Holy Allergic Reaction, Batman!
October 24, 2008
Yesterday, I decided it would be a really awesome idea to take some Advil for the cramping in my back about six hours after I took some aspirin for the same cramping. It was decidedly not an awesome idea.
I felt okay at first. Then I started sweating. Then my ears started ringing and my eyes teared up. Then my stomach clenched and I probably would have thrown up if I didn’t have the super ability to hold it in except in the most dire of circumstances. So I stood up with the intention of telling my boss I had to leave. In fact, I’m pretty sure I tried to say, “I have to go home now.” What came out was something more like this: “…I …. halfve to goholmes … neow.”
According to my boss, I was white as a sheet. She thought I was going to lose it on the carpet, or faint, or both, and she very quickly escorted me outside. I think I tried to make a joke, but failed; my tongue wasn’t working the way it was supposed to. I know I forgot my glasses at my desk.
Seth drove me home. It wasn’t pretty. But I survived! And I rested for the rest of the day and got to work making Christmas presents. And then I thought I should share with you just exactly how gross I felt yesterday. Aren’t you glad you read my blog?
I’m okay now, by the way. A little smarter about mixing aspirin and Advil, but better. Woot!
Entry Filed under: Me in Real Life. Tags: advil, aspirin, sick.
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Roy | October 24, 2008 at 11:14 am
That was s scary story.. I’m glad you’re feeling better now.
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Christine | October 24, 2008 at 12:09 pm
I’ll say!
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ryan | October 24, 2008 at 2:25 pm
well silly, don’t do that!
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Christine | October 24, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Yes ma’am!
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kate | October 27, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Were you allergic to the Advil, which is weird because it is just Ibuprofen.
Or was it a combination of the advil and the aspirin? In which case, it was not an allergic reaction, but I didn’t think that those two medications would interact poorly.
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Christine | October 27, 2008 at 4:18 pm
I’m going to guess it was the combination of the two. But “Holy Allergic Reaction, Batman” sounded much better than “Holy Weird Drug Combination Reaction, Batman.” You know?