Elegante Mother is recuperating from another bout of that dreadful cold. We’ve gone through this two or three times now. In May, she proclaimed that she had never felt so bad before, and I believed her. She got over whatever this upper respiratory gunk this is, only to get it again from one of my sisters.
\nShe was coming along, slowly, when I decided it might be a good idea for the doc to see her. We try to avoid pneumonia at all costs. So, we made the appointment and visited with Doc. G.
\nHe said that she was doing fine, but he wanted her to take two different inhalers. If the “cold” hadn’t abated over the weekend, she was to consider having a prescription for antibiotics filled. She was very well last weekend, and then she had a little relapse on Monday. I finally had the antibiotic filled on Wednesday. EM had taken one, when the doc called to say that he wanted to change which antibiotic she was taking. So….back to the pharmacy.
\nEM was better right after she put the first pill in her mouth. You and I know it doesn’t work that way (usually…) but she showed definite improvement. I don’t know how to prove it, but I think that taking a pill, and knowing she had a follow-up appointment with the doctor was all she needed to be well. I think she did the hard work all on her own, but she was willing to give the credit to the drugs.
\nI’m keeping an eye on her, checking to see if she took her medication at the right time. It’s also my job to be sure that she eats before she takes the antibiotic.
\nI’ll be glad when we wind down this session and I can spend my time on other, equally important, things!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Elegante Mother is recuperating from another bout of that dreadful cold. We’ve gone through this two or three times now. In May, she proclaimed that she had never felt so bad before, and I believed her. She got over whatever … Continue reading