrived and sterilized everything. I had been concerned about the barf bucket as it had solid matter in it before I made an emesis basin out of it and I didn’t want our cabin steward to have to deal with it. No worries: this team has it under control. They changed all the linens and left the cabin in sparkling order.

I sipped a diet Coke over about 2 hrs after the antiemetic was safely on board. Then Ed returned (I insisted he go to trivia: can’t let the team down) and we ordered room service: split pea soup and English muffin for me and a salad for Ed (which he later supplemented with more from the Buffet). About an hour later it was clear I couldn’t have anymore. I got horizontal and we watched most of “Into the Woods”. We had seen the play but never the movie.

I took another pill when it was time, and went to bed to see if I could sleep. I plugged into my audio Economist and never slept but it was good for me.

Reliable Leo

Called just before 4 to see how I was doing and so we could continue to guess what is going on. I brought him up to date and said if it wasn’t better in the morning, I would go to the clinic via their wheelchair for a personal visit. Ha.

In the meantime a beautiful sunny day has turned blustery and gray. Still I love being on the sea and have no complaints.

Ed went down to supper and I stayed in with room service. Didn’t eat much but I’m concerned about getting dehydrated.

Watched some travel logs about places in the Caribbean and then the Jody Foster version of the King and I which I couldn’t believe we had never seen.

Tomorrow had better be an improvement.