Being taken care of when sick

Is there anything better than getting to go home to your mom's house and get taken care of when you're feeling sick?

At the beginning of February I was having some weird stomach pains that I was writing off as a stomach bug. So many people around me were having the stomach flu I thought maybe I was having some weird form of it minus all the bathroom issues, vomiting, & fever. I was feeling lots of pain in between my ribs and feeling crazy bloated. After about 8 days of continuously feeling badly and after talking to a few friends I went to the urgent care center after experiencing stabbing pains in my stomach. Josh came home from work to watch the kids and I went up to the doc. Since urgent care centers aren't equipped with much equipment they sent me over to the hospital. I don't even have a family doctor here after 2 years becasue I never ever get sick or feel sick enough for the doctor. Going to the ER was like a huge anxiety situation for me. All I could think about was the costly bill they are going to give me to tell me I just have a virus or heartburn. Long story short I still don't know exactly what is wrong with me. At the hospital they ruled out gallstones and insinuated its possibly an ulcer. They sent me home with a prescription for an acid blocker and a referral to see a GI doctor who didn't have an opening until mid March. Super discouraging. I ended up going to see a family doctor to see if they could help at all in the mean time. Leaving the hospital while still in major pain was not a great feeling. The doctor the next day ruled out a bacteria and doubled my medicine intake and told me to eat no fats, caffeine, spicy foods, or alcohol. Take the fun out of life why don't ya!!

Whatever is going on with my stomach left me feeling really tired, bloated, and all I wanted to do was to lay down on the couch. Josh was so incredibly sweet and would bring me soup and let me lay down and take over with the kids on weekends and when he was home in the evenings. I am typically on my game with cleaning and laundry and dinner and he didn't even mention or notice that I was majorly slacking in all of those departments. I guiltily allowed the kids to watch more Dora the Explorer, Peppa Pig, and Super Why than ever before and they were getting restless as well. After feeling crummy for another week we packed up our things and drove down to Oklahoma to stay with my mom. I had this trip planned for a while to go down and stay at my moms house along with plans to drive to Duncan to stay with Katie and go out to dinner with friends and a whole full schedule. Unfortunately, I cancelled all the extra stuff and parked myself at my moms house. It's so relaxing to have my mom around. I didn't have to worry about cooking or cleaning or laundry. She helped me with the kids and would tell me to relax after dinner and to not worry about cleaning up the dishes. The kids had such a great time getting to be in a different environment than being quarantined at the house. It was just really nice to be taken care of and have extra help with the kids all day every day for almost a week. Fortunately I am feeling better with the medicine I am on most of the time, but am still waiting to see the GI doc for more answers. Could be an ulcer, could be my gallbladder, could be something else, who knows! I am just really thankful for an amazing husband who takes great care of me while I am feeling bad and who is understanding when the kids and I decide to leave town to go to OK for 5 days. I am also thankful for a mom who makes a house I never lived in before feel like home. It was mentally refreshing to go home and be with family and get taken care of for a week. Last, I am also thankful to all who have been checking in on me to ask how I am feeling. I feel super loved =).