I walked into the house Saturday and Gary announced that he had tried to pee and something was not right down there. I asked for specifics and he said he did not feel good in his urinary parts.
A fight ensued because he refused to let me take his temperature.
Gary: YOU ARE NOT TAKING MY TEMPERATURE I KNOW WHEN I HAVE A FEVER GET AWAY FROM ME.
Ellen: [Bursts into tears, goes away.]
Gary: [Comes back in twenty minutes, apologizes.]
He let me take his temperature every four hours, and then at five am I touched his forehead, screamed, and ran for the thermometer. 103.
Ellen: You need to take Tylenol.
Gary: [See above, only replace taking the temperature with the Tylenol. Tears, apologies.]
After he took the Tylenol we cycled through the fight sequence above from emergency room to urgent care to a virtual visit. (I CAN’T GO OUTDOORS! BIRD FLU! OUTDOORS IS JUST A GIANT BIRD TOILET).
The nurse practitioner on the phone sent me out for Tamiflu and home tests for Covid/Flu and UTIs.And as you know, he has a UTI. Hopefully he’ll be better by his follow-up with the doctor on Friday.
Later on Sunday he actually said, WAIT HOW CAN I HAVE A UTI IF I DON’T HAVE A UTERUS?
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… “how can I have a UTI if I don’t have a uterus” is hilarious but admittedly just an acronym misunderstanding. But. Still hilarious.
(UTIs themselves, not hilarious; I hope he feels all the way better very soon)
UTIs are horrible. That comment is priceless.
I hope he feels better soon, for the benefit of both of you.
KC – He is feeling a bit better from the UTI side, butt worse from the anti-biotic side.
Common Household Mom – They ARE horrible! Particularly for Gary, who doesn’t know all the tricks, like getting in front of it and chugging water and cranberry pills.