I've just called room service....

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

in Paris.  One just shouldn't call for room service in Paris.

TD is sick, running a high fever and sleeping.  I'm loathe to leave him and hit one of the dozen restaurants that are a stone's throw from the hotel, it is 9pm now and breakfast was 12 hours ago.

We left the hotel briefly after breakfast and went to Notre Dame....where he almost passed out on me.

I will also be snagging a soda from the minibar.  

[mollyanna58]

So sorry to hear TD is sick in general, and in particular while on vacation.  Hope he feels better  soon.

[gacpa]

When he wakes up, you two should probably discuss whether he needs to get to a doctor. 

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Dec 22, 2015 15:08:50 GMT -5 gacpa said:

When he wakes up, you two should probably discuss whether he needs to get to a doctor. 

This is my concern.  He has a had cold the last couple days and it has moved into his chest.  I'm not liking the sound of that cough of his.  He is a little cooler than he was earlier, but suspect his temp is still probably over 100.

[lexxy703]

Well that sucks.  Can you call in an order to one of the restaurants & pick it up to eat in your room?

I hope he feels better & you can get on with your Paris vacation.

[wvugurl26]

That is awful. At least I got sick after my vacation.

[debthaven]

OMG I completely forgot you were coming. I'm going to PM you. 

ETA: If in doubt, it's probably better to try to see a doctor tomorrow, with Christmas so soon. Your hotel should be able to recommend somebody. All my docs are out in the suburbs ...

ETA2: I hope he feels better soon! You can also try going to talk to a pharmacist. 

[debthaven]

I've given Mich a few ideas and numbers, including a private ER doc service that makes house calls (not life-threatening emergencies, the fire department paramedics do that here). 

She also knows that I won't be around much tomorrow, unfortunately we have a funeral to go to. A very close friend died last week. 

[Deleted]

Dec 22, 2015 18:13:37 GMT -5 debthaven said:

I've given Mich a few ideas and numbers, including a private ER doc service that makes house calls (not life-threatening emergencies, the fire department paramedics do that here). 

She also knows that I won't be around much tomorrow, unfortunately we have a funeral to go to. A very close friend died last week. 

You are a good friend, Debt.  Sorry about your friend 

[Deleted]

Dec 22, 2015 15:06:04 GMT -5 The Walk of the Penguin Mich said:

in Paris.  One just shouldn't call for room service in Paris.

TD is sick, running a high fever and sleeping.  I'm loathe to leave him and hit one of the dozen restaurants that are a stone's throw from the hotel, it is 9pm now and breakfast was 12 hours ago.

We left the hotel briefly after breakfast and went to Notre Dame....where he almost passed out on me.

I will also be snagging a soda from the minibar.  

This is such a bummer but I hope it's a quick recovery for TD and a total recovery of your vacation. 

[muttleynfelix]

Sorry Mich. That is such a bummer.

[Apple]

That's a sucky time and place to get sick!  Hopefully it's a short lived bug and he feels better soon. 

Maybe you can still step out for something, even if it's just to grab something new from a nearby market or restaurant to bring back to the room. 

[TheOtherMe]

I got sick on vacation in October and my hotel was pretty useless when I asked for a referral to a doctor.  I finally asked where the closest Urgent Care was and they called and cab and off I went.

Hope TD feels better soon.

[dannylion]

Hope TD is feeling better soon and that you can both enjoy your trip.

[Deleted]

I hope he gets better quick.  Being sick on vacation sucks.

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

His fever broke last night, and while he still sounds horrible, he was up eating an orange this morning.  He slept from about 3 yesterday afternoon until 7 this morning.

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

I don't think we will be doing much today either.  He is still running a low grade fever, and the single orange is all he had.

He turned down coffee this morning, and the hotel makes really, REALLY good coffee.  He's not out of the woods yet!

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Uh oh.....

We just got back from visiting a museum and Napoleon's tomb.  We were going to hit the Rodin museum, but he ran out of steam.  So 1 pm, I'm back at the hotel and he has zonked.  I'll be paying a little more attention to the time tonight and bring something back for dinner if he sleeps the rest of the day away.

This almost looks like the flu, even though both of us got flu shots this year.  He is just all wrung out and has absolutely no energy or strength.

[wvugurl26]

I'm sorry he's so sick on vacation. I had sinus/bronchitis last week and I was just done for. My body was still recovering from surgery though.

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

He doesn't have that excuse.  Neither of us get sick normally, but when we do it is a doozy.  I can count on one thumb him being under the weather in the 4 years I've been out here.  This is just lousy timing.

[wvugurl26]

Supposedly I had bronchitis when I went in the hospital. But I've had that crap 5 times this year. I wish I didn't get sick!! I hope he gets better so you can enjoy the trip.

[tloonya]

Dec 22, 2015 15:06:04 GMT -5 The Walk of the Penguin Mich said:

in Paris.  One just shouldn't call for room service in Paris.

TD is sick, running a high fever and sleeping.  I'm loathe to leave him and hit one of the dozen restaurants that are a stone's throw from the hotel, it is 9pm now and breakfast was 12 hours ago.

We left the hotel briefly after breakfast and went to Notre Dame....where he almost passed out on me.

I will also be snagging a soda from the minibar.  

Sorry for TD as well.

Have they cleaned that city up?
When I went it was a disaster. With all the tourism money coming I was shocked how unkept everything looked like. Simply ruins. Facelift was in order a while ago...

[tloonya]

Dec 22, 2015 15:11:49 GMT -5 The Walk of the Penguin Mich said:

Dec 22, 2015 15:08:50 GMT -5 gacpa said:

When he wakes up, you two should probably discuss whether he needs to get to a doctor. 

This is my concern.  He has a had cold the last couple days and it has moved into his chest.  I'm not liking the sound of that cough of his.  He is a little cooler than he was earlier, but suspect his temp is still probably over 100.

WHAAAAT? You suspect? Isn't there way to make sure? And note: always take Day'Night Qiul with.

[debthaven]

Mich I just got back from the service / funeral / wake. How is TD doing?

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

He's doing a bit better.  Slept this afternoon, after I went and got some Tylenol for him to try to break his fever.  It came with codeine, which has also helped his cough.

He felt good enough to go out to dinner with me tonight.  He only had soup, but that is better than nothing.

[debthaven]

That's good news Mich. Hopefully he's on the mend. 

[Deleted]

Soup is Paris is better than anything anywhere else!  Glad to hear TD is improving.  

[tloonya]

Dec 23, 2015 17:59:41 GMT -5 @donethat said:

Soup is Paris is better than anything anywhere else!  Glad to hear TD is improving.  

Which soup?

[Deleted]

Dec 24, 2015 12:00:13 GMT -5 tloonya said:

Dec 23, 2015 17:59:41 GMT -5 @donethat said:

Soup is Paris is better than anything anywhere else!  Glad to hear TD is improving.  

Which soup?

French onion of course!  

[Pants]

Dec 25, 2015 17:41:37 GMT -5 @donethat said:

Dec 24, 2015 12:00:13 GMT -5 tloonya said:

Which soup?

French onion of course!  

I'm pretty sure in Paris it's just called "onion".