I started experiencing discomfort on Sunday. This was a feeling that I am not unfamiliar with. I have had discomfort and pain in the past, usually as a direct result of eating something that has caused my diverticulosis to act up. By midnight Sunday the discomfort had turned to pain. On a scale of 1-10 I would have rated it as a six. The pain came and went through the day Monday and Tuesday. Knowing that I had to take my son to Children's Hospital on Wednesday, I decided to wait until we returned to do anything. I had no other symptoms besides pain and nausea that came and went. I talked with my wife about it on Wednesday and explained that if I had any blood in my feces, a fever, diarrhea or vomiting, I would have visited the ER on Sunday. Lacking any other symptoms, I decided to wait until Thursday. If I would have continued to have pain, I would have visited the hospital. On our way home from Children's Hospital Wednesday, we stopped at a nice restaurant. They had a great buffet loaded with things that I normally would avoid due to Diverticulosis. I thought, "Hell, I already feel bad and things aren't right in my gut" so ...I ate a variety of foods which were bad for me. The pain late Wednesday rose to an eight. I decided that I would have to do something Thursday. Around 11:00PM Wednesday, I started to feel much better. I still had pain but, it subsided considerably. Thursday and today, the pain continued to ease. I feel as though I am at 80% of my normal functioning level.
For the last three days, my youngest son has been complaining that his stomach hurt. He had a loss of apatite. As I was typing this entry, my wife called for me and I spent the next hour cleaning vomit. My son got very sick. My wife tells me that children have been going home early from the school that she works at. They have had the same symptoms.
This sucks!

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Unless this year's campus budget included two light bulbs for our office, I doubt that, "We" can afford this. Sorry, you might have to wait until next year...