Friday, April 10, 2009

After my shower Thursday morning I took a nap. Michael texted me at 10:05am to let me know that he tested positive for Mono, having caught it from his female boss, who has been coughing and then using the phone at work. He texted me as soon as he found out so I could get tested. I tried calling my doctor's office for an appointment, but I couldn't get through. Mark & I decided we'd both go as he needed to make an appointment as well, and also needed to stop by his work, which is located near by the doctor's office.

We made it to the Doctor's office around noon I think. I talked to a nurse who took all my information, and said she'd e-mail it to my doctor, who wasn't in. She also said that it would be better to test for Mono in a few days as I might test a false negative. We set up an appointment for Monday at 2pm, with everyone being extremely helpful. Mark then made his appointment (for today) and I made sure they had a note on the file that he too should be tested as he & I have shared food and he might have been exposed as well.

Next we headed to Mark's work. The weather outside was very nice when we left home, with most of the snow from just a few days ago gone and the sun was bright, but it seemed to be warming up even more as the day progressed. Just before arriving at Mark's work, Michael texted us to invite us to his Arby's for lunch, but we had so much to do that we declined. Michael also had it be known that anytime we went to hang out with Michael's friends that Mark should feel welcome to come and that he never wants Mark to be feel excluded, which I thought was sweet - except that all of Michael's friends are smokers and Mark can't be around that. We said our goodbye to Michael and were soon at Mark's work.

Mark was busy with work stuff so I went outside to call my Granmother to see if we might stop by and get my tax info - only she wasn't home. I called my mom's house (which is attached to my Grandmother's house) and my step-father Doug answered. We had a really great chat about his work, Easter & family, but he didn't know where Grandma was. He did tell me he'll be retiring in 6 months. Mark & I left for Meijer soon after I got off the phone with him.

On the way to Meijer (so Mark could return some movies) I called Janice. I let her know I had Mono and that I was seeing a new guy (Michael) and then I put her on speaker phone so she could talk to Mark about his tax questions. Then we talked about how her kids are doing and other family stuff, before I let her go while we drove out to Little Caesars.

The food was good. We ate it in the car with the windows down. And the woman who waited on us (who knows us by name, though we don't know hers) gave us an extra free drink. It was a nice little car picnic. I tried my Grandma's again and she was home so after stopping at the gas station we went out to Milan to get my tax stuff and visit.

The trip out there was a bit nostalgic as we had to enter Milan the way we often did back when I was first dating Mark. We noted all the changes to the landscape, and I pointed out different spots that recur in my dreams. It was nice.

Grandma was watching a divorce court show when we arrived and was anxious to learn the results of a paternity test. lol. She looks good and I told her that her haircut was nice. My grandmother has always liked that I talk about things that nobody else is likely to say, and so I feel free to bring stuff up with her that I might not otherwise...so in our conversations I mentioned that her haircut was sexy, and then later we discussed breasts. lol. Most of the visit was just normal family fun though. We left Grandma's to visit Aunt Marge. We visited with Aunt Marge, Uncle Mike White, Grandpa, Mom (who got home while we were there) and Katie, who had a letter saved that I wrote to her when she was born, that he mother had saved. It was all good. Very good.

We headed home eventually as I was feeling tired. When we got home Mark went to his room and I went to mine. I got naked asap. I'm almost always naked at home. I read a quote by 10th Doctor David Tennant about Saturday's Doctor Who Special:

"It's quite a romp I think. It's got some dark moments. There's a tiny little hint at the very end that it's all about to get a lot darker. Because obviously at the end of the year it's the end of the line for the 10th doctor. This is kind of a romp. This is the last time the doctor gets to have fun, in a way."

That bit about there being a tiny little hint of darkness at the end makes me excited to see this special.

I decided to rewatch last year's Christmas Special ("The Next Doctor") which I hadn't really enjoyed the first time around. I liked it a lot more the 2nd time, though I still feel it pales in comparison to just about every adventure since mid Season 3. But maybe it was supposed to in a way. I don't think they made it to be bad, but I think they may have made it to have the silly romp qualities that "Planet of the Dead" is said to have - so that the darker quality of the final 3 installments would be better served?

I went to sleep soon after the special ended and woke up at nearly 3am. I felt like I had a fever. I noticed that Michael had texted me a few hours ago, saying he was going to bed. I texted him back to let him know I was awake and how I was feeling and to wish him sweet dreams. He unexpectedly called me right back. He was awake and in a lot of pain with an Anal Abscess, which he's experienced twice before. He had decided that he was going to the hospital, but was worried about surgery, having experienced this problem twice before. We both expressed worry for the other, and exchanged texts explaining what was going on. I took some Ibuprofen for my fever and laid back down feeling feverish and drowsy. If I had been well I would have driven Michael to the hospital myself, but as it was Michael ended up driving himself, letting me know he'd text me with info, and giving me his friend Melissa's phone # in case of emergency. I fell asleep soon after, around 4am I think.

I woke up around 8am. There was a text from Michael at about 5:12am:

"Waiting now to be called to go back will let you know everything when I konw ohand still MISS YOU"

That final message was nearly 4 hours ago. My fever feels gone for the most part, and while I'm certain I had one, I doubt it had anything to do with the Mono, as symptoms don't usually kick in this fast. It could have been anything really, as many of my friends have reported being ill or having odd symptoms of late.

One good piece of news. The new "New Frontier" book has been shipped so that should arrive on my doorstep next week. The new book in the series (which I read all of in the last 2 years) is called "Treason". I'll most likely read that book next.

Anyways. I'm sitting here feeling loads better for me (though still slightly off) - but very worried about Michael. I just texted him; hopefully he's ok. I'm contemplating a trip to the hospital to check on his status if I don't hear from him; he went to St. Joe's.

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