We took Samuel to the doctor this morning and it seemed that everything he looked at or measured had him saying there was something else worse! Sam has a very red and inflamed throat and soft palate (which explains why he didn't want breakfast this morning) and is getting a secondary infection in his right ear canal which already looks pretty bad, apparently. His thumb has raw patches on it because he's been sucking it so much while he's miserable and one blister which the doctor said was probably associated with over-hydration (ie too much in the mouth) but could be the first sign of Foot and Mouth Disease. Foot and Mouth Disease?!?!?! He checked Samuel's palms and the soles of his feet and couldn't see any other sores, so said that was probably not the case.
Then he said, "We don't like to give antibiotics to kids very often nowadays but this is definitely one case where we need to." So Samuel has to take Amoxycillin three times a day, but hopefully should be getting better by Saturday. If not, we're to head back to the doc on Monday. Also the doc said while it generally isn't a good idea to give paracetomol and ibuprofen doses consistently only the minimum recommended time apart, but to wait longer if possible, in this case because Samuel's fever was so high it needs to be kept down with regularly spaced analgesic doses rather than wait until he wakes from a long nap with a very high temp.
I was glad to get a doctor's opinion. And glad I didn't wait to see if he got better on his own. From what the doctor said, he wasn't getting better, he was getting worse. Poor little boy! And the other thing I was glad about... that I live near a doctor's surgery that bulk bills our whole family because we qualify for a health care card. The doctor's visit was free and the prescription only cost $5. Hooray for Medicare!
Samuel is currently sleeping peacefully. Thanks for your prayers and kind comments.
Then he said, "We don't like to give antibiotics to kids very often nowadays but this is definitely one case where we need to." So Samuel has to take Amoxycillin three times a day, but hopefully should be getting better by Saturday. If not, we're to head back to the doc on Monday. Also the doc said while it generally isn't a good idea to give paracetomol and ibuprofen doses consistently only the minimum recommended time apart, but to wait longer if possible, in this case because Samuel's fever was so high it needs to be kept down with regularly spaced analgesic doses rather than wait until he wakes from a long nap with a very high temp.
I was glad to get a doctor's opinion. And glad I didn't wait to see if he got better on his own. From what the doctor said, he wasn't getting better, he was getting worse. Poor little boy! And the other thing I was glad about... that I live near a doctor's surgery that bulk bills our whole family because we qualify for a health care card. The doctor's visit was free and the prescription only cost $5. Hooray for Medicare!
Samuel is currently sleeping peacefully. Thanks for your prayers and kind comments.
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