Rachel’s Appointment

Rachel’s appointment went pretty good.  Dr. H and I discussed her depression.  I love that he doesn’t want to instantly medicate my kids.  We decided to start out with counseling.  If that doesn’t cut it then we can go to a children’s psychiatrist who gives out medication.  I think counseling may be what she needs though.  I’m going to see if I can get her in with the same counselor that Lauren and Austin see.

For her fever and abdominal pain he ordered a strep test and a urine sample.  He didn’t the strep test since her throat seemed a little red.  The strep test came out negative.  Phew! 

Getting the urine sample was interesting.  She had never had to pee in a cup before.  So I got her the little wipes to clean herself with.  I learned that my daughter has ignored my advice to wipe from front to back.  Heathen!  I warned her that if she already had to pee that the wipe would make it 10x’s worse.  I don’t think she believed me until it happened.  She couldn’t coordinate herself to pee in the cup so I wound up holding it for her.  She kept promising that she wouldn’t pee on me.  Then she asked me if she wasn’t hitting the cup.  I was looking away trying to give her what privacy I could.  I had no idea!!  We were laughing so hard at how awkward it all was. 

The doctor came in and told us that the urine sample came back positive for something.  BUT…for some reason his test strips sometimes do that and then when they ship it to the hospital it comes back negative.  So he was going to send it to the hospital lab tonight.  Then tomorrow we should get the results.  He didn’t tell me exactly it was positive for.  I think after 11 years he knows I fret about stuff.  It sounded like maybe some type of infection.  We shall see.

If she is still running a fever on Friday then he wants her to come back in on Saturday.  I hope not.  She has had one for 3 days now!

Another One Bites the Dust

Rachel woke up with a fever again this morning.  This is now Day 3.  We have an appointment for her this evening.

About an hour ago I got a call from the nurses office at the middle school.  Austin puked on the grass.  Nice!  So he is home now.  He seems to have a little fever too.

It looks like the stomach flu is dropping my kids like flies!!

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