Friday, July 18, 2014

Baby tears & parental fears

Over a week ago we spent the night in the emergency room with our sick baby. We probably could have just dosed her with Tylenol & Advil but her Daddy decided we needed to go ahead to the e.r. Over 4 hours later they diagnose respiratory infection & gave her Tylenol.  Emergency rooms definitely have there uses but sometimes I think the doctors get a little disconnected because they so many different patients in a shift.
The next day we went on to see her doctor. There was an addition to the diagnosis.  Ulcers in the back if her throat along with the respiratory infection & fever. Poor baby was also breaking out with a rash. More medicine, needing to watch her fluids, & staying at home with my baby.
I can't help but compare the care we receive from Dr. Duchamp to the care we receive from the e.r.  Unfortunately we ate losing Dr. Duchamp.  She is moving to the Dallas/ Ft. Worth area & not really going to practice anymore due to the new regulations with Obama Care. The new regulations mean that doctors will have to see a patient every 7 minutes & won't get to establish a real relationship with their patients. Real care & understanding are going to be lost. I worry that we won't find another doctor that can take as good of care of our kids as what we found with Dr. Duchamp & Dr. Macik. 
This week has been tough dealing with Bella's illness & her tears. The tears kill me the most. You know they are hurting & all you want to do is take the pain away. No matter how old my children are, I will always worry when they hurt & I will always want to dry their tears.
Parenting isn't easy but it's what I've always wanted to do. So, I will take the grey hairs & possible hair loss any day as long as I have my kids.

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