Swineflu
10 days ago, Paul threw up and felt terrible. He got better, and then suddenly got a very nasty cough which has kept him home all week from school. He has been at his dad's through the worst of it because we thought it was better that whatever infection he had should be in one house instead of two. I have called every day and heard my poor little guy suffering from lack of sleep and a dry cough that just drove him nuts. Yesterday, I told Paul to tell his dad that if he wasn't better by thursday, that I would take him to the doctor.
He called early this morning and said Paul should go to the doctor and since the children are folkbokfört here, I met him and his dad at the train while I dropped off Jacob for school. I looked in Paul's eyes and I knew he would be ok. We moms just sort of feel that sort of thing, but he sounded really bad. I bought fresh ginger and lemons for my famous ginger/lemon/green tea with honey (which I swear by), antioxident juice, lactos-free soy yogurt (he is lactos-intolerant) and we went home.
At the doctor's office, they tested him. There was no bacteria. She wrote out a prescription for cough medicine and then made this weird statement: "Det verkar som han har fått ett svin-influensa-aktigt influensa." Did she just say the buzz word NOBODY wants to hear right now regarding their children??? He was to be vaccinated on the 26th!!! The Swine flu is a viral infection apparently. I thought it was bacterial.
She made sure to not over-dramatise it, but just said that we should watch his breathing and if it got worse, we should take him to the hospital. Paul's little brother just got vaccinated and Jacob is getting vaccinated today. Jacob has been here alone with me which has probably helped him not get infected. I have to admit that it hurt telling Paul that I thought it was better that he stay at his dad's this week. Every mother wants to take care of her childen herself when they are sick and thinks they can do it better than anyone else (whether it's true or not). I even made his favorite chicken and dumplings yesterday and had planned to take it to him today.
Now he is here with me until tomorrow night. I fixed him a bed in the living room floor. He has barely touched his chicken and dumplings, but he drank his vitamins like a good boy. I want to go in my room and cry. Why, I don't know, but I guess I have read too many articles in the newspaper and I recognise that reality is not that bad at all for normal, healthy people, but still... just the thought of him really sick or in the hospital or for God's sake worse, just fills my entire body and soul with fear. A fear and sadness that is greater than what my spirit can take.
Anyway...I will focus on the facts and not my fears. My son is fine and getting better. The doctor said that he can even go to school on monday.
He called early this morning and said Paul should go to the doctor and since the children are folkbokfört here, I met him and his dad at the train while I dropped off Jacob for school. I looked in Paul's eyes and I knew he would be ok. We moms just sort of feel that sort of thing, but he sounded really bad. I bought fresh ginger and lemons for my famous ginger/lemon/green tea with honey (which I swear by), antioxident juice, lactos-free soy yogurt (he is lactos-intolerant) and we went home.
At the doctor's office, they tested him. There was no bacteria. She wrote out a prescription for cough medicine and then made this weird statement: "Det verkar som han har fått ett svin-influensa-aktigt influensa." Did she just say the buzz word NOBODY wants to hear right now regarding their children??? He was to be vaccinated on the 26th!!! The Swine flu is a viral infection apparently. I thought it was bacterial.
She made sure to not over-dramatise it, but just said that we should watch his breathing and if it got worse, we should take him to the hospital. Paul's little brother just got vaccinated and Jacob is getting vaccinated today. Jacob has been here alone with me which has probably helped him not get infected. I have to admit that it hurt telling Paul that I thought it was better that he stay at his dad's this week. Every mother wants to take care of her childen herself when they are sick and thinks they can do it better than anyone else (whether it's true or not). I even made his favorite chicken and dumplings yesterday and had planned to take it to him today.
Now he is here with me until tomorrow night. I fixed him a bed in the living room floor. He has barely touched his chicken and dumplings, but he drank his vitamins like a good boy. I want to go in my room and cry. Why, I don't know, but I guess I have read too many articles in the newspaper and I recognise that reality is not that bad at all for normal, healthy people, but still... just the thought of him really sick or in the hospital or for God's sake worse, just fills my entire body and soul with fear. A fear and sadness that is greater than what my spirit can take.
Anyway...I will focus on the facts and not my fears. My son is fine and getting better. The doctor said that he can even go to school on monday.
Kommentarer
Postat av: "Märta"
Don´t worry too much Melissa. Your son is in good care he normally has a good health and I think that you have nothing to worry about. As a mother I understand your worries, but some people get more sick than others and some people doesn´t understand that they have had the "svininfluensa" until it´s gone.
So continue to take good care of him and he will be back on his feet tomorrow :)
Big hugs "Märta"
Postat av: Anna
Ofcourse you get worried when your boy´s get sick!
I hope he get better soon!
// With love Anna
Postat av: Lotta Nyström
Oh!
I feel so sorry for Paul! I really do hope he´s getting better very soon. He is in my thoughts and prairs. With love your "sister" Lotta.
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