we are running a ridiculous list of medicines and ailments around here. here goes:
first of all, i have to take a pill every morning and every night. one's a friendly thyroid one and one's a friendly "keep the child load at three" one. i do better at remembering this than you might imagine . . . anyway, i can't forget these.
next, let's see, how 'bout Allianna gets the old double ear infection. sweet, the 10 day antibiotic is always a good mental challenge. got to remember it down to the last drop. that was two weeks ago.
enter three balmy days of no medication (imagine sweet breezes here)
wham bang. to get this week started, Simon's down with the double ear infection. we--all three munchkins--get to attend the doctor's office of a monday morning (though, mind you, my kids always develop their ear infections on a saturday night . . . they had to move from the classic "friday night--dr.'s office closed for the weekend" time because our dr. now has saturday hours). sweet dr. hayes decides that for some suspicous weezing in Simon we should begin to use this apparatus:
three times a day, four puffs, six seconds each, for the next one or two weeks . . . help me me mind is starting to frizzle.
but i'm balancing it, i'm dispensing meds with style for days. simon's two meds and my two meds (accented by painkiller all around!)
by thursday i decide to take tess in to see if she can possibly join the fun. ge-uuuuust barely, she has some fluid in a' ear. soooo, how bout twice a day and keep it refrigerated too! even though there seem to be hundreds of teeming masses in the waiting room, the check-in office lady recognizes tess and the check-out insurance lady remembers us too. infamy, that's our goal. ;) but in my strange way, i'm flattered.
so let's just ease on in to friday. the calm, "keep everybody medicated with the rapid fire of a pizza delivery man" day to close the week. before we get there, Simon's teacher (who has been teaching for 20 years) asks me yesterday "ear infections aren't contagious, right? i thought so, but after hearing your saga . . . i was second-guessing myself." So ward members, we're not contagious and we'll see you tonight at the fireside. [scary darth vader-ish music playing]
guess what allianna woke up with:
Yes. Some kind of foreign PURPLE eyelid. it was twice this big when she got up. i'm SURE hoping they've got something to medicate it with. but applying warm compresses 5x/daily would be convenient too . . . really . . . AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!!
so in case you're wondering, that's a grand total of 10 doses among us each day--not including Mark's Excedrin, which is nearing vitamin status among the Nolte line.
i'm gonna go look and see if there's any Halloween candy left. have i had breakfast?
oh, and we have an appointment for 2:30 this afternoon. patients of the month, i tell you. i'm going to bring the whole crew, just in case they decide to take our picture. cuz that's the way i roll.
*excuse the webcam photos--you don't expect me to know where the camera is do you :)
also, we're really pretty fine, no condolences necessary, just wish me mental prescience so i don't saute dinner in a tsp of antibiotic.
8 comments:
That's a lot of meds! Hey, you and I take the same meds, except your thyroid med is probably a lot bigger dosage! Good luck.
Oh Em. What a time you have been through. I wish you sweet dreams...the only time you have to yourself to think about whatever your subconscious wants to...and REST. Keep on keepin' on.
I'm wanting to post something of an empathetic nature...but, dogoneit, this is a tough one. Wish this was the weekend we could be with you to help out. Here's hoping and praying the meds work quickly, and that you are all better soon. Love, Papa and Nanna
Sorry, I had to laugh. It just brought back such happy memories. What mom among us has not totally been there? It's times like yours that make one appreciate the good things in life, like showering every day and sitting down through an entire meal. Hang in there. It will be over before you know it :)
Who are you?
I've never heard of "purple" eye, but it looks cool! Maybe Mark can study it in his spare time. LOADS of spare time, that is.
You're funny when you're sick-get sick more often!
I feel your pain. We always seem to get sick on a Fri./Sat. night too. I hope the kiddos bounce back soon. And, even though you are jealous about Matt's vacay, I have to tell you that for 3 days last week I had strep- yep, I did- and a side dish of fever, and he was not able to stay home. I too am coping w/ the 10 day/3x a day antibiotic (could that be more inconvenient?). I think you need a trophy. Actually, put on that medal that your grandpa made you!
I'm glad you like your doctor, because all these visits are probably paying for his next three family vacations.
Hang in there!
Your poor family! We've all been sick too, but not quite as bad. It's been a sick season around here. Good luck!
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