The last few days have been horrible. Levi wasn't better. Perhaps we had a blip of improvement as the antibiotics killed their little part of it but then he screamed downhill again. I had sent him to school Tuesday but was called before lunch because he was in the nurse's office. He has had a horrible headache and has been so dizzy that he can't walk to the toilet without holding onto the walls or furniture. He continues to cook at 103 - 105F dropping only a few degrees with Motrin. This is what we did this morning:
He fell asleep about an hour after getting up and then roused briefly as I put him in the car to see the doctor. One thing that was useful today was that taking a kid who is obviously that sick to the doctor meant that I got to wait in a room rather than trying to hold this sleeping six year old in my lap. The nurse kept coming in and out of the room. He really did look sick, of that there was no doubt. He was febrile at the office and that was after he had been given meds.
The doctor asked me if I had tested him for Meningitis and I said that I had, but I would prefer that he didn't let that stop him repeating them. We all think that there is something big going on, but it may just be a big flu. I hope that is what it is. Pretty much we are going to wait it out a bit longer. It has been 5 sick days now and by Friday will be a week. At that stage, if he is not much better, I will take him for blood tests. If he gets any worse, they said to bring him back or call an ambulance as likely if he was worse than today, they too would send him to hospital for the bigger tests and closer treatment.
This is what we did this afternoon:
Yes, the position is the same and the posture is the same. And, No he isn't any better yet. He has not moved from the couch. He doesn't cope if I am not touching him. Finally tonight I put him to bed and he has stayed there without me touching him. We watched TV. We watched DVDs. Tonight we read 'Deltora Quest' or more accurately, I read to him and he would only talk if I stopped to take a breath. I will continue the story tomorrow. Thank goodness, it is a big book.
I called my boss this morning to just let her know that I would be off for at least this week. Next week I am due to go to Townsville on Outreach. I hope he is better by then. More correctly, I hope he is better well before then, but changing Townsville would take an act of God and I think that God doesn't bother with menial details.
Certainly Levi comes first and I love my job because there was never a question of that, my boss just said;
"They will just have to do without you if he is not better by then"
It is wonderful to work for an organization that understands the real priorities. I hope that he wakes tomorrow a step better than the last few days though. Pretty much he couldn't take much of a step the other direction without being a real worry at the moment.
I am going insane. This pace is not a good one for me. I am better when I can actually do something. I have been on and off the computer as it's battery fails and I have been reading my own books but if I see another episode of Play School I think I am going to tear my own eyes out! I am getting Cabin fever already and it has only been a couple of days. I am so not used to this at the moment. This is the 'well' child. I hope he gets back to that in a hurry!
Well, I am going back to kiss that sweet fevered brow and snuggle up against that little hot water bottle and hope that it all just gets better in the morning.
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