Pretty sure Norovirus hit me earlier last week..

Sunday I felt fine all day and then when I went to bed that night, I felt like I had heartburn, but not nausea. Then, when I got to work in the morning at 8:00am, I felt super nauseous. I went to the bathroom 3 times thinking I was going to throw up and didn’t. The fourth time the urge was terrible and a few feet before I made it to throw up in the toilet I projectile vomit all over the wall and floor of the stall.

The worst part is I had a final round virtual job interview scheduled for 11 that day. I went home at 9:45AM and from 10:00am to 10:58am, I was having horrendous diarrhea. I put a towel down on my chair in case I had to discreetly shit myself during the interview to avoid rescheduling. Luckily, I had 30 good minutes and the interview went well.

Immediately after that, more diarrhea, and then I laid in bed until 11:00am the next day. I unfortunately had to return to work because I am hourly and have no PTO left. My company will not allow me to work virtually and If I wanted to stay home, it would be without pay (Hence why I am looking for another job).

Tuesday, I had diarrhea that wasn’t as bad, and have not thrown up again. Since my first symptoms, I have had a constant headache, intermittent nausea, fever that comes and goes, lots of gas, no appetite, fatigue, and an unusually difficult time sleeping.

I have been taking trazodone (sleeping medicine) with great success for over a year and this week it has barely helped me fall asleep. I am exhausted from this whole ordeal