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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Sick and Sicker...

Things just seem to come in two's around here, even sickness. The past few days, JB and CB have gone from sick to sicker. JB has had a bout with hives from his head to his toes. He went to the Dr. yesterday. Hopefully after a shot of decadron and a round of oral prednisone, he'll soon be rid of it. We have no idea what brought this bout on. He had a few days of it back in October but this time it has come back worse.

CB has had a runny nose and nagging cough for about 3 weeks. We completed around of anti-biotics about 1 week ago with no success. The coughing and runny nose has progressively worsened. This time the fever has been higher. So off to the Dr. today. My sweet little CB has bronchitis, sinus infection, double ear infection, and possibly RSV. His Dr. didn't do a full screen for RSV since he would be treating it the same as his bronchitis. Now, not only is JB on steroids, so is CB. Prednisone, Xopenex (breathing treatments), Augmentin and Ibuprofen around the clock for the fever. It's time like these I feel so helpless as a mother...when a hug and rocking just won't cure the ailing cough that keeps him awake at night and hurts his chest. As sick as he is, he is such a good patient. A little whiny but still wants to play and go to school.

We've been playing fruit basket turnover with our sleeping arrangements. JB has been sleeping on the couch due his tossing and turning from his itchy hives. BB has been sleeping with me due to CB's coughing. I slept 1 night with the boys so JB could have a decent night sleep (as much as possible) in the bed.

I love our pediatrician. He went ahead and prescribed the same medicines for BB in case he should catch the same thing. I can't tell you the stress it takes off of me that I won't have to load up both children and sit in the "sick bay" to be seen by the Dr. again.

Hopefully, my next update will be more positive.

HB

2 comments:

Jeremy and Christy said...

So sorry to hear about the sick patients in your house! Rileigh had strep last weekend and there is nothing worse that just watching them lay there with that zoned out look on their face from the fever! They just look so helpless. Please let me know if there is anything you need!!

K Storm said...

I am so sorry that y'all are having to deal with all that. We are keeping with breathing treatments all winter as a preventative...hoping that SS doesn't get all that stuff too.

Do the steroids make your kids wild? If mine take prednisone I feel like I am in a monkey cage!