To the Doctor we will go and go and go...

Warning this is a really long post!

This week has been crazy around our house. I had taken Aiden to the doctor last Thursday, because he was congested and coughing and I didn't want it to lead to something worse. Our doctor figured he had a sinus infection, nothing bad, and started us on antibiotics. Over the weekend he seemed to be fine, I got the stomach virus and stayed away so he wouldn't get it. Tuesday morning around 1:00 am he woke up screaming and inconsolable and this went on all night with him sleeping for an hour and then waking up screaming. At 6:00 we decided this was enough and we would take him to the ER. We get him bundled up and everything packed in the car and on the way he starts acting like his old self. We turn around and come home since he's not running a fever, not crying, or looking sick in any way now. Poor Travis had to go to work and Aiden and I went to sleep.

Around 11:00 I wake up and can feel the heat coming off Aiden and take his temperature which is 101, so I call the doctor and get an appointment for that afternoon.

Visit #2 We get to the doctor and she checks his ear and he has a horrible ear infection and respiratory infection. Obviously the first round of antibiotics didn't work so she put us on a new and stronger one and add an extra med to his breathing treatment.

Wednesday he seems to be feeling better in the afternoon, but crashes when Travis comes home. Our fever is back up to over 100 and we give him some Tylenol to help bring it down.

Thursday goes pretty much the same way, okay in the afternoon and crashing by dinner time. His fever hits and all time high 103 and we head back to the ER. Luckily Cook Children's has an ER that is close by without going to the hospital. We get to the doctor and she says the ear is still horrible and recommends we try another antibiotic, the third one, or give him a shot of antibiotics and hope it clears things up. We decide on the shot and he has to have two because the dose won't fit in on syringe and we have to wait 30 minutes to make sure he doesn't have some type of reaction. Once he calms down from the shot he falls asleep in my arms and seems to be out. We get a script for another antibiotic and to see the doctor in the morning before we give it to him.

We get home and put him in bed hoping he will stay there since he's slept with us every night this week. But midnight comes and he's crying again and the fever has returned.

Friday I call to make another appointment, visit #3, and off we go. We see the doctor and tell him our tale of doctor visits. He looks in Aiden's ear and it's all cleared up, but his throat is raw and looks like he has some type of virus!! He says no more antibiotics just get him to eat and drink, which he hadn't been doing, and keep a steady dose of Motrin going.

Friday afternoon I think maybe we're finally better, but he's still cranky and won't eat or drink. No ice cream, smoothies, Popsicles, or anything. He falls asleep doing his breathing treatment and we put him down hoping this is it. An hour later he's up screaming and just wanting to be held, but we do make it through the night fairly well.

Saturday he's still crying and cranky which is not like him and so we can the nurse and she gives us several suggestions and things to do to relieve his pain. Finally we are feeling better. He's playing with Travis and building a fort in the living room, we're back to normal. Then 8:00 comes and we can't stop crying and screaming even when we hold him. So I call the nurse back and she pages the doctor who says keep doing what were doing with the Motrin and Tylenol to help with the pain and the throat hopefully has peaked.

Sunday

We wake up happy and wanting to eat some but in a much better mood than any other day in the last week. Hopefully the worst is behind us and we are on our way to feeling better.