Wednesday night Jack moaned and groaned most of the night away talking in his sleep that his tummy hurt.
Before I left for work, he said that he was feeling better. We weren’t sure if it was something he ate or a diverticulitis flare up. To play it safe we switched to the low fiber/low residue diet.
By Saturday he said he was feeling a lot better. We did the normal going out for breakfast after which he had a nap and then out for lunch and wander around Bed, Bath, and Beyond for a gift. By 2pm he said he was ready for a nap. I went out to saw the dead Crabapple apart and do some weeding. When I came in at 4pm, he was still sound asleep.
Today about 10 am, out of the blue, he got the chills. He didn’t have a temperature, so that kinda means either slight infection or anemia has gotten worse since he is late on this monthly B12 shot. Probably combinations of both as he said he has a very slight tummy ache.
He has slept the better part of today. In between he has had part of a lean beef sandwich with tea about noon, a bottle of Ensure around 3pm, yogurt at 4, and some canned pears at 5:30. I’ve found if I get him to do sort of grazing during the day he eats better than sitting down to a normal lunch and dinner.
Tomorrow we will try to get him into the doctor. This could be somewhat of a challenge since he thinks I can call the doctor to get an antibiotic prescription. I’ve tried to instill that they won’t give out an antibiotic without an office visit.
We (mainly me) have been watching the Masters. They too have had an early spring. All of the Azaleas are past their blooming period. It is so odd to see nothing but shades of green instead of a plethora of whites, pinks, and red with a backdrop of shades of green.
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