Night before last Lea and I went to bed feeling slightly under the weather, had a fitful night. By the morning we were both feeling rough and add headaches for both of us
Then the diarrhoea & vomiting started.
We are both somewhat better today 24 to 36 hours later. Lea much improved. I am improved too but yesterday was unbelievable. The worst fatigue I have had at any time. Crushing; It was difficult even to lie in bed, difficult to collapse on the sofa with a quilt over me
I had to get up early today to meet a roofer who’s going to do some repairs, the effort to raise my leg into my trousers was too much. I had to use a hand - which is tough when only one of them cuz then I couldn’t hold the trousers.
I’m now sitting at the kitchen table trying to catch up with what I missed on here but with a very little energy at least it’s easier than trying to move
I’m not sure what conclusions to draw from this yet - it’s the first time I’ve been ill since the stroke and it was very remarkable how hard it was/is enduring being ill - a whole foundational level of resilience was missing
I suspected the stroke would have some lingering effects that would only be revealed when I was tested and this test has shown I had underestimated the effects thank goodness it was mainly a 24-hour bug but I think it’s going to be 48 or 72 before I’m back to my new slow normal
@SimonInEdinburgh hope you’re feeling better now! There is something going round at the moment and luckily it sounds you’ve got the lesser version as my wife is still ill
Sounds grim, hope you are feeling a little better now. Effects of stroke definitely raise their ugly head when another illness strikes. We dont bounce back like we used to.
Hope you’re both feeling much better soon. Many people report feeling worse when they get a bug after a stroke. Keep yourself as hydrated as you can & rest up till you feel loads bette4. The fatigue may well linger when your other symptoms have gone x
I’m just about to take him out some juice as he’s spent several hours in the garden.
He just can sit around, he has to be doing something
But at least food is staying down, which is more information than you need🙈
Very happy to report that we are both feeling much better today .
Lea was well enough to go into the pottery yesterday and make more of her buttons I’ll ask her to post a picture
I felt well enough yesterday to work in the garden although I did have an comfortable tummy that appears to have normalised today
Everyone for good wishes
It was remarkable how the bug and stroke symptoms combined to make me feel really awful. I noticed that my arm is suffering more spasticity today than normal and it was yesterday so I think there are some lingering elements still to fully ebb away
Ciao
Simon
Hope to see folk at the zoom cafe this afternoon
Lea appears to be completely back to normal & I’m mostly getting there but it was grim. What I’m experiencing now is mostly extra awareness of strokey symptoms such as spasticity.
I’m sorry to hear you we’re both so ill @SimonInEdinburgh and @BakersBunny It floors you for many days after regardless of stroke…bit like me with covid before Christmas. And thank goodness it was nothing more, that bug has been going around for a while now, as they do So glad to see you back onboard
Hi Simon
Recently had the shingles vaccine and have been knocked for 6.
Exhausted for 3 weeks, so understand how you are feeling.
Hopefully you get better soon
Lots of love
Carol
I saw this was 7 days ago, so hope you are back to your normal or feeling a lot better.
As a matter of interest did you take a Covid test as the symptoms you detailed, could be that.
Difficulty now a days is that norovirus, influenza, bug and Covid all have similar symptoms.
The only henefit ( if you can call it that) is there isca test for Covid.
We are both fully back to our new normals thank you very much for your concern.
I was aware that covid sometimes manifests with stomach disturbance but neither of us had any of the other indications no flu like symptoms, no respiratory effects and lea recovered in 24 hours to her normal bouncy simlie self
I was much slower to recover and suffered more in the interim but was ok after 72 hours.
We do you have some tests on the bookshelf & take them when indicated
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