Tick Bite Update
L ast night, after my doctor's office had closed for the day, my very low grade fever that I had throughout the holiday weekend, started rising. Stuff like this always seems to happen on the weekends or at night. By 8:30pm, the fever had reached 100.4 degrees so I was a bit concerned. I still wasn't sure where the threshold should be for being concerned or seeking more medical attention but I figured the best thing would be to call my doctor's office in the morning. If I started feeling miserable rather than lousy, then I would have to go to the hospital emergency department. However, before heading to the bedroom last night, I realized that I could also write my doctor an email then, if necessary, follow-up in the morning after they opened for the day. I definitely didn't want to wait so long that I would need to go directly to the hospital. This morning, the phone started ringing at 7:15am. I get virtually no phone calls but now my line ...