April 20, 2008
I’m pretty sure the pharmacist thinks I have a crush on him
Charlie is sick; he ran a fever all day yesterday and was up three or four times in the night. At 4:30 am, I decided that he had strep throat and called the triage line to get us on the list for the Sunday morning clinic at our pediatrician’s office.
By 7:00 am, Charlie was feeling fine; he ate two pancakes for breakfast and brushed his teeth and let Wade do something about his gigantic floppy mess of hair. We went off to the doctor and waited in the hall for half an hour, while Charlie played with my iPhone and was generally cute and charming and healthy-acting.
I felt like crap, of course, but the boy seemed to be just fine.
Fortunately (hahaha) his throat culture came back positive, proving that even on three hours sleep I really DO know what I’m doing here (or alternatively proving that paranoia pays off, at least some of the time). And now, of course, the kid is miserable again, but at least he is loaded with antibiotics and will be feeling better tomorrow.
You know, when I take him to get a new cast on his broken arm.
(Do you know what the coolest thing about the Sunday morning clinic is? When you’re one of only two patients in the office, the doctor lets you see her do the throat culture, the part where she puts the enzymes in the test tube and swishes the swab around and then sticks the test strip in. And then she lets you look for the two lines that say INFECTED. Although I think I was more impressed by that than Charlie was.)
Posted by Susan @ 12:05 pm • those damn kids
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April 20th, 2008 at 12:33 pm, Susan Says:
That’s too cool! My six-year-old would LOVE to watch that culture stuff. Then again, though, he’d probably start demanding that kind of treatment every time we went. Or, he’d feel the need to tell the nurse how to do it, since he’d be an expert then.
April 20th, 2008 at 12:34 pm, Jenn at Juggling Life Says:
Kids get healthier as they get older. Thank goodness!
April 20th, 2008 at 3:13 pm, All Adither Says:
You people have been through the freaking ringer lately. So sorry. But, hooray for antibiotics!
April 20th, 2008 at 4:04 pm, jenB Says:
Man, you guys need a break. *hugs*
April 20th, 2008 at 7:18 pm, Mama Bear Says:
Wow! You really have been wrung out lately haven’t you? You would think that somehow the antibiotics for the broken arm could have done something for the strep throat.
Hope things improve for all of you, soon!
April 20th, 2008 at 8:01 pm, Tiffany Says:
My doctor always does that. Hmmm, I didn’t even know I was getting a bonus there.
April 20th, 2008 at 10:02 pm, standing still Says:
I am such a geek that I would totally love to see that test. Since Child has had strep about 3 times in 13 years (yea, but a broken femur makes up for all that lost misery), I’ve never had the chance. You are SO lucky.
April 21st, 2008 at 6:16 am, Nina Says:
Yay for mom intuition! Hope you’re all feeling better and more well rested soon!
April 21st, 2008 at 12:03 pm, blackbird Says:
I’m looking forward to hearing about it when your family health cycle changes.
Good call on your part. If nothing else, your skills are being well honed.
April 21st, 2008 at 2:08 pm, Heather B. Says:
On Thursday I’m hiring you a stripper or a babysitter or maybe I’ll just show up and surprise you or perhaps send a case of chardonnay. Anything to make you all feel better at this point.