it just keeps getting better! yesterday, the school nurse called. now, if you have kids, you know this is NEVER a good thing. school nurses don't call to chat. nor do they call to tell you how awesome your kids are. no, they generally call because something is wrong with at least one of your children, and most of the time they want you to come get them.
so the nurse called. she said that sophia had a sore on her leg. she had checked it the day before, and put antibiotic ointment on it (i knew nothing about it) but that it actually looked worse today. she said, "She really needs to see a doctor. It could be MRSA" Translation...come get your kid! i was having one of those "i cannot leave work" kind of days. so i made all kinds of phone calls and finally made arrangements for a 3pm appointment.
i have to admit that the wound looked foul. bleck. yes, that is a picture of it. the sore itself was about the size of a dime. and the infection area was spreading...it was about 3" in diameter and hot to the touch.
so i got her to the doctor. she was very concerned about what they would do to her. after assuring her that they would simply cut her leg off at the knee (yes, i said it and she laughed a lot!), she felt better. eventually, the pediatrician poked and squeezed it until she was able to collect some of the pus/gunk inside. that will be tested for staph/mrsa. in the meantime, she also has oral antibiotics to take 2 times a day and an antibiotic ointment 3 times a day. they do not play around with this stuff!
so that was yesterday's drama. not horrible, but enough to wear me out. it also made me think about how, as a mom-to-be, i never could have imagined all the things that 'come up' with kids. it really is ALWAYS SOMETHING. and with more kids, the amount of somethings increases exponentially. yikes!
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