I like to think of myself as pretty level-headed. I bet some of you are laughing right now. But seriously, I have come a long way being less "high strung." At least I think so.
Until I find myself in a doctors office with Hunter screaming and the doctor asking all kinds of questions. At that moment, I lose all control of my mind and lots of fear and total irrationality come to life. I cannot think clearly and my ability to answer simple questions goes out the window. It is not that I am irrational about Hunter's illness, but I just cannot think & I want my baby to be well so badly I find my mind cloudy and confusing!
I have had this experience a lot. Ever since Hunter was 4 months old and diagnosed with a Urinary Tract Infection, it seems our lives have been full of doctors visits and urine samples. Every time the poor kid gets a fever and starts acting clingy, I get so nervous. Is this another UTI? Since the main symptoms are frequent and painful urination it is really hard to know. Hunter cannot tell us it hurts and since he is in a diaper I cannot tell if he went 4 little times or 1 big time. So I am forced to just watch his temperature and check for any blood in his diaper.
Today, he had blood in his diaper. I was really angry to see it there again. We seriously just took him to the doctor 2 weeks ago. And when I saw it, I knew my planned afternoon of studying was going to be spent in the doctors office instead. I mean, the doctors are probably going to tell us it is nothing, but we can't NOT go... we have to make sure he is okay and the reflux is not doing any damage to his kidneys.
So off to the doctor we went. We put the bag on him and he did not pee, so we had to put another one on him. He did not want to drink his water and playing in the sink was not helping him to go either. So Josh bought a sprite and fanta. Yep, we gave our son soda... at the doctors office. While I am not proud of this, it did work. An hour and a half later, we finally got him to pee.
And just shortly after that we were assured by the doctor that there was no blood and no sign of infection in this pee. GREAT.
So once again the doctors are telling us Hunter has a virus. Seems every 2 weeks the kid has a virus. Today I asked the doc about what we can do... he said until Hunter is able to talk and is potty trained, we have to just keep bringing him in if he shows signs of UTI.
Looks like this is just part of being a mom for now.
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You are not hysterical! You doctor's are not doing their job. Things are not right and it shows they are failing totally that they do not see a pattern to be concerned with. Everyone forgets their questions and it's impossible to discuss with an unhappy toddler in your arms. Your doctor's a failing you. Period. You do not have to put up with this uncertainty and constant illness. That is not part of being a mom, though your doctor seems to be happy to have you thinking so.
ReplyDeleteLavonne is right--it is not normal to have blood in his diaper--and the doctor is not giving an adequate explanation--and to tell you to ignore it is ridiculous! I like Aunt Pam's idea of going to a urologist. I know it has to be so frustrating--and you're busy beyond belief--but twice now they've told you not to worry about fever + blood in his diaper. I'm sorry, but you're not the one crazy here--it's Hunter's doctor!!
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