Prayers for resolving your problem today, Bob! (or better yet, find there is no problem.)
Thanks, lj. I called the Dr's office at 3pm and DEMANDED that they deal with this potentially dangerous situation or prepare for me to possibly spend the holiday weekend in the hospital. I proposed - I imagine a bit wildly but not without cause - diverticulitis and suggested an antibiotic, to at least hopefully keep me out of the hospital until I could see the Dr. Finally they phoned in a couple of scripts for me - Cipro for one, I believe. sigh