I couldn't decide if I should take Lilly to the Dr today or not. She was better than yesterday, but her lungs still sounded terrible. I decided it would be a good idea to have her checked out, plus I had questions about how/when to intervene, with which medications, etc. So, I drive to Monticello--we used to Dr. there when we lived in Becker, and I really like my Dr. Plus, I am not a fan of change, so I keep going there. Well, here is why I keep going. He listens to her and determines that she has pneumonia. He gives a prescription for steroids and antibiotics (she also had a very red ear and thick, green goop coming out of her nose). He then writes down "The Plan", which I appreciated very much. He allows me to use my judgement and not run her into the Dr everytime she has the sniffles. In fact, according to "The Plan", he doesn't need to see her until we have tried all of the neb and medications. I looove this! So, it keeps me coming, driving 45 minutes one-way for a Dr. appointment. Because I am allowed to use my judgment, because he doesn't freak out over every little thing--which only feeds into my neurotic anxieties, and because he will dispense reasonable advice (through his nurse) over the phone.
Lilly is napping right now, and she still sounds just gross. Her lungs are full of crud, and the nebs she has been taking are loosening up her lungs, so her coughs are gunky and really wet. But, at least now they are productive. We will be nebbing her for the rest of the winter, and it sounds like we will have to start up again in the fall to avoid these respiratory meltdowns.
So, I will end up having a 4-day weekend, although I have enough paperwork left over to have me work at least 6 hours this weekend. Oh, well...I hope Lilly starts feeling better soon, this stuff has been lingering for awhile, and she has been somewhat irritable lately. Hopefully, once she is feeling better, she will be back to herself.
Hope you all stay warm, it is supposed to be chilly this weekend. Is it bad that I have raging Spring Fever already?????
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