Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Whiny Wednesday: Blah Blah Blah

**Note:  If you don't want to hear me whine, then stop reading.....NOW.  I don't feel like I whine too very much on the ole blogaroo, but it's MY blog and I want to whine, DAMMIT.  So there.**

Jayna has strep throat.  On Saturday night, she slept for 13 hours.  When I woke her up on Sunday morning, not yet knowing she was sick, she was majorly irritated with the fact that I woke her up.  So I let her lounge around and hang out in her pajamas almost all day.  She fell asleep on the couch watching Muppets from Space...and that is UNHEARD OF.  My kid doesn't fall asleep on the couch...especially whilst watching her beloved Muppets.  She even looked at me and said, "I turn around (meaning "over") now and take night night."  And that she did.

She slept for 2 hours and then frantically awoke in a panic.  I knew then that her fever had broken and she was slightly disoriented and sweating buckets.  Poor kid. 

On Sunday, she ate 20-something raisins, 4 french fries and 3 Doritos.  End of story.  She wouldn't even eat a brownie.  I had to force her to drink.

I stayed home with her Monday morning so she could sleep in.  I called her doc as soon as they opened, gave them her symptoms (decreased appetite, very little urination, fever of around 101, lethargy and general discomfort) and asked them if I should bring her in.  I was told that there were several viral things going around and that if her fever went away by Tuesday evening then it was probably viral.  But if her fever spiked to bring her in or take her to the emergency room.

I then promptly took her to Summer and came to work...2 hours late.

When I picked her up at 3:30pm, she looked like she'd been run over by a MACK truck.  She still had a low fever, but she really looked like hell.  I called the doc to make her an appointment.  I didn't really care what they thought at that point in time.  She was going to see a doctor.  I was told to bring her right away.

When we got there she was a crying mess.  She wanted to go home and sit on the couch.  She had been complaining a little that it hurt when she peed.  So they took a urine sample and did a urinalysis.  It didn't show any immediate signs of infection, so they sent it to be cultured.  She was examined by her doc and ended up having a strep test done.  And it was positive.

Hello, Amoxicillin.  It's been a long time...but not nearly long enough.

I received a call today that there is in actuality a contaminant in her urine also.  The Amox should clear it up, but we'll see.  Poor poor baby.

I also forgot to mention that Chris was out of town Sunday and Monday.

Monday was the worst...I had to lug her around to get her meds and some mushy/cold foods to eat.  And she was exhuasted.  But I really had no choice.  She HAD to have that antibiotic on Monday night.

I had to do that all by myself.  There's nothing like determining that you're co-dependent. :)  I did survive and do everything that I was supposed to (and then collapsed after the kid went to bed), but I sure as HELL didn't LIKE it.

She seems to be getting better.  I suppose we'll see.

And I'd like to say, FOR THE RECORD:  Major props to all the single parents/parents with traveling spouses.  I don't know how y'all do it.  You have my full respect as parents to little ones (or big ones).

Here's to a new day!!

1 comment:

Michelle said...

Aww, poor Jayna! When I told you on FB that strep was my favorite, I was totally forgetting about the first couple of times Ellie had it! It does make them pretty miserable. But now I'm sooo good at strep that as soon as Ellie gets a little fever with no explanation and no other symptoms other than just acting kinda sick, she's immediately to the doc for a strep test and better before she gets sick. Once the doctor even said "wow. Her throat isn't really even that red. I'm surprised you caught it." I'm a pro. Hopefully Jayna doesn't get it again and you won't have to be a pro. But, if she does, you'll be ready and be able to save her a day or so of sickies. Oh, and as far as your props for single parents, thanks, it's not so hard. You just do what you gotta (just like you did). You could do it if you had to. But, thankfully you don't!