In this family, we usually get sick one at a time (thankfully), and this time it's Chris' turn - he has strep throat. It's so bad that when he went to the doctor yesterday, she looked in his throat and said "WOW". His throat is so swollen that the swelling goes up into the roof of his mouth. It hurts for him to even touch his tongue to it. His glands are so swollen that his ears feel clogged up, even though they aren't. It's hard for me to see him like this, sleeping for hours and hours, then waking up in agony. I've been coaxing applesauce and pudding into him, but it kills me to do it because I know how much it hurts him to swallow anything. The antibiotics he's taking are these huge horse pills, and after he swallows one, he feels it go all the way down no matter how much water he drinks. He's pretty much quarantined himself in our bedroom because he doesn't want to get the kids sick. I debated sleeping on the couch last night but decided against it. If I'm going to get … [Read more...]
Diagnosis: Bronchitis, times three
Chris saw the doctor yesterday, I saw her today and Ryan saw his pediatrician today. All three of us have Bronchitis. Chris' is the most severe, although Ryan had the highest temperature. We were all prescribed the same antibiotic, Zithromax, also known as the "Z pack". You take two tablets the first day and then one a day for four days and supposedly you are better. Chris and I were also prescribed Albuterol inhalers, two puffs every four hours. Ryan wasn't prescribed an inhaler, probably because his twelve year old never-smoked-anything lungs aren't as traumatized as ours are. So that's the update. I wish I could post more, like oh, say, any of the half a dozen reviews and giveaways I agreed to do this week, but it's taking all my energy just to sit up and write this. Hopefully I'll have some interesting content for you next week. Hope all is well with you and your families. … [Read more...]
At least I’m not throwing up
Last Saturday night we went to the Ringling Bros. Circus at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. We had a great time. Sunday morning, my husband felt sick, with a stuffed up nose and a bad headache, and he was extremely tired. He slept most of the day. Sunday night, Nathan felt sick, throwing up several times. He stayed home from school Monday and spent most of it on the couch in the back room sleeping. When Nathan needs to sleep all day, he is really sick. By Tuesday morning he was fine. Tuesday evening I started to feel a bad headache coming on and I was really tired. I got into bed at 8:00 pm and didn't get up until yesterday morning. Yesterday afternoon, Kaitlyn woke up from her nap burning hot. I put her on the couch in the living room with a cup of water and a straw for sipping, and a DVD to watch. She got up, walked a few steps, and threw up. Three times. I cleaned it up, put her back on the couch, more water to sip. She threw up again. Three more times. Clean up, tiny sip of … [Read more...]
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