My Frank has been sick on and off from Sunday night, with last night being the worst - 1av/h (average vomit/hour). He's only been to the Doctor once in the last 4 years of us being together, so today we're off to the Doctor again to see if there's anything that can be done. (Yay, finally!)
It isn't pleasant at all to see someone you love unwell and not being able to do anything about it. A maternal instinct pops out to want to take it on myself instead (though I wouldn't want to because it could affect the baby in my tum). I wonder how much 'maternal instinct' God has? How much does He want to take things away when things hurt? He must have some desire like that as (1) we're made in His image so if lots of us (women?) feel that, there must be an aspect of that in His nature; (2) isn't that what Jesus did in a way? Not so much dying so we don't hurt again, but to bring restoration and someone to walk alongside if we give ourselves over...
On another note, I'm not entirely sure why many men go to the Doctor less than women - do women generally get sicker more (or need regular check-ups for girl stuff?) or is it a psychological thing? Or pride? Or are women hypochondriacs?
In my opinion, even if the av/h rate drops to 0 today, I think that Frank should have tomorrow off work to fully recover. He didn't miss days at school when he was young, so missing work takes alot of encouragement! What think ye?
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Wednesday, April 26, 2006
posted by Melva at 10:40 AM
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Post a CommentAt Wed Apr 26, 12:25:00 PM 2006, 
Have notified work that I will be taking tomorrow off. Thank you for your help this morning hun.
Went to the doctor, got a jab in my rear end... need to get blood tests done where the rude lady was very unlikable in the way she told me I couldn't have them straight away because I hadn't eaten for 16 hours (her patience didn't seem any greater when I said it was because I had been vomiting every hour and then some).
Also need to book in at a private center to get a tube shoved down my throat so they can look at my stomach in regards to another problem which may be related.
Going to the doctor is not like going to Disneyland.... but a wonderful wife makes it doable.
At Thu Apr 27, 12:36:00 PM 2006, 
Vania
Aside from the times men go to the doctor because they are REALLY feeling awful, I think they don't go to the doc as often as women for a couple of reasons... (maybe)
1. women are more in tune with their bodies due to the whole "cycle" women experience.
2. men are more likely to just tell their significant other about their woes and be looked after when they are ill... maybe theres a pride issue here - especially if the doc is a male!
3. or maybe men to a certain extent think they are unbreakable?
thoughts?