H has been running a fever since Saturday. I took him into the Doc on Monday. The nurse asked me how high his fever was getting. I told her I didn't know because I didn't bother to take it. I just knew it was getting high enough to need medicine. She said, "Well, how do you know he has a fever?" I said, "Like this!" and I put my hand on his head. She said that she wasn't sure he had fever because his hands were icy cold. I told her that I thought it actually was pretty high at that moment and I asked her to please check anyways. So she did. And he had a fever of 103 DEGREES!See, my way works!
When the doctor came in, he asked what I thought was wrong. I told him that I was guessing his ears. The doctor said, "We just had him on an antibiotic last week for his ears and he's not even tugging on his ears." He was guess strep since that is what most of my other kids have had. I disagreed so we made a bet. His throat was clear and BOTH ears are completely infected!
YES! I win!
However, just to prove that I didn't know everything, he told me that high of a fever had nothing to do with ear infections. He thought the fever was viral.
WHATEVER! Just give me the prescription!
So, here it is Wednesday and H still has a high fever. (I'm still betting on ears!)
Okay, so maybe I don't know everything! But, neither does the Doctor!
21 comments:
I completely agree with you - Mom knows best. It took us 4 years to find a DR. that would listen to me (the mother who took care of the kid 24/7) and we were able to get the right care for our son.
Way to stand up for yourself.
I'll send healthy thoughts your way!!
We are sick here too! I have finally decided to force myself up out of bed, I guess the kids do NEED to eat. I read this on another blog (I can't remember where) and laughed but they said, I guess there is a reason they call it 'practicing medicine.'
Way to go Dr. Mom! :)
My kids have had fevers that high with ears. I remember one of my children got an ear infection over the weekend, and we were in the emergency room w/that high of a fever.
Mommies are always right. Doctors just never believe us do they? Glad you got most of the problem taken care of. That temp is high, scary. Well, good luck with that.
Do not ever underestimate the instincts of a mother--Yours were right on! Good for you! I bet the nurse felt a little foolish!
I had the same thing happen to me with my last pregnancy. I told the nurse that I thought she needed to check for twins and she laughed and said "No, you just get bigger faster when it is your second pregnancy because you've already been stretched out!" My twin girls are now almost 12!
mother knows best... every time.
either you are way underpaid (reference your paycheck post here) or he is way overpaid.
I was so happy to see you come across my blog. Your family is darling! I have not seen you for a while because the last I remember you only had four.....maybe five kids. I have been out of touch with you SORRY. I need some advice then. I only have two and have a hard time tring to mange them. HOW DO YOU DO SIX???!!!! What ever you are doing its working, because they each look so happy.
What is it with all the illnesses everywhere this winter?! I'm sorry, but it's darn near driving me crazy. :S
I sure hope you all get feeling better soon - especially with Easter this weekend.
Way to hold your ground with the Doc. Doesn't it just blow your mind how,.... BLEH they are sometimes!? (ha, ha)
Best wishes for good health soon!
Hah! Take that!
Doctor, shmoctor. They should ALWAYS listen to mom's. We are smart about these kinds of things.
Wishing you a very healthy Easter!
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When will they ever learn.... Mum's always know best!! Hope you all feel better really soon!
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Wishing you & your beautiful family a wonderful Easter... feel better :) xx
Mama knows best. Seriously. Poor little one. Hope he gets better ASAP! He doesn't deserve all that hurt! Thank goodness he's got a whipper-snapper mom!
Hey Laurie, I love your blog. I knew your were a smart lady. I am with you on the fever thing too. Its too hard to get them to hold still to take a temp reading when they are sick. Hang in there.
I have a friend who is in school to become a PA. She says there's so much guess work in DR-ing That's it's not even funny!
Yup, usually mom knows best! I hope the kids get to feeling better real soon!
I totally agree some doctors and nurses just don't seem to listen to the mothers because for some reason they think their education makes up for everything including not being with the child day in and day out and knowing their moods and knowing them personally... I finally found a doctor that listens and isn't affraid to say hey your the mom you know I don't know everything lets figure it out together. I love my doc he is great.
Mothers instinct takes the cake!
I hate doctors/nurses trying to make me feel like I don't know anything! My oldest would get ear infections, run a high fever with it and never tug at her ears! In fact, we would never know anything was wrong until she had the fever! I also had a doctor tell me that 12 hours after you stop taking meds, it's like you were never on them. So just because he was on meds last week doesn't mean anything!
Mom does know best.
Hi Laurie
You are so right. Mom's do know best! I loved this story because it is soemthing that happens to all of us!
Love Aprel :)
Oh that was funny! I am usually right about what is wrong with my kids too and wish that I could just call the doctor and he would give the prescription without having to see them. Our insurance went up this year and so now for Instacare our copay is $40! I told my kids that basically they will have to be dying before I take them to the Instacare since that is so expensive!
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