Candy Corns just say FALL to me! So, I bought some today at Wal-Mart today in hopes of coaxing Fall to come on, already! Why was I at Wal-Mart?
Oh how nice of you to ask!
I was there to buy all sorts of stuff! Like prescriptions for antibiotics, Children's Motrin, Band-aids of the large type, an XL tube of anti-biotic cream. Add all those things together and what to you think of?
Staph infection? Great guess! We'll find out if you're the winner on Monday!
MRSA? Maybe you'll get bonus points, we'll have the results on Tuesday!
We noticed Bowen had a pretty bad looking bug bite on his leg on Wednesday night. Jonathan, our resident surgeon, popped the head on it and put some antibiotic cream on it. The next day it looked the same but last night I noticed that the red ring surrounding the bite was getting larger. One of our friends who is a CRNA was over so he looked at it and said we needed to take him in to get it checked out. That made me worry because our friend doesn't overreact. I called this morning got an appointment and took him in after school today. Dr. Lewis immediately said it was a skin infection and she would have to lance and culture it. Awesome. I then asked her about Laine having a second stye in two weeks, she said that the bite and the eye were interrelated and Laine would need to be treated to but no lancing for her.
If you remember Bowen's history of barfing in stressful, painful situations you know I was warning the doctor and the nurses about that fact. So, Dr. Lewis and two nurses came in and prepped the table. One nurse held one leg, the other nurse held the other leg. I was in charge of the arms and any resultant barfing. It was terrible, he screamed "LET ME GO" and "OUCH" the whole time and let me tell you the boy is strong. it was a fight to keep his arms held down. I'm a tough cookie when it comes to shots and finger pricks but I almost cried while we were fighting him to get him some relief and getting that all important culture. He sat up after they were done and immediately started the "barf cough". You should have seen everyone back stepping away from the table. But, to his credit, Bowen held his stuff together, he did not barf! I was ecstatic! We made a hasty exit from the office and ran to Wal-Mart to get supplies and prizes for the poor boy.
I need Happy Hour!
5 comments:
He is no longer known as Bowen the Barfer. Poor baby, that's a lot to put up with.
I can't wait to have kids...
I am praying for your kiddos! I know from the past several weeks that sick kids is NO fun!
And I am hoping fall comes soon too. We actually went outside this morning for an hour because it was cool. What? It is never cool in Houston this time of the year. So maybe it is coming.
The last few days it's been cool here in the mornings and at night. That's a sign that fall is coming! That plus my stopped up nose and constant sneezing. I love allergies! And I hope the kiddos feel better soon.
Cant wait for fall either. I keep dressing Macy in fall clothes - and she looks so random because it is 90 degrees outside. But whatever.
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