Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Big D gave us a post-accident scare.

For a few days after the accident, Davis was extremely fussy, had little appetite and was sleeping a lot. With a 16-month old, it is so hard to tell what is wrong. He is cutting teeth, his muscles could be sore, he is on antibiotics for his ear infections, he has a diaper rash, his Mommy is stuck on a couch with painkillers and heating pads, and the country seems to be going socialist. Any one of these things is enough to make him cry.

But Sunday he developed a new symptom that started worrying us - he was sensitive to light. We thought we'd keep an eye on it, but when he took a FIVE-HOUR nap Monday morning, I decided take him back in for a CT Scan.

Four hours of wrestling him later, the results came back and his brain looks totally normal. The scan did, however, show that his nasal cavities were swollen and infected and his right ear infection was back. Praise God! The little guy had a bad sinus headache! This explained the sleeping, fussiness and sensitivity to light. With great relief, to say the least, we took him home. Well, took him to fill yet another antibiotic, then took him home.

As you know, I love to find humor in otherwise stressful situations. Well, when I got home and started reading the discharge paperwork I had to laugh at the nurse's choice of words. It pretty much said, "Spastic psycho Mom brought her son in for a CAT SCAN because of a cold."

Yeah, I'm laughing now. Let's just pray that GEICO pays for it.

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1 comment:

Ann said...

Don't let those thinking "psycho mom" keep you from acting on your intuition! Who cares what they say, you'll never regret it. Peace of mind will always be worth it. And remember - come January I'm your emergency babysitter if you need it!