This morning we made our trip to the hospital for assistance because Kyle was up in the 39's again and he's been on tylenol and advil for three full days. We get there and of course his fever has come down a bit and then they let us sit there. We sit there long enough to see my mom come in for work and set up for the day. 1 hour and 20 minutes later we see a nice doctor and he says "you are doing all the right things - just keep doing that and come back on Monday if the fever is still there." So we have to wait another three days. He thought the antibiotic Kyle is on should crack this infection like nothing but it certainly hasn't. He has been pretty good today. Only a couple of issues with pain and temp all day. It is over night that it creeps up on us again.
I, myself, am definitely tired of feeling like this. My throat hurts, my ears hurt, it hurts to swallow, it hurts to do pretty much anything. Although for overall pain, today was actually better than yesterday. I didn't pick my computer up this morning because of the hospital and then just didn't bother leaving the house the rest of the day - well except to venture out to get a slurpee, which in the end wasn't good and didn't help my throat in the least. So why am I not on meds? I'm allergic to a lot of medications and unless I'm REALLY sick - like can't blog sick - I don't really bother with antibiotics. I've been taking advil to keep my temp in check and keep me somewhat with it but other than that I'm suffering through it like Kyle. What a week!
Hopefully next week will be much better.
Tip: Quesnel has a Child Care Resource and Referral office (this is the provincial link). It loans toys of all kinds and learning kits for a $10 membership (annual). If you have access to CCRR office and they do the same program get in on it. It is a great way to test out toys before spending the cash and finding out that as great as it was in the store, at home the box was better. The learning kits are great too. The kits come in all types - transportation, space, music, etc - there are at least 20 kits at the CCRR here. Definitely a well spent $10. Plus they have a friendly staff... what more could you ask for!
2 comments:
I'm glad Kyle is feeling better, April. I hope that your health gets better too. Quentin was feeling okay today, but didn't eat very much at a time. No fevers, so that's good. Yes Sarah, it is miserable having your children sick. It's also awful when you are so sick you can barely move and your child is getting bored and restless and you can't do anything to help them.
Sarah, that e-mail regarding Swiffer is an urban legend. The product does not leave a poisonous residue...it wouldn't be on the market if it did. My friend sent it to me a couple years ago and I checked it out. lol I only ever heard from that friend when she was sending me forwards, and not a single one of them was true!
Oops, I'm so used to the message boards, I don't know the ettiquette here. Is it okay that I talked to Sarah?
Take care.
:)
I do have son with food allergies. Wheat, corn and bell peppers. Oh the fun and games of it all. It only took six months for me to figure out the wheat (terrible eczema for that six months) and another two to figure out the other two. Why would my child be allergic to something like wheat? Just because my husband's uncle has it, my child shouldn't. Never even crossed my mind. Then miraculously after cutting out wheat for a week, it was almost cleared up. Gave him a bite of bread and extreme flare-up. I only figured out the corn later because a friend who can't have wheat said to watch out for it. He only gets bits of eczema now and then inside his knees and elbows instead of also all over his chin and chest. Trace amounts here and there, I'm hoping. One day we'll do an allergy test.
lol, anyways.
One thing I learned at university about chemicals...other than one molecule/atom/whatever off of something dangerous is a big deal and doesn't mean it is dangerous. Ozonated water is more dangerous than chlorinated water for drinking. The bad molecules that the chlorine binds with get turned into something harmless whereas if ozone binds with those bad molecules it turns into formaldehyde. Not, of course, that there is enough in the water to do you any harm. If you're worried about the actual chlorine in tap water, just let it sit for a half hour or so and the chlorine evaporates out.
How's that for fear-mongering? lol
Time to check on my little ones.
Take care
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