Good Times.

[punkrockmama]

I'm taking my big kid for some tests today. An appt. I've waited weeks for. He has croup. He is cranky, with a nose that drips like a faucet. Did I mention he's cranky?

Oh, and his sister has croup too. I sweated my @ss off last night because she would only sleep if I held her sitting up and she had a fever. Girl was radiating heat like crazy. I could have stood next her and made 'smores.

And I have bronchitis. And I'm about to get my period and I don't have any chocolate or a bag of pizza cracker combos.


P.S. We all sound like we have a two pack a day habit with a little Demi Moore thrown in.

[lilycat88]

Good luck with that...all of that. Hope you are all feeling better soon. I've seen/examined/analyzed/commented upon more than enough snot to last anyone's lifetime. You do need chocolate.


Jamelin
Mom to Susanna born 6/29/2004

“We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty, and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.� --Unknown

[scoop22]

oh dear.. first things first you need chocolate!!! go right to the store and get some.. what saved me last week when ds had croup was ice cream.. we actually had two bowls and two spoons b/c that is all he would eat.. i hope your kids feel better. and of course you. i ended up getting sick after ds. we were a miserable family for awhile. i hope you all feel better sooN!! it just seems to take forever for this crap to go away!

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[kozachka]

Hugs. Hope things get better real soon.

[gatorsmom]

Gator has croup too. And laryngitis. He saw the ped yesterday and she confirmed that there wasn't anything else at play there. Fever of 101 degrees. Talk about grumpy. And she made sure to mention not to give him cough syrup-type medicines. of course.

I feel your pain.

Lisa
Mom to Gator July 2003
And Cha-Cha July 2005
and surprise! twins due 11/07!

[cca]

Huge hugs!! I've so been there.....i swear I have the croupiest children in the world.....my previous experience w/ croup (before dd) was reading about it in Anne of Green Gables....

Since DD i could write a textbook...plus since my children get croupy as soon as someone even sniffles, from september till April there is no break...

do you have a cold vapor humidifier? its the only thing that keeps me half way sane...




hth,
chetna

[gatorsmom]

Got the humidifyer going right now. can't imagine life without it.

Lisa
Mom to Gator July 2003
And Cha-Cha July 2005
and surprise! twins due 11/07!

[o_mom]

We are right there with you on the croup. MIL tells me after the fact, of course, that DH had it every year until he was 12! Pulmicort and a nebulizer is our lifesaver when it comes to croup.

[Aunt to sweet baby boy]

I hope Peyton and Layla feel better soon, and that your appointment went well.

I have a bad cough/bronchitis and chocolate really helps with the pain!

Ilana, aka Nana to my sweet nephew Avi

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[punkrockmama]

Thanks so much guys for the good words and comerseration.

Good news: P. can hear clear as a bell. No issues found with the ENT either.

Bad news: Guess where we spent this morning after an exceptionally bad night? Yep, the hospital. Both. Of. Them.

Got breathing treatments and steroids. Came home with scripts for more steroids and an abx for L. as she has a kickin' ear infection as well.

Blech.

Again, I really appreciate your replies. :)

[gatorsmom]

Wow, yours ended up in the hospital? You do have a reason to complain.

Gator's fever broke this morning. Now guess who woke up from his nap with a 101 degree fever? Cha Cha.

I assume one day in the future, all four kids will fall like dominoes each time an illness goes around. sigh.

Lisa
Mom to Gator July 2003
And Cha-Cha July 2005
and surprise! twins due 11/07!

[o_mom]

Get yourself a nebulizer, girl!

Seriously, we have been ER-free for croup since we got one. This was after two ER visits and three rounds of steriods in 4 months. We start Pulmicort at the first sign of croup and it clears it up within a day (the croup, not the cold). The steriod exposure is much less than the oral or injected ones.

I'm glad the other appointments went well - get yourself a big bag of chocolate at half-price today. :-)