DH thinks he's dying!

[leighe]

My mom has always told me that men are babies when they get sick!

DH has the flu and came home early from work today. When I got home from school, he was lying in the bed and had the most dramatic case of the shivers I have ever seen. He has requested that I take his temperture at least 4 times in the last hour. It is now a life-threatening 100.3. I know he feels bad and I do symphathize but really! A few minutes ago I was sitting on the couch grading papers. I hear a thump so I turn around. DH's watch is out in the hall. I go in the bedroom. "I needed you," he barely whispers, "and I was too weak to call so I threw my watch out in the hall and just hoped you would notice." Um, okay. I just stood there and stared at him and finally I couldn't help it - I just had to bust out laughing. So now I've hurt his feelings!

This is my guys-guy, basketball coaching, beer-drinking fraternity boy husband! He's acting like a grandma! I'm going to call my mom and tell her she was right!

 

[Maleficent13]

You gotta love it! Much luck dealing with your sickie!

 

[kejoda]

After you get done with him you'll need bedrest.

 

[ilovepcot]

See why I gave up a nursing career??? It was because of wusses, ah, I mean MEN!!!

 

[dumboiu]

People respond to pain and illnesses differently. Perhaps you should be a bit more compassionate. He really may feel as sick as he acts. Some people are just not good patients.

 

[Chicago526]

I've got the opposit problem, BF won't ever admit he's in pain or feeling sick. I have to guess, and then force him to take pills or go to the doc (if it's serious enough).

Why can't men behave someplace in the middle? Why do they have to be so DIFFICULT!

 

[MELSMICE]

OMG - I'm having a good laugh here & it brought back memories of my DH a few months back.

He was meeting me at DD's basketball practice & had his sun roof open. Apparently a bug flew in & bit him in the lip. When he arrived at practice he asked if his lip was swollen. I said yes & asked what happened. He was explaining & as he is explaining it is getting bigger & bigger - didn't hurt or itch though. We sit through practice - me laughing each time I look at him.

We go home & the lip looks a little bigger. Well, I can not stop laughing at him because now he is getting a fatter lip & talking funny. Each time I look at him during the evening I burst out laughing. DD's want to know what's wrong - I tell them & they burst out laughing. He is not amused by this!

Go to bed - trying to contain my laughter as I kiss him goodnight. He is getting really upset with me telling me that something could really be wrong. I tell him we'll see how it looks in the morning.

He awakes before me & goes for a jog - guess he's okay. I am at the kitchen sink when he comes in. He comes in & I tell myself if it's still swollen I am not going to laugh. Well, I turn around as he asks if it looks better & of course, out comes a chuckle.

He told me that "he could be allergic & dying & I didn't even care - all I could do was laugh". I apologized & told him I did care, but I didn't think he was dying . I had to go in the bathroom & take a shower so I could really finish having a good laugh about the whole thing.

MEN!!! & this was just a few months after I had thrown a cardboard box in our garage, knowing I would be going out in a few minutes to put it by the rest of the trash. He told me he "almost killed himself tripping over it" & that I need to be more careful & put it where it belongs instead of just tossing it anywhere where someone could be seriously injured.
Again, another chuckle from me, which wasn't what he wanted to hear! Oh well.

 

[Disney1fan2002]

OMG!!! Thank you thank you thank you for posting this! My DH is the BIGGEST crybaby when he gets sick, and he does the shiver thing...I know full-well they are fake shivers, what the heck?

He gets the sniffles and he immediately blames the kids for giving him a cold! Well, HE has been the only one to have a cold so far this season. My oldest son has seasonal allergies, so he has suffered quite bit with the sneezing, puffy eyes, but last I checked allergies were not contagious! I often wonder how many colds he would not be getting if he were single and didn't have the kids to blame.

 

[PryncessChrysty]

Men! What can you do? You just gotta love 'em!

 

[MScott1851]

This is hilarious.... My DH does the same thing.

He will sit there with multiple cold remedies in each hand, anxiously debating which is best, asks me over and over what I think, what should he take or do, then after I give my (semiprofessional) opinion, he ALWAYS takes Nyquil, no matter what his symptoms.

And then whines for three days because it didn't miraculously cure him.

 

[Disney1fan2002]

I can see this becoming a very fun thread. I have a feeling it may offend some of the "tougher" men on this board. So I apologize ahead of time if anyone gets offended.

 

[Purrrrfecta]

Oooh Leigh,

I know my husband does the same thing. We had a big drag out blow out one day because I had to take a day off work, and he said I was not being "compassionate" enough.

Someone bring me a movie set with a script please! There's too much drama going on here.

 

[remyandhollandsmommy]

Hmmm...this sounds like my DH. Last year when Holly was born, he got the flu. It was two days after I got out of the hospital (I had a c-section) and I was doped up on pain killers and was in extreme pain. DH proceeds to come in from shoveling snow, crawl across our living room, and collapse on the sofa. I, meanwhile, just raise my eyebrows and wait. It took only seconds for the moaning to start. Still, I wait as he dramatically throws his arm over his eyes and says, "the light is hurting my eyes and I think I have a fever." I told him to get the thermometer and I would check (because we all know how hard it is for him to stick the thing in his own ear and press a button). It was 100.8. I gasped and said, "I don't know Jerry, should I call 911? I mean you could need a surgery or maybe even slip into a coma?!" He, of course, got mad and said I was mean and didn't care if he was sick. I told him that I was SORRY, that the PAIN MEDS from my C-SECTION TWO DAYS PRIOR must be to blame! He went into a sulk and locked himself in the bedroom for an hour making ME take care of the baby and try to stay concious! Have you ever tried to move after major abdominal surgery? I thought I was the one who was going to die! It took me 15 minutes to lower myself to the floor so I could change her diaper. I stayed on the floor too because I couldn't get back up! Sadly when he came out of his snit, I was actually grateful! The big jerk!

The weird thing is that if he is hurt physically he is really tough and never whines?! He almost lost his hand a few years back and he never complained! What is the difference between the two?

 

[ohanafamily]

OK, I am one of the "Un-Offended Males, one might say that I have been known to resemble those remarks....

Having read through these posts I could suggest that while the OP's DH is so terribly sick, she should either offer him an insurance policy to sign, or DVC Membership papers. I mean, since he is at death's door and loudly knocking, you might want to make sure you and the family are taken care of.....

I admit it, I am not the best sick person... I get grumpy and uncooperative. I will give a Puppy dog pout and ask for Chicken Soup.....

I also PAMPER her when she is ill....

 

[momsgonwild]

Originally posted by leighe
My mom has always told me that men are babies when they get sick!

DH has the flu and came home early from work today. When I got home from school, he was lying in the bed and had the most dramatic case of the shivers I have ever seen. He has requested that I take his temperture at least 4 times in the last hour. It is now a life-threatening 100.3. I know he feels bad and I do symphathize but really! A few minutes ago I was sitting on the couch grading papers. I hear a thump so I turn around. DH's watch is out in the hall. I go in the bedroom. "I needed you," he barely whispers, "and I was too weak to call so I threw my watch out in the hall and just hoped you would notice." Um, okay. I just stood there and stared at him and finally I couldn't help it - I just had to bust out laughing. So now I've hurt his feelings!

This is my guys-guy, basketball coaching, beer-drinking fraternity boy husband! He's acting like a grandma! I'm going to call my mom and tell her she was right!

LOL! I thought mine was the only one like this. Please give me a bug, but don't let him catch it. Too much work!!!! Good thing I love him in sickness and in health.

 

[amid chaos]

No one is EVER as sick as a man!

 

[leighe]

Well, I just thought I'd give an update. I'm sitting here on the bed beside him (on the laptop) because he "doesn't want to be alone" (and I want to make sure he won't throw any more jewerlry/watches around - we just had the hall and bedroom painted) We have been regularly checking his temperture every 15 minutes so we will knowimmediately if we need to call 911 or go to the hospital. He says my sarsasm isn't making him feel any better. My best friend is a lawyer and she is on her way over so we can deal with will/insurance matters. However, I am optimistic because he and his best friend have tickets to the Tennessee/Auburn game so I feel a cure coming on.

Seriously, I am trying to take care of him. I know it's no fun to be sick and he will be disappointed if he misses game tomorrow. And I agree about the hurt thing - he broke his wrist playing baseball last year and was Mr. Tough Guy about the whole thing!

His nightstand looks like I've been nursing an invalid through a VERY prolonged illness. Nyquill, Tyelonol Cold, the thermomoter (sp?) of course, tissues, a glass of water, some Sprite, a bowl of half-eaten chicken noodle soup (you are in bad shape when you're "to weak to swallow"), the heating pad ("just in case"), the list goes on and on!

 

[Planogirl]

To keep any men from being insulted, there are certainly men who handle discomfort and illness well. My Dad was one. He went through open heart surgery twice, broken bones and so on with barely a whimper.

Now, my DH is the type that falls apart when he doesn't feel well. He's had sinus headaches where the moaning and groaning is incredible. I don't doubt that he's uncomfortable but why does his suffering have to be so LOUD?

 

[QueenTrident]

This is so funny and sounds so much like my DH. Every little ailment is life-threatening. Twitching eye? Must be going blind. Feeling bit run down? Must be testicular cancer. Feeling flushed? Must have a 105 degree fever.

It'd be funny, if it wasn't so darn annoying! I feel for you Leighe. Hope he gets "better" soon.

 

[septbride2002]

I am cracking up at this thread! LOL! My DH is the biggest baby when he doesn't feel well. I always tease him and say he doesn't take care of me nearly as well as I take care of him!

~Amanda