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rbnyc

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9. Thank you...
Wed Apr 11, 2012, 09:52 PM
Apr 2012

...his fever spiked again before bedtime. The doctor said I should have seen big improvement by today. He is supposed to call us to check on him tomorrow. Last time he had pneumonia he ended up in the hospital on IV antibiotics. That was 4 years ago.

It's maddening because we took him to a clinic on Sunday and to his own doctor on Monday and we are doing everything we were advised to do but he still has fever on and off, the most horrible cough, no energy and he won't eat. When we do get him to eat a little, he throws it up.

This is what he has eaten and kept down since Thursday night:

sucked juice out of 2 oranges
ate half of a strawberry
a few spoons of broth
a few noodles
several freezer pops
water

We probably won't even wait for the doctor to call and just bring him in in the morning.

Sorry to rant.

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Attracting Wealth [View all] rbnyc Apr 2012 OP
G'night, rb. elleng Apr 2012 #1
love you elleng rbnyc Apr 2012 #4
Oh, Rb! kimmerspixelated Apr 2012 #2
Thanks so much for being here. rbnyc Apr 2012 #3
Yes! kimmerspixelated Apr 2012 #6
Once the decision is made yellerpup Apr 2012 #5
Thank you so much. rbnyc Apr 2012 #7
Well, I hope you get the job Melissa G Apr 2012 #8
Thank you... rbnyc Apr 2012 #9
This post is probably too late for you, kentauros Apr 2012 #10
Thanks for this... rbnyc Apr 2012 #13
How scary pneumonia is! Tumbulu Apr 2012 #11
awesome tip! rbnyc Apr 2012 #12
I'd also suggest taking a look at TreeHugger.com kentauros Apr 2012 #14
Cool. rbnyc Apr 2012 #18
When I looked at the search results, kentauros Apr 2012 #22
All power that you may have yellerpup Apr 2012 #15
I think that sounds WONDERFUL Healthy already Rbnyc!!!! :) Howler Apr 2012 #16
Thanks Howler. rbnyc Apr 2012 #17
Right ON!~ FirstLight Apr 2012 #19
I love this. rbnyc Apr 2012 #20
How is your son doing today? kimmerspixelated Apr 2012 #21
last night was rough... rbnyc Apr 2012 #23
so glad he is better!! n/t Celebration Apr 2012 #24
Wonderful news. kimmerspixelated Apr 2012 #26
Dear rbnyc. I had trouble breathing as a child--asthma, pneumonia. japple Apr 2012 #25
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