Just when Monkey started eating and drinking regularly, Daddy started going down the same path. He has been very sick since last Saturday, and as of yesterday was put on a prescription that cost $25 per pill after insurance. The good news is, the pharmacist said this medication should pretty much kill everything in its way.
Whenever Monkey gets sick, I say I would take it from her if I could, but after this week with Daddy I am not sure if I really feel that way. If I were this sick, there wouldn’t be anyone to do anything. He literally cannot take care of himself right now. I don’t wish illness upon her, but given the choice I think I would have to be selfish and say ‘not it’. Not because I wouldn’t take the pain, but because I think it’s easier on everyone that way. Does that make me a bad mom?
Speaking of moms…one of our best friends had their baby on Tuesday and I have been so disconnected from the world that I didn’t found out until yesterday. Mom and baby and doing great, and I have to say the baby is beautiful. She doesn’t have any of that weirdness that sometimes comes with fresh babies – like blotches, spots and cone head. She is perfect and I can’t wait to meet her.
I am ‘hanging tough’ (that’s a throwback to NKOTB for those of you who were a preteen/teen in the 90’s) and just buying time. I have sprayed enough Lysol in the house that I am considering buying stock. Either that, or I am going to make Daddy drink it since it kills 99.9% of germs according to the bottle. And it’s certainly not $25 a day.
Angie, WTF!
Monkey gets this crud and you can’t even get them to… then…
Dad gets it and it’s 25 smackaroonies per pill?
It seems that somebody is not on the same page or reading a book with color cartoons in it!
Don’t mind me, but IMHO, I think a Dr. re-eval is in order! Somebody is not doing their job!
I hope you don’t get whatever this nastiness is…
MHD,
Totally agree – especially because all this new medicine has done is give Daddy an upset tummy. BUT, he has gone to this doctor since he was a little boy, and convincing Daddy to go somewhere else is like trying to convince the general public that Elvis really isn’t alive. And I am counting my blessings that he will see ANY doctor at all…
As far as the ped, Monkeys doctor is back and called and wanted us to bring her back, but she’s doing so much better, therefore I asked to wait a couple more days.
The one interesting thing, is Monkeys mono test came back negative… and I am the only one who has had mono before, and I am the only one who hasn’t caught this crud and been taken out… hmmmmmmm