Ughhhh...what a long week it's been. We've been struggling with Dylan's fever and cough and cold for two weeks now. Stayed home yesterday and what a long day - I felt I'd been off work for three days rather than one. It's a terrible situation when you have poor little 14 month old who simply can't tell you what he feels except that it is definitely NOT GOOD. Dylan has been incredibly needy only because he must feel like the world is against him. He has had fever for the last six days (!) and the damn doctor's advice line simply doesn't return our calls so we're off on a new pediatric search. I'm just glad I have an Uncle who is an internist and very well read and researched on the latest medical findings and studies; both in drugs and disease, and has a regular stash of drug samples, specifically infant/children's antibiotics which we started Dylan on yesterday. Whew! We have pumped Dylan full of acetaminophens, antihistamines, ibuprofen, and now Zithromax which has worked like a charm on Dino and myself, so we hope this will end the buggered bacterial infection poor Dylan is suffering. It's just so sad to see a child unable to play and be himself, and is instead driven to clutch at your body and simply lay in your arms staring and waiting until the fever passes. He won't eat, will drink only a little and simply cannot interact with the people around him as he hasn't the energy nor the stomach for it. I hope the poor dear will be well and zooming around soon!
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