Our clean track record is gone
Julian woke up with a nasty cough today so we decided it was best to take him in to the doctors. His next well-baby is Friday but we didn't want to wait any longer. The doctor said his lungs sound junky but no wheezing or pnuemonia but turns out he has a minor ear infection in his right ear and his left ear "is not normal, if left untreated it will get nasty." I was hoping to make it his first year ear infection free. So we're on our first prescription. Medicines really freak me out with the allergies since corn is in everything and usually soy. That was one thing that made me being sick so hard because I couldn't take any cold medicine knowing Julian didn't handle corn well. Being the antibiotic is orange flavored, there is no way it could NOT have either soy and/or corn. Die hard allergen avoiders wouldn't use it, they would go through hoops getting a safe prescription made just for them. Being as I have no idea how to do that I took what we were given and hope the benefits outweigh the risks.
I also don't like the idea of medicating at the first sign of a problem since the body can usually fight off most infections but he said since this started on Wednesday and he's just now getting the cough, etc things don't seem to be improving like they should. Otherwise if this were Wednesday he would let his ears go and see if they heal on their own. But since it's almost 6 days later, Julian got his first dose of prescription medicine. Poor guy. His ears don't seem to be bothering him that badly though. Bryan on the other hand woke up a mess today. He was sick yesterday but tolerable but today he was on death's door. Fortunately I am semi-functional just beyond sleep deprived. Isn't that a form of torture in some countries?? Sure feels like it.
Sorry if the previous post sounded too mean spirited. That wasn't my intention, more sarcastic than anything but maybe my sick grumpiness showed through too much. Nobody went out of their way to get Julian sick, the only thing we ask is that NEXT time we are told if there are any illnesses around BEFORE we show up so we can avoid the situation and hopefully avoid any potentially deadly diseases. Colds and babies don't play nicely.
I also don't like the idea of medicating at the first sign of a problem since the body can usually fight off most infections but he said since this started on Wednesday and he's just now getting the cough, etc things don't seem to be improving like they should. Otherwise if this were Wednesday he would let his ears go and see if they heal on their own. But since it's almost 6 days later, Julian got his first dose of prescription medicine. Poor guy. His ears don't seem to be bothering him that badly though. Bryan on the other hand woke up a mess today. He was sick yesterday but tolerable but today he was on death's door. Fortunately I am semi-functional just beyond sleep deprived. Isn't that a form of torture in some countries?? Sure feels like it.
Sorry if the previous post sounded too mean spirited. That wasn't my intention, more sarcastic than anything but maybe my sick grumpiness showed through too much. Nobody went out of their way to get Julian sick, the only thing we ask is that NEXT time we are told if there are any illnesses around BEFORE we show up so we can avoid the situation and hopefully avoid any potentially deadly diseases. Colds and babies don't play nicely.
posted by Julian at 3:09 PM
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