We started off this year with a bang- I had serious sinus issues which were triggering migraines. The migraines in turn triggered by blood pressure to go goofy, I almost croaked due to anaceph…cant spell it shock, my kidneys went wonko (I have PKD, we found it’s spread to my liver also). Suffice it to say the early part of this year blew monkey chunks.
Now LilMiss has taken over. Mid March, on the morning of her leaving for a Girl Scout trip, she woke up with intense ear pain. We ran to urgent care, actually, we went and sat outside until they opened. Ear infection. She made it to her trip and I brought the prescription up to her. The following Tuesday she was playing in the McDonalds playland with some friends (school fundraiser). BAM. Hurt her finger. Went to urgent care again, had x-rays, was told it was just bruised. The following day they called me back, I was told “Oops, we were wrong. She fractured her finger, please come get it splinted” She managed to fracture her R ring finger in the growth plate just above her knuckle.
She finished taking the amoxicillian for her ear infection. TWO DAYS LATER she states her other ear really hurts. Back to the doctor. Now the OTHER ear is infected. Prescribes something else.
Easter Sunday dawns, she wakes up with a horrendous hacking cough. We’re talking coughing until she vomited. Called the doctor, was told it’s a virus going around. Nothing that can be done- and as she’s already on drugs for the ear if it were bacterial it would clear up. She made it to school Tuesday- until 1pm. When I picked her up my Casper baby was white as death. Just for the heck of it I called her dad to see if he had been sick (she was with him a fair amount that prior week). He had spent Easter Sunday in bed all day coughing and wheezing. Great. LilMiss proceeded to pretty much sleep through Wednesday and Thursday. The school politely asked that I didn’t bring her back until she felt better. She felt better Friday, so she went to school.
Come Friday evening she complains about being itchy. I looked at her back, it was a HUGE rash. Ditto her stomach. In places she scratched until she bled. Gave her an antihistamine, it helped. She went to bed. Woke up Saturday just fine. No rash, no itches. Until the afternoon. UGH. Ended up AGAIN at Urgent Care (which was actually a good thing as I had forgotten to pick up the film from her fractured finger, needed for her check up tomorrow). Was told she either has Fifth’s Disease AGAIN or her body is just being cruel with the allergies.
My poor kid!! When we walked into Urgent Care the triage nurse greeted her by name! The pharmacist at the Walgreen’s knows us by name!
She’s fallen behind on her schoolwork due to being out. Her orchestra teacher wanted to fail her for not playing in the concert the day after her finger was splinted (she could barely hold the bow). Her sleep schedule is screwy from sleeping so much. And it’s a beautiful day outside and she’s too itchy and cranky to enjoy it.
UGH!!!
Hang in there–spring’s here!