Today, I woke up at sea, sailing across the Mediterranean.
I didn't feel well when I woke up this morning and didn't bother going down for breakfast. By 10 am, I was feeling very unwell. I was dehydrated and feeling a bit dizzy, so I decided I had better go and see the ships, Doctor. I made my way down to the hospital on deck 0 and waited to see the Doctor. A beautiful nurse took all my details, and after about 20 minutes, I was led to see a Doctor. Both the nurse and the Doctor spoke excellent English. After asking me about my medical history, checking my blood pressure temperature and doing a physical examination of me, they took me into a treatment room. I was laid on a hospital bed, and after a few attempts at finding a vein, the nurse connected an intravenous drip into my left hand. I was told it was an electrolyte mixture to rehydrate my body. Whatever the mixture was, it worked quickly and within minutes, my mouth felt less dry, and I felt a little bit better. After an hour, the nurse removed the empty drip, and the Doctor told me I could leave but that I was not to take in any alcohol, fruit juice, milk, cream, dairy products or basically any food that tasted good.
I spent most of the day taking in water to rehydrate, walking around the ship, watching people or sleeping in my cabin.
Video of the main atrium on the Costa Diadema.
This evening, I went to dinner with Gail, but I could only eat a plain spaghetti bolognese. When we left, we went to listen to one of the bands in the Teadora lounge, but I could only drink a peach tea. I went to my cabin early and went to bed.