Helluva night. And it ain't half over.

[saffronhare]

I'm sort of trippin' still, so I figure I'll just brain dump a bit so as to calm down and perhaps be more ready to sleep afterwards.



Princess PrettySchool had a cough like a barking seal for much of last night, so she stayed home with agrnmn today. By the time I got home from work, she'd started cooking a fever. The cough hadn't improved much with at-home meds and still wasn't productive. I also didn't like the way she couldn't seem to get comfortable, and was holding her chest very tight-like. She even looked to be starting a bit of the chest-sucking breath and had those pink spots on her cheeks I remembered from Princess Boredom's early asthma attacks. Panicky parents voted for Urgent Care, so off we went before folks showed up for the ritual teams meeting.

Boy, I tell you. Mentioning that a child is having trouble breathing sure moves you up on the triage list.

Not long after, a chest x-ray confirmed that it wasn't an asthma attack. Nope, it was fucking pneumonia. (Not the Latin term.) Plain as day -- even I could see it. Damn. So we have a lot of drugs now, some of which taste so awful that we'll have to get really creative with bribes over the next ten days. She's settled into bed, finally.

Many thanks to the folks who were so gracious about Andrew spending much of the meeting on the phone with me. I inhaled enough of her Albuterol nebulizer treatment that I'm going to be Just Fine for the night. I'll be home with her tomorrow; Daddy is staying home from work tomorrow night so I get a turn at, like, sleeping. Plus, he also gets the Friday shift.

Nik out. For now.

Comments

[starwyse.livejournal.com]

An extra dose of Reiki coming to the whole family...

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Thank you, babe. :)

[angelbedwell.livejournal.com]

Hope she feels better soon. My kids went through this. We closed the bathroom door and filled the room with steam that seemed to help a little.

I feel your pain.

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Thanks! She's got some serious moral objections to the taste of that Augmentin, but at least there's enough understanding of what the medicine will do for her. I'm hoping she'll be very tired out tomorrow and more likely to nap, so mommy can nap too. We'll see. :)

[celticwhistlin.livejournal.com]

I didn't realize that is why you weren't home.

***HUGS*** Glad you caught it early and she can get treatment.

[zylch.livejournal.com]

Damn. Love to her and all y'all, and hope she gets well soon.

[capriciouslass.livejournal.com]

When the YCP was younger, for the medicines (like prelone) that tasted really bad, we hid them in applesauce. My Dad suggested that as something they did at the nursing home. It really does help kill the taste.
I hope she feels better soon.

ugh.

[lightonthesill.livejournal.com]

Love to you all. We're around the corner so let us know if you need anything. Love love love and a little spare reiki.

[lulumai.livejournal.com]

much love to you all.

I had pneumonia about 8 times as a child. My parents called me "the seal"... they promised it was an affectionate term.

I hope this is a one time thing for you all!! But as someone with a history of bronchitis and pneumonia -- the moment you sound like an animal other than human, go to the docoter do not pass go, and do not collect your $200.

It is no fun, but it will pass!! Much love and positive vibes from the east...

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Oh, fun times. Didn't realize that was why you weren't there last night. Hope all is better soon.