All Andy's eaten for about a week is an apple a day. According to folklore this is supposed to preclude any doctoral visits. Not so.
We ended up taking Andy to the doctor this afternoon. They poked, prodded, listened to, asked questions of, and gave him the royal once-over and stated that they believe he has the Swine Flu. It's just what we believe he has. They had to draw blood for a confirmation. Andy said, "good luck with that". Doc asked him if he was afraid of needles and Andy said, "nope, I just don't have any veins". I think the doctor thought he was exaggerating. After all Andy is a huge 6'3" 230 pound guy. Usually guy's his size have veins that virtually pop out. 30 minutes, 4 tourniquets, 2 warm wet cloth wraps, and 3 needle sticks later they believed. The Doc and nurse both said he was built for self preservation. If a bear attacked he probably wouldn't bleed much. He veins would just dive for cover under his bones and cower there until it was safe to come out. But the Doc did perservere and got a blood sample. We'll find out tomorrow whether or not he has a confirmed case of the Swine.
While doing the body check the Doc noticed he had one lung that was not sounding too good. He sent us for x-rays. Before we got home we got a phone call telling us the x-rays showed pneumonia. Now he's on antibiotics for that. Poor Andy. He's not liking the Swine.
He hates the Swine,
It ain't so fine,
Can't work his job,
Feels like a slob,
When will it end,
When will he mend?
Sorry. I got carried away........
5 comments:
I know it's miserable for you both, but it's kind of funny that of all the people in our town, Andy would be the one to get Swine Flu. I think Tyler and I are going to steer clear of your house for a while. We still love you all though. . .
Whoa! I really hope they find out it's not Swine Flu from the blood tests. Keep us all posted. That is amazing that he is so hard to get blood from. Hopefully he'll be back on his feet soon. You've probably though of this, but has he had a Priesthood blessing? Good luck. I liked your little poem. :)
Us too. Hey Lisa- can we come visit you this Saturday?
Emily- YES!!!! (And mom, you can come over too! :?) )
I hope that he feels better soon. I am married to one of those big guy types, too. A very hard stick.
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