So both of my kiddies are now on a stronger antibiotic. The first round wasn't quite strong enough to wipe out the infection, but this new antibiotic seems to be doing the trick. Plus, the pediatrician wanted to see if a stronger antibiotic would work on Beauty's foot problem. What foot problem? Glad you asked...
A couple of months ago, Beauty stubbed her left toe and cut herself. Her foot seemed fine, but within a couple of weeks it started looking different. By the end of the month, both of her feet seemed to have developed an odd rash. The pediatrician gave me a cream for her, believing it was eczema, however the rash did not improve. Near the end of the second month since the incident, both her feet had developed these "hard shells" around her skin, which I then had to remove; Beauty did not enjoy that. Since her feet began getting worse around the same time she got her upper respiratory infection, the pediatrician decided to give Beauty a stronger antibiotic to see if it would also wipe out the foot problem, now believing it was an infection.
Well hallelujah! It seems the antibiotic is killing off whatever is going on with her feet. I took a look at them this morning and they are much improved. Finally! I'm so relieved because Beauty was waking up a lot at night complaining about her feet, and of course they bothered her during the day, too. So, with the help of modern medicine, both her upper respiratory infection and foot infection are finally clearing up.
Macho is doing much better on his medicine too. His diarrhea and vomitting have subsided and his congestion has cleared up. He is doing really great developmentally as well. He is beginning to say many words very clearly now. Macho has also learned how to go up and down the stairs by himself, which makes me extremely nervous, but he's growing up and I have to let him =( I'm also proud to report that he's learned his shapes, basic colors, and most of the alphabet in both upper and lower case. He can also pronounce all the letters except for 4 of them, but he's trying. Macho will be turning 2 yrs old next month, he's around 34 1/2 inches tall, and he weighs somewhere around 31 pounds. Husband and I often look at him and wonder, "How can someone who looks so small weigh so much?!" Macho just seems to be built like a little football player; wide shoulders, long torso and a lot of muscle. We'll see what happens in the future.
I'll try to make this short: Beauty has been waking up a lot at night due to night terrors, however the pediatrician now believes these are not night terrors but small, tiny seizures occurring in her brain. To confirm this, he has scheduled an EEG for her, but this won't happen until the 17th. She needs to be sedated since it requires the doctors hooking up wires on and around her head (which she would never allow). I'm very nervous about her being put under anesthesia, but I know it's the only way they'll be able to do the test on her. I just pray that she's not allergic to something I'm unaware of. I also hate that the test is scheduled for 11 am and she's not allowed anything to eat or drink except water!
Beauty, despite her medical issues, is developing quite well. She'll be turning 4 yrs old next month, she's around 40 lbs and is 39 inches tall. Despite the fact that her diet is extremely limited, she is very healthy (probably thanks to all the Pediasure she drinks). Beauty is now beginning to say multiple-word phrases and she is becoming more social with other children. She and Macho finally get along pretty well now. It used to be that Beauty would push and hit him a lot because he was always "in her space." Now they play and laugh together, which is really great to see. I'm also very happy to see that Beauty is learning how to write her letters. She writes them in upper-case form and there are about 10 letters that she still needs help with, but she can write the rest of them pretty much perfectly.
Quick update on my health - No, I do not have allergies. The doctor I saw at the Instacare truly believed I had allergies, but after 4-5 days of being on the allergy meds and seeing no results, I'm now being referred to an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor. My appointment is next week, so we'll see how that goes.
Well, this turned out to be a lot longer than anticipated. Sorry if I bored you. =)
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