Comments | mellymell: The plague has been contained.

mellymell

The plague has been contained.

Feb 04, 2009 13:28

Well, after two days of this with only slight signs of improvements, I decided to call the doctor first thing this morning. I'd feel silly taking him in for a cold, but he's never kept a fever for more than 24 hours and that concerned me. So I took him in, shared all my observations, including a couple of times that he pointed to his ears and ( Read more... )

jonah, sick

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baka_san February 4 2009, 20:02:05 UTC

ick. i hope it clears up without any complications.

mellymell February 4 2009, 21:36:14 UTC

He's seemed noticeably better today, at least a little more talkative and slightly more active. So here's hoping he's on the mend.

branflake February 4 2009, 21:21:30 UTC

Aw! Poor baby! Give him a hug for me!

Love you too!

mellymell February 4 2009, 21:37:45 UTC

Will do!

Love you too! And what did I see about you possibly coming in a few weeks?! *has high hopes*

branflake February 4 2009, 22:16:35 UTC

We'll see! My parents are wanting me to come out in like March or April.

mellymell February 5 2009, 22:14:41 UTC

Well, I hope they get their wish. ;)

Love you! *hugs*

sailingwest February 4 2009, 22:05:29 UTC

Poor thing, hope he gets well soon.

Yeah, no one turns down fries.

mellymell February 5 2009, 19:07:50 UTC

He already seems much better. He's not entirely running laps around the house, but he's definitely playing and doesn't seem to be in pain anymore.

Eh, I've been known to turn down fries. They have to be good fries or else I just want nothing to do with them.

sailingwest February 5 2009, 19:45:59 UTC

Well, true. Sucky fries are really yucky. But good ones are so numm numm.

I'm so glad to hear that he is already feeling better. Hopefully he will continue to improve.

Lets go hiking again when the weather gets a bit warmer if ya wanna? :-)

mellymell February 5 2009, 22:12:10 UTC

Absolutely I want to go hiking! I hear it's supposed to be nice this weekend actually. I'm seeing 68 degrees for a high Saturday on ForecastFox/Accuweather right now. That's down right balmy!

yocepha February 4 2009, 22:18:01 UTC

Amoxicillin is a Miracle Drug when it comes to ear infections. My girls were always much better after only a couple of doses, and back to normal within 48 hours.

There's a lot of medical talk about antibiotics not being necessary for an ear infection, that you should just let the infection take its course, but IMHO that is malpractice, plain and simple. Most likely the studies were done by researchers that either don't have kids, or whose kids never had an ear infection, or are certifiably sadistic. [/pharmaceutical rant]

Did the doc give you anything topical for pain? Auralgan otic drops used to be prescribed for that, but it may no longer be on the market. And I always gave the girls Dimetapp Elixir, which also WAS a Miracle Drug, but is no longer. The composition of Dimetapp is nothing like it was back in the '80s... [refraining from another pharmaceutical rant]

Hope he's running circles around you soon! lol

mellymell February 5 2009, 19:08:49 UTC

Indeed! Just like you said, two doses yesterday and this morning was the first morning he woke up without tears in 3 days. Today he's up and running around. Not quite top speed yet, but noticeably better and doesn't seem to be in pain.

adalia_jean February 4 2009, 23:03:32 UTC

Wow! 26 months and no sick doctor visits! wow. awesome. :)

Aw, Jonah. I hope he gets better quickly! *hugs* My thoughts and prayers are with him for a speedy recovery!

mellymell February 5 2009, 19:09:15 UTC

He's much better today, thanks! He's still not 100%, but definitely on the mend.