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January 24, 2001
Friday the 19th I took Jacob to the doctor. It turns out he had a slight ear infection in his right ear, a cough, and both eyes were infected. I somehow never learned what the infection was, and despite my resolutions otherwise, I left the pediatrician's office with two prescriptions for antibiotics. I really do like Jake's doctor, but she has a way about her that leaves me with no questions until it's too late. (sigh)
The two antibiotics were the first my son has ever had, aside from the goo they put in his eyes shortly after birth, and I was very upset about it. One is amoxicillin, the other is erythromycin eye ointment. As of today, six days later, he's done with the thrice-daily eye ointment, but still has four days on the oral antibiotics. His eyes are clear and healthy again, but he still has a wet hacking cough. My poor boy has never been this sick in his life, and is being so wonderful about it.
Unfortunately, I caught the bug, whatever it is. It started with a very sore throat on Thursday, and has progressed to a very painful cough, sore throat, headache, serious congestion, and as of today, the eye infection. I am miserable, simply miserable. I don't handle sick very well, being one of those abnormally healthy people. Being sick leaves me in a very bad mood, very grumpy. And in the past, my illnesses have lasted only a day or two, but this time, I've been sick with one thing or another since the 11th. Bah-humbug
Today, I called my midwife to bemoan my illness, and because my mother thought I should be medicated so we don't continually pass the illness around (she discovered a sore throat of her own this morning). And my midwife thinks I ought to come in and be seen. She also is very apologetic about my neurological fiasco the day before, and promises to do something about it herself.
They manage to fit me in tomorrow at 11:30, and most surprisingly, I have an appointment for an MRI in Wednesday the 31st! This is fabulous. And best of all, the appointment is at 7:30 *at night*, which means my mom can come with me to watch Jake and lend emotional support without missing any work. I'm told that if I'm simply having migraines, the MRI will be normal. Since we expect that to be the case, but want to rule out anything else, the visit will likely be unexciting. I can deal with that. :)
I'm so tired of being sick, and I really really hope my midwife can help me get over this bug. I'll see if I can post a short update tomorrow after the appointment.
I have a bit of sad news. Stone and I broke up over New Year's. It was a rather mutual decision, after much discussion. He will remain a solid part of our children's lives, visiting at least every weekend. He is an excellent father, we just don't make a good couple. I believe it is better that we remain friends, than to try to force a closer relationship. We were both becoming resentful, trying very hard to make the other happy, without enough communication. This way we can be at ease in each other's presence, putting much less stress on the children. I'm not ready to discuss this, but today I felt okay with making the announcement.
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