Life in our Shoes

Did you ever notice that when you take your kids to the doctor, whatever the reason you took them there for magically disappears? It’s like they pump some sort of cure all medication through their venting system.

Funny thing about Thing 2′s appointment last week was when the doctor said “I’m concerned about this because he is showing absolutely no signs of any kind of illness.” Really, she checked him everywhere. Even looked for some kind of fungus growing on his scalp. Nothing. So, I took him for blood work and almost immediately he started coughing. Shortly after that, he passed out cold on the couch in the middle of the day. This boy does not nap. Not ever. So, I grabbed the thermometer and sure enough he had a fever. I actually breathed a sigh of relief and knew at that moment that his blood work would come back fine. It did, of course, so I panicked over nothing.

I kept his follow up appointment almost a week later since he was sick. Do you know he did not cough or sniffle even once the entire time we were in the office. He was like the picture of perfect health. He saw a different doctor than we saw for the original consult. He never remeasured his lumps, nor did he look in his throat or nose, even though I told him he was stuffy/coughing/feverish. Then again, I’m not surprised. This is the doctor that insisted Thing 2 did not have torticollis. Yeah, that guy. Which reminds me, I need a new pediatrician soon.

Basically he told me to keep an eye on him for a month and bring him back for a follow up. What am I looking for? In the words of the wise doctor, “I don’t know. Anything, really”. It’s scary that he is the head of the practice.

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