Night sweats to me sound like he probably does have a fever. It might just be a cold, but I'd recommend a doctor's appointment to get tested for swine flu, just in case.
Inara: Mal, this isn't the ancient sea. You don't have to go down with your ship. Mal: She ain't going down. She ain't going anywhere.
'Out Of Gas'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Jessica - Oct 02, 2009 9:54:05 am PDT #25129 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
beth b - Oct 02, 2009 9:54:48 am PDT #25130 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
well, best of luck Erin. Craziness.
beth b - Oct 02, 2009 9:57:30 am PDT #25131 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Tell him to go get tested, smonster. They know pretty quick
and wedding ma~~~ Kristin.
and peace in the family, Shir.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Oct 02, 2009 9:58:42 am PDT #25132 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Sounds like the symptoms I had with swine flu, smonster. Does your bf have a family doctor who will do a house call? We have a handy system here at the moment where you can get anti-virals via a phone consultation, if you have someone to collect them for you. Anything like that going on over there?
Scrappy - Oct 02, 2009 9:58:54 am PDT #25133 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I would probably go over and risk the flu. However, a smarter bet might be to buy food and cold medicine and a thermometer and bring them to him, and not stay there too long or engage in crazy make-out sessions or anything.
Barb - Oct 02, 2009 9:58:55 am PDT #25134 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Oy, Pix, that SUCKS massive hairy donkey dick. They better straighten up and fly right because this is utterly on them.
smonster, it's good that you want to be Supportive Girlfriend, but he does sound as if he's sick with something potentially catchable. I'd be cautious, because the sweats do seem to indicate fever and the body aches also seem to indicate something else funky is going on.
Shir - Oct 02, 2009 9:58:58 am PDT #25135 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Health~ma to KBD, smonster.
Regarding that, my sister feels better. We're not out of the woods yet, but I don't think she'll need the second ER visit.
Our ~ma is immense. Thank you for directing it here.
Sparky1 - Oct 02, 2009 9:59:24 am PDT #25136 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
smonster, it certainly sounds like the flu. If he won't get tested, then I say err on the side of caution and leave chicken soup outside his apt door.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Oct 02, 2009 10:01:51 am PDT #25137 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
leave chicken soup outside his apt door
My friend's boyfriend left groceries and her filled anti-viral prescription outside her front door, then waved from the other side of the road. Sweet guy!
For what it's worth, The Girl didn't get 'flu from me. But then, I have a rubbish immune system, and she doesn't. A lot of people seem to catch it quite easily. I'd go with being avoid-y if that's possible.
smonster - Oct 02, 2009 10:05:12 am PDT #25138 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
It might just be a cold, but I'd recommend a doctor's appointment to get tested for swine flu, just in case.
But is there any use in getting diagnosed with swine flu? Isn't the treatment just to stay home and rest?
Hmm, CDC says NC is among the 27 states with unusual and widespread influenza activity.
CDC also says basically to stay home, treat symptoms, and go to a doctor if you have certain emergency symptoms, which he doesn't. He's also not in a high-risk group.
I'm thinking I'll at least take him food and a thermometer, and maybe some Gatorade (he tends to drink only caffeinated drinks). If I stay I'll sleep on the loveseat, which he doesn't sit on.