Hurting.........

I'm hurting.

I'm ticked, both at myself & at the restaurant. Worse, I feel dumb, because I wasn't vigilant enough & now I'm paying the price for it.

I had dinner tonight with a good friend, here from Mexico City for the weekend. I chose the venue; I felt it was 'safe'. I'd eaten here 2-3 times in the past year & had done ok. They had a gluten free menu.

My gluten free Mediterranean platter came with a serving of tabooleh & I didn't recognize it. About midway thru eating it, it dawned on me it might be wheat and I stopped eating immediately. Too late, I'm afraid. My gut is now cramping. Worse, my right ankle and knee have started to flare.

I made it clear I was ordering from the gluten free menu. I told her I have celiac disease. I reminded her when she served me I wanted the blue corn tortillas & not the pita. Then she served me tabooleh.

And I put the stuff in my mouth and swallowed. I was complicit in my own poisoning! Why the fuck was I not my wary and observant?!? I'm paying for it now.

It's gonna be a long day tomorrow. And I have a long night in front of me, I'm afraid.

Conscious.....

I finally fell asleep about 2 last night.

After unwittingly eating Tabooleh, my gut rebelled last night & this morning I'm sore. My right ankle is still sore as well, but to my relief, it's not swollen or hot to the touch.

I'm majorly annoyed, both at myself and where I went to eat.