Got my coffee, a donut, and a happy song in my head....

[ChickenAlgebra]

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Oh Algae, I feel for you. Sarah is not fine for any appointments and she's easily overstimulated. Even a trip to the store can be too much so I usually shop alone.

I'm going to remember the leg thing and the happy drug thing in case Sarah needs it. With the SPECT scan this summer there were 5 of us holding her, but she is strong and those people just wouldn't take me seriously enough about her strength. Her meltdowns have been legendary, but lithium has helped very much. Nothing works for the hyperactivity (ADHD) but at least the tantruming is better. Fewer and shorter. I only had to pick her up from school once this school year. They only call me if it lasts more than an hour or she starts hurting herself. She's much better since last spring.

The ONLY way it works for Grant - DH has him in a full upper body lock. Now, DH is well over 6' and over 250 lbs. And if DH doesn't lock his arms down around Grant's upper body and arms, Grant CAN get up. So DH lays flat, pins Grant to his chest with his arms, usually locks his left leg around Grant's left leg - then the nurses can come near to grab any other part that is loose. Leg catheter - which everyone acts like it is a horrible, awful thing to do to a child, but it's the leg cath or no cath in Grant's case - then propofol. Which has gotten a nasty rep thanks to Michael Jackson, but it knocks Grant out long enough to actually touch him or x-ray his broken arm (that was fun, DH couldn't lock Grant's arms down) or anything else. DH has come away from that with major bruises, as has Grant. But a strong kid who is having a meltdown from being overstimulated, well, just haven't found any other way to deal with him.

Which is why Grant does not go to the ER unless there is no way to avoid it.

Grant might have ADHD, but he's not really that bad. Overall, no problems except for an ER trip.

Hopefully you find something that works for Sarah soon!

 

[Orchid]

This afternoon I have chamomile tea with Minnesota grown clover/basswood honey. Hot tea season has begun!

 

[sparkles2307]

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OOooooorrrrrrrrrr you could just drink coffee year-round.

 

[ChickenAlgebra]

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OOooooorrrrrrrrrr you could just drink coffee year-round.

*debates cutting the twins off from her milk supply so she can indulge on coffee again*

 

[Orchid]

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OOooooorrrrrrrrrr you could just drink coffee year-round.

I have two cups of coffee in the morning, but that's all I can handle. Too much caffeine and too much coffee creamer otherwise. I love my herbal teas.

 

[ChickenAlgebra]

They are keeping Grant over the weekend. He's more congested without the tubes in, so they don't want to risk him coming home. So going to go see him and take him a present early. The Nightwish DVD "End of an Era", reviews say the technology is iffy, but yeah, Grant LOVES the singer of that era, so he gets the DVD.

Yes, I have an (almost) 8 y/o who loves opera or near opera vocals.

 

[redhen]

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Thats my story and i'm sticking to it...

 

[redhen]

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I'm sorry to hear about your little guy...

 

[ChickenAlgebra]

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I'm sorry to hear about your little guy...

Thanks! He's doing better than when this started, and I'm so thankful it's not MRSA. He started with a sinus/ear infection mess that Charlotte had also that made her very tired, so he's sleeping, no biggie. But she got better, he didn't. Then strep and walking pneumonia on Monday, I think. Then no improvement at all, Tuesday he was doing worse almost, DH to him to the doctor since Grant wouldn't wake up enough to walk to the car - he's almost 8 and he's taller than me and outweighs me. I don't recall allowing that to happen.

Everyone was worried it was MRSA, so they put bilateral tubes in to drain his lungs, gave him some more nasty antibiotics and such, so then since I'm still pumping for the twins, I couldn't go see my baby. Now Grant, once he was awake from the tubes, was breathing better, awake more and happy again, and was charming the nurses left and right.

But not MRSA, then today, they got everything back to confirm not MRSA and they know what does work, so I can go see him again.

Let's just point out that I am the bigger wreck in this right now. I couldn't see my sick baby, and he's busy charming the nurses into whatever he wants.

 

[AK Michelle]

Oh good, Algea is here.

You really ought to join us on FB dearie.

And I will be needing pics of any leopard print accessories that you may don on behalf of the festivities on Saturday. For the wedding album