I don’t think I mentioned it before but Emma missed the whole last week of school. I was concerned, started her on antibiotic and the nebulizer… also started her on Flovent. You know.. my 3rd world drug arsenal is at hand. Yipee.

Well… she’s been on the antibiotics for a week. I treated it as if it was strep… with a high dose of amoxy…. and there was a little improvement…but she was still having these coughing fits. She was tired, had a decreased appetite but overall seemed ok. And at night she would be running a slight temp. Mom said she thought she heard bronchial spasms when she coughed yesterday….and she was up in the middle of the night last night….

So off we went.

Turns out she has pneumonia. Doctor said Amoxy is probably ok…but she just needs more of it. (I dont know if I agree with that…but he’s going to try Zithromax this time which I think is pretty ineffective…but I wasn’t going to point that out after I had to admit to playing an online doctor and I’m pretty sure he would be insulted by me questioning his treatment plan) Anyway… he’s pretty sure it’s bacterial not viral. So…. we wait and see how this all goes.

I honestly don’t think there has been a time when my mom has been here and SOMEONE hasn’t been sick. My mom brings unhealthy juju I think.

Things with the parents are going well. Went shopping with Mom all day yesterday. Today we baked all day. I got a run in this morning and took Em to the doctor this afternoon. Tonight was spent wrapping gifts.

I’m hoping Emma starts to feel better on the new drugs tomorrow….

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