I had a somewhat alarming conversation with him this evening...he said something about this not feeling well having gone on for "weeks". I first noticed him not feeling well the weekend before my birthday, so it's only been maybe 10 or 11 days by my calculations (which is still a long time to feel cruddy). And he was only *really* doing poorly for one of those days. Usually when he's not feeling well, he'll lounge on the loveseat instead of in his recliner in the spare room, and he'll speak mostly only when spoken to and keep his answers brief. There was one day of that and then he was back to talking my ear off, albeit puncturing the soliloquies with coughs every now and then.
I don't think I made him terribly happy tonight when I told him it could be literal *weeks* before he's finally feeling 100% again (or what passes for 100% at his age).