First post of 2009

Well we are having a rough start to this new year. But hey when you hit rock bottom there is no where else to go but up right? We have been PLAGUED by strep. It all started on Inaguration Day. Doodlebug had not been feeling too well that morning but I you know I am a nurse and I push my kids when they are sick. So of course I got called at 9:30 and she was in the office. I took her to the doctor that afternoon and she had strep so home with Amoxicillin (which does not work anymore but they still have to use it!). We were back to the doctor on June 27th because Doodlebug was not feeling any better and was almost finished with her antibiotic and Beckham was showing symptoms. They both has strep and we were put on Augmentin. February 3rd I was back at the doctor with Beckham who had started running a fever again. He STILL had strep. They put him on Zithromax. On Februay 4th, Bro-Bro started running a fever and Beckham was still running a fever so I went back to the doctor on February 5th. They told me that Bro-Bro now had strep and Beckham had strep and the FLU! So, Bro-Bro went on Zithromax and Beckham went on Tamiflu. On February 22nd both boys started vomiting and running fevers again. I knew it was strep. Back to the doctor on February 23rd where they told me both boys still had strep and Beckham STILL had the flu. I insisted on NO MORE oral antibiotics for Beckham. I was agreeable to putting him in the hospital but they wanted to try Rocephin injections. He had to have 8 injections in 24 hours and they were PAINFUL. He is my active child and he could barely walk the past few days. I am taking both boys back next week for a recheck. I have to have a negative test on these boys.

I saved the best for last, due to all this I have lost my job and my insurance will run out at the end of the month. Say some prayers for me that I will find a job soon.