More sick Jamie

[celticdragonfly]

Jamie threw up tonight in bed, while Karl was out picking up groceries. I got him through it, his bed stripped, him stripped, washed him, dressed him. It was difficult - I was really wondering "okay, where IS the line between shivering and fever seizure?" Got his sheets into the wash. Later after Karl was home, he got clean sheets onto his bed, came down, got Jamie up off the couch to get a dose of ibuprofen and a drink of water, and carried him upstairs - whereupon from the sound of it Jamie threw up on him.

Poor Karl. Poor Jamie. The kid can't keep down an ibuprofen dose and a drink of water. Honestly, I think he oughta be in a hospital bed with an I.V. in. But given that Karl spent NINE hours in the ER with him earlier, and didn't get anything more than an antibiotic prescription, I don't know anything helpful we can do on that front. It seems to us like this is the flu, take 2.

Comments

[mawychick.livejournal.com]

poor thing and poor y'all!! *hugs* I hope this passes Soon!

[desert-vixen.livejournal.com]

((( )))

DV

[xinef.livejournal.com]

I've found that if I have an upset stomach, water is sure to make me throw up. Things like coke or ginger ale (preferably warm and flat, yuck), work much better. Rehydration fluids (eg Pedialyte) are supposed to be good too.

[archangelbeth]

I think I've had reasonable success with sucking on ice chips, too -- letting the water trickle down and not being a shock of STUFF in my stomach.

Crossing fingers for the kid; dehydration is not a good thing. O:(

[faxpaladin.livejournal.com]

Continuing GoodThoughts...

[florentinescot.livejournal.com]

Sometimes folks in the ER are clueless. If he gets worse, take him back. You're the mom-- listen to your gut.

And hugs all around. Having sick ones just sucks.

[toraks.livejournal.com]

*hugs all around to the whole family*

*more for you*