is there a chance that when you were outside you were bitten by some kind of insect? the symptoms are similar to an allergy to someone's bite. At least when I was bitten by a wasp, even though I drank an allergy tablet, my wrist was swollen and buzzing for almost a day.
Definitely not an insect bite (I know what wasp and bee stings feel like). More likely an angry tendon or joint, happens occasionally for no apparent reason.
The pain was ok this night with paracetamol and ibuprofen, and I should have had a wonderful night of sleep, except for low alarms going off all the time. Confirmed with ingerpricks too (very annoying, I haven't found a way to open the pot of teststrips without hurting my wrist).
Very strange, this usually ony happens when I share a bed, and the dogs don't count. Or maybe it's my period coming up, we'll see.
We had an absolutely lovely weekend even though it didn't start well for Mark. He'd had a migraine all night and well into the morning before he came, still went to work on friday until they sent him home for looking like warmed up death. He slept for an hour at home with a double dose of medication before taking the almost 3 hour drive to my bridge. Not up to eating yet, I had the oniony meat loaf by myself while he went for a walk.
He started feeling better shortly after, thankfully, and we spent the evening talking in the garden, followed by a campfire with neighbour Tale.
And he had the rest of the meatloaf by the fire.
Good thing I had warned him about low alarms through the night, although it wasn't too bad it still needed quite a lot of crisps to stay mostly above 4.
Sturday was for getting a 'new' washing machine with Tale, very lucky we had the extra hands with Mark, and an afternoon of sightseeing until I saw him mentally close up. No wonder after the day before!
So we cut the sightseeing short, did some quick grocery shopping, and I put him in bed in the spare room for 'half an hour' of rest.
Very good decision, he emerged three hours later, feeling much better!
We cooked together, which worked very well, minced meat, lots of veggies, tomato sauce, much like something you'd eat with spaghetti but without the spaghetti. Served with grated cheese and a salad.
Went to my swimming spot while the food was stewing. He doesn't swim but we thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful place and the birds.
More sightseeing on sunday, going to the small city of Harlingen where we watched the fishing boats and the large sailing ships, and had a portion of the best 'bitterballen' I know. Very much worth the hassle with diabetes!
We both went home after that, no need for an evening meal after those bitterballen.
The first moment we both have time will be the weekend of 19 july, so hopefully I'll spend a weekend at his place then, we'll see.
On monday and tuesday I had the same food on the bridge, minus the salad and I'd forgotten to bring cheese, but I did have kimchi, which went very well with it.
On tuesday morning the daughter of my neighbour wanted to take the 8 am ferry in Harlingen, so I gave her a ride before work and had time to spare for a fun swim in the waves at the sea!