Thanks for all your info. I googled last night too because it was just so weird that he vomited then slept on and off all day. He woke up today feeling ok but sore and drank a ton of OJ (right out of the bottle, lol). I made sure he had water throughout the night.
So he did the same thing today! Shoveled again for a few hours and came in sick and went right to bed. A few hours ago he had some soup and a little bit ago he had leftover Spanish rice and tacos. He’s sore but says he feels good otherwise.
The doctor thought it was the flu when he returned my call yesterday but I’m not so sure. I’ll keep an eye on it. Thanks again for the info.
Prayers up for your nice husband, Twink!
Several of us are very concerned that your husband could be in more trouble than he realizes. If he has the flu, he will have a fever, and the doctor should have asked about that. You need a second opinion and examination by a competent evaluator. If you have Vitamin C, try giving him 500 mg. every 6 hours. Can’t hurt, might do some good. But get him in for examination ASAP.
My sweetheart had a very hard fall a few years ago. His hip hurt terribly. He limped about for 10 days, kept saying I think it feels a little better. I finally called his best friend, a doctor, and his son in medical school. They urged him to go in for an xray. We went and his hip was broken. The shaft between the main leg bone and the hip socket had broken and telescoped on itself. They immediately entered him in the hospital and operated putting in 3 steel pins. For a year they were watching him to be sure the bone in the socket had restored good circulation and was not rotting. He still thinks it could have healed without the operation. Of course, if he had fallen or even stepped wrong it could have twisted out and caused much worse damage. Macho men are nuts, some times we women have to really put our foot down. This is one of those times, DO IT!!! If he dies and you didn’t you will never forgive yourself. Or if he survives a heart attack you will be paying the bills for years. The half gallon water a day I recommended is for life. Low blood volume forces the heart to work harder, raising the blood pressure, and thick blood has a harder time moving through capillaries, like those in the heart and causing blockages and heart muscle death—heart attack.