Home sweet home! I finally got home at 4:00 this morning. This trip had a couple more adventures in store for me. I need to remember to be careful what I ask for as I wanted an adventure.
My flight out of Miami finally departed into the air at 11:00. They had some complications with fueling that took a bit to sort out. The good news on that flight was that the flight was only about 50% full which meant we had plenty of room for carry ons and most rows did not have anyone in the middle seat.
We landed and I got to the place to meet the shuttle bus to take me to the parking lot. It took a bit for it to show up so I got to my car at 2:00. There is road construction going on just outside the airport and it took me two tries to get through it and on the correct road home. Thank heavens for GPS.
I stopped at the McDonald’s on the Turnpike at Lawrence and got two iced teas. I needed the caffeine in them to keep me awake for the trip home.
Just outside Topeka the low tire pressure light came on. I wasn’t sure what to do as there aren’t a lot of fix it places open at 3:00 am. I kept driving and about 20 miles down the road, the light went back off. When I am up to it, I will take the car to Dieker’s and have them sort it out. It is due for an oil change anyways.
Walked in my door at 4:00 this morning. It sure felt good to be home. I took a hot bath and went to bed. I hadn’t slept well the last night in Costa Rica and was running on low.
I finally fell asleep around 5:15 and at 6:00 I woke up feeling sick. I had the worst case of acid reflux I have ever had. It felt like I was having a heart attack it hurt so bad. I attempted to vomit but all that came up was sticky acid stuff. I looked it up on line and it said to try some baking soda in hot water. I drank that and about 10 minutes later the pain got better so I knew it wasn’t a heart attack.
I couldn’t lay down so I sat in my recliner and attempted to sleep but didn’t have much luck. Kathy got up and we talked for a bit and about 9:00 I told her I needed to go to urgent care. The pain was still there, although not as intense as it had been, and it was not going away. I didn’t trust myself to drive myself to town as I am going on almost 48 hours with little sleep.
We both got dressed and she took me to town. The clinic was empty so I got right back. The nurse practitioner that saw me didn’t touch me or comment about the fact that my blood pressure was 188/98. She said she would send a prescription to Walmart and it might help if I got some antacids. If things aren’t better by Friday, I am to call my doctor.
We went to Walmart and I picked up my prescription. I also picked up some ginger tea and some antacids and Kathy got a few things she needed and we came home.
I don’t understand how Good RX works. The prescription was going to be $65 with my prescription insurance but with Good RX it was only $15. How come it works that way? I don’t pay for Good RX but most times that is what I end up using because it is much cheaper than what my insurance that I pay for covers.
I am working on doing laundry and getting unpacked but it is going slowly. I had a cup of tea that I added some Manuka honey too and am feeling better. I tried to rest in my chair this afternoon and got a bit of sleep but not near enough yet. I’ll try to stay up now until early evening and then go to bed and hopefully pass out and sleep the clock around.
I haven’t eaten anything today. I decided a day of fasting would be good for me. I think what caused all this is the iced tea that I drank yesterday after not having any for a week. I ate lunch/dinner at the Miami airport sometime yesterday early afternoon and I hadn’t eaten since. I was fed all this organic, wonderful goodness while in Costa Rica and the commercialized American food along with the iced tea hit my stomach the wrong way.
I will be very careful about what I eat tomorrow and trust that the worst of this is behind me. My throat is sore from all the acid and is reminding me to be careful of what I eat and drink. I also have a cough from the burning of the acid that is annoying me.
I have had enough adventure to last me a long time after today. I am welcoming my quiet, boring life with open arms and ready to step back into it.
My real estate property manager let me know that one of the properties needs a new garage door installed. The tenants moved out and evidently had backed into the old one and it is damaged beyond repair. I have seriously been thinking about selling that property and this might make me do it. This particular house has required lots of investment put into it and I’ve just about run out of patience with it.
I am to go to town tomorrow for exercise but unless I am feeling much better by morning may cancel. I don’t have enough energy to exercise right now. Trusting I will get a good night’s sleep and will feel more human tomorrow and will be able to go.
No plans for the rest of the week but recovery. It is going to take me another day or two to get all the way home. I am looking forward to some quiet days at home and things slowing down.
Still very grateful I went on this trip and had such an unexpected adventure. It made me appreciate my quiet life I normally live.
Grateful Kathy drove me to town, grateful to be feeling better this afternoon and grateful to have gotten home safely.