to not go on holiday with the dh and kids at 3am in the morning.

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I had a tooth infection so had to have an extraction on Wednesday. Then the infection got worse so I'm now on 2 different lots of powerful anti-biotics plus ibuprofen plus paracetamol.

I feel awful - my face is swollen, one of the side effects of the drug is to make me feel nauseous. I am exhausted. I run the ship here from 10 o clock sunday night till 6 o clock friday night single handedly with no help from work-away dh with the 3 kids. I feel that this has a huge bearing on my feeing so ill now.

I don't know what to do. I honestly cannot bear the thought of the trip to the airport, the flight, the travelling blah blah blah.

To make matters worse dh is being a fucking miserable bastard because he has to pack the kids stuff (that I washed and ironed). I'm probably gonna be ill abroad and he'll be miserable coz I'm ill, like i'm doing it on purpose.

If I dont go it will be about £400 wasted (the cost of my flight). The accommodation price will stay the same.

Am I being a selfish bitch. I just think it's about time I put myself first. I dunno

I think you are right and that you should go fr the children. If they are used to you being there, they will find it odd being without you on a family holiday, plus if your DH is unused to looking after them on his own, it might be a struggle and not as enjoyable for the children.

Two important things though!!!!
Firstly, make sure you have health cover on your travel insurance and that you take all info with you in case you need to see a Dr there. Also, if you think your ab's havent kicked in yet and they should have then maybe you need stronger ones now. Call your out of hours GP tonight and make sure you have everything you will need to get you better quicker tonight.

Second thing - tell your DH now that you have been seriously considering not going as you feel that bad. Say that you will come along but you really need to rest and recover so he must step in and be chief looker afterer of the kids AND you until you feel a little better.
If he moans and gets stroppy and doesnt want to muck in, then I'd not go tbh. You'll only end up doing everything and coming home iller than when you left.

Hope you feel better very soon.

you will feel much better after the anti biotics have kicked in. take lots of good strength painkillers, NO asprin products tho, i was told.

I had crap weather forecast for when i went to spain, ( few weeks ago) storms etc, but never got them. The sun wasn't shining, but the warmth and pleasant feeling of being in it did me good.

Dh will have to muck in, and let you rest, but i am sure you will feel betterbeing there than freezing here!!!

hope you have a great time.