Rough Day

So Jim had his doctor's appointment yesterday. I was a bit worried about him going on his own but he assured me that if he needed me to drive him he would call me at school. I sent him a text while he was there - (his appointment was at 1:00) and found out the following information:

• His temp upon arrival was 102 (UGH!!!)
• He lost 8 pounds since Friday (NOT GOOD!)
• The docs originally thought and TOLD the nurse practitioner we met with Friday that Jim's fever was due to his meds and he should have THEN stopped taking at least the one. FRIDAY! That stupid bitch was told FRIDAY it was the meds but she told us it was the flu! SO PISSED! Jim asked if she had been reprimanded and the head NP, who was PISSED, alluded to the fact that she had. 
• They wanted to admit Jim to the hospital yesterday but he managed to convince them to just give him IV fluids in the office. They did this and administered anti-nausea drugs as well. 2 hours later, he was feeling 85% better and his temp was slowly going back down.

Results: Jim has been taken off all meds for the time being. He will go back to the doc next week and they will adjust meds and he'll start back up. His temp, by the way, is down to 99.6. They told him to call if he still had a temp but I think this is low enough that as long as it doesn't go back up, he'll be okay (otherwise he'll have to go back and then who knows what). I'll be "on call" all day just in case.

Needless to say, Jim is exhausted but certainly feeling so much better. He didn't sleep great last night because he was trying to ensure his temp was down and that he was taking in lots of fluids and getting his Tylenol on time. I'm hoping (as is Jim) that tomorrow he can go back to work. We'll see...no need to push it as his boss is being very good about everything. 

Okay - gotta get going. Happy Wednesday! Later!