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urgent care
Oct. 16th, 2004 01:02 pmWe spent two hours at urgent care this morning. While I amused the baby (with help from a charming five year old named, apparently, Legion, with the southernest acent I've heard on a child in ages), mr. flea had his lungs listened to, his blood oxygen checked (low but okay), chest xrays, an inhaler, and a steroid shot in his butt. He has bronchitis. He does not have pneumonia, nor a secondary bacterial infection. They think he mght be asthmatic.
I'm not sure what to think. He was wheezing like hell all night. I googled bronchitis and the online doctors say there's not much to be done but wait it out if it's viral, and drink lots of fluids and take an expectorant to loosen chest congestion. mr. flea tried to down a shot of expectorant but it made him throw up (he hates the taste) so settled for wheezing all night. I wouldn't have gone to urgent care if it were me; I'm from the 'tough it out' school of illness. But mr. flea was panicky about his shortness of breath, and I think he gets a great deal of reassurance from seeing a doctor. I think they were too invasive - he wasn't THAT sick. I hope his insurance pays for it ($400). He's breathing better now, but doesn't seem muchdifferent, and his butt hurts.
Did I mention I am sick too? I was looking forward to having a weekend where I could relax.
/bad wife
I'm not sure what to think. He was wheezing like hell all night. I googled bronchitis and the online doctors say there's not much to be done but wait it out if it's viral, and drink lots of fluids and take an expectorant to loosen chest congestion. mr. flea tried to down a shot of expectorant but it made him throw up (he hates the taste) so settled for wheezing all night. I wouldn't have gone to urgent care if it were me; I'm from the 'tough it out' school of illness. But mr. flea was panicky about his shortness of breath, and I think he gets a great deal of reassurance from seeing a doctor. I think they were too invasive - he wasn't THAT sick. I hope his insurance pays for it ($400). He's breathing better now, but doesn't seem muchdifferent, and his butt hurts.
Did I mention I am sick too? I was looking forward to having a weekend where I could relax.
/bad wife