and those damned shingles

Today, Robert is feeling worse, not better. He's not itching so much as experiencing pain, and of course a lot of this happened as the doctor's office was closing this afternoon. I'm hoping he stays home tomorrow and calls the doc for pain meds or anything else that might help. Thanks to KAH for his helpful suggestion. Thanks to everyone who's sent their good wishes and sympathies. Nasty stuff. I'm crossing my fingers that the anti (retro?) virals start kicking in and soon.