A More Exciting Than Usual Barn Day

I haven't written here awhile, but I have a good excuse - I'm sick as can be.  I'm still waiting back to hear exactly what I'm sick with, but the doctors think that it could be mono.  Sigh.

This all started on Saturday.  I went out to ride Jaina and had a really great ride, especially with her lope.  She's a good loper once she gets started, but the transitions are ugly.  We had two decent transitions going left and right and I kept her loping for awhile.  We rode for about 45 minutes or so, and then we walked around the ranch.  I snapped a picture while riding her:

 

Afterward, I was going to hose her off because she was pretty hot and it was an 80 degree day.  As I was walking her to the wash rack, I all of a sudden felt like I was going to pass out.  I started seeing stars and black, and got really nauseous.  I had to tie her up to a random fence and I stumbled over to where the barn manager was sitting and I sat there and drank a 20oz of water and enjoyed the shade.  I ended up putting Jaina away and trying to drive home, but only made it a few blocks to a Chevron gas station before having to call my boyfriend Luke to have him pick me up.  

I figured I was dehydrated, so we sat there awhile and I drank a Gatorade.  It seemed to help a bit, and I was able to drive home okay.  Ever since then though (for the last 6 days) I've been getting sicker and sicker. I can't stand up without feeling like I'm going to pass out, I can't eat anything without getting nauseous.  I have a sore throat, I'm weak all over, my nose and sinuses are stuffed up.  I feel general malaise and I'm super exhausted.  Poor Jaina, I haven't been able to see her since Saturday and it's making me sad.

Jaina is moving to her new home next weekend and I wanted to get some good quality time with her in before then.  I'm getting nervous about moving her, worried that I might not be making the right choice.  But I know that I need more motivation to get out to the ranch and being at a stable where people actually are active with their horses is a good choice for me.

Anyway, here's to hoping that I'll be okay by this weekend so I can spend some time with her.