I like to keep things light and fun here in Blogland, but it's time to get a little serious. . .
You woke up Sunday morning with nasty goop coming out of your eyes. No fever. No other symptoms. Just goopy eyes. We thought it was just a cold. No biggie. And definitely not pink eye.
Your eyes got worse on Monday at daycare. When I picked you up and saw your crusty eyes, I knew I needed to call the doctor. I described your eyes to the nurse, she said it sounded like pink eye, and called in eye drops to our pharmacy.
The more I thought about things, the more uncomfortable I got. It just didn't seem right to give my 5 month old baby medicine without having been seen by a doctor. I also had a feeling that something else might also be wrong since you had two restless nights. So, I called the doctor back to make an appointment.
The nurse that answered my call didn't seem to agree with me. She didn't see any need for you to be seen, especially that night. She even told me that I should just wait until the morning.
That whole conversation really pissed me off!! Your health and well-being was my number one priority. All I wanted was for a medical professional (nurse, doctor, physician's assistant, whatever) to see you so, why did she give me such a hard time? Why did she smirk when I told her that I wanted you to be seen before giving you medicine?? WHY???
Even though it turned out that you did have pink eye, I was super glad that I fought to get you into that doctor's office. You also had an ear infection.
Love,
Mommy
These pictures were taken Tuesday afternoon. It's amazing the difference eye drops and a little amoxicillin can do for a sick little guy!
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