Okay, usually I don't promote anyone rushing their kids to the doctor. My Mom's is a 38 year vetran RN nurse, who perferred and still does natural remedies to going to the doctor right away. Hell she even stitched up my eyebrow at a Softball tournie in highschool because I refused to leave to go to ER! But she also taught me, to take the kids to the doctor when needed.
Well PLEASE folks, take your kids tot he doctor sooner than later this year. Don't be like me! It bite me in the ass putting Coltin's doctor's appontment off till yesterday. He has a sever upper respatory infection and is wheezing like an asmatic person. But I don't feel guilty or bad about not taking him earlier because he showed no signs that he was in destress until I made the appointment. Even the doctor was suprised that he wasn't rattling like most folks do, no snot coming down from the nose or up from the lungs.
Coltin is now on a course of zithromax and a steriod to help with the wheezing! No fevers though so he can go back to school today. I kept him home yesterday because the poor boy was miserable from the coughing and I took him to the doctor to boot.
If he isn't better by the time I go into the doctor next week for my 3-4 month labs and check, I am to take him with me for an x-ray and we will start breathing treatments. Thank GODS my Mom has my Granny's breathing machine all I will need is prescription for the meds then. I think he will be better though, so far this morning, he has had 2 doses of the antibotics and 3 doses of the steriods and he sounds soooooooooooo much better. Plus the doctor said I could continue over the counter cough medicines and cough drops. So the couging is still there but not as bad as it was!
This year the way the weather has been is going to be ruff on us with viruses and bactieral infectiosn folks. I strongly suggest that you keep a vareity of over the counter and home remedy items on hand and take yourself, your kids, and your elders to the doctor sooner rather than later this year! Don't be like me!
My poor boy barks like a seal though. It gets to the point I want to start looking around for the other seals to join him! Then I get this picture in my head about some sea lion coming up and eating my baby while he is eating! Yay. I have an odd mind I tell ya! And of course the sea lion has the face of the doctor! Isn't that some shit!
