Bistro Bijou

[Homburg]

How I spent my summer vacation!

So, we're planning to leave for Virginia at six this morning, car packed, dogs kenneled, newspapers and mail stopped, police notified, and at four am, young Morgan, seven, wakes up crying and holding her leg, and is blistering hot. Take temperature to discover young angel is running 103.1 (that's 39.5 C for you, Annie). Give her massive dose of acetophenamin, temp holds high. We wait. Put off start until 8:30, keep checking temp, doesn't drop. Call physician (July 4th, right?). Doc says go to ER. So now it's five PM, Morgan is admitted with an infection in her abdomen and left leg, Doc's don't know what is causing it. Take X-rays. Take MRI. Take ultrasound. They rule out Leukemia (thank God!!), but start running IV with antibiotics. IV antibiotics. Could be ten days. Could be Lyme Disease. Could be anything. Bye Bye vacation. Aliza, 9, is pissed. Says sister wrecked her vacation. Ah, siblings!!!
So here we are. Household in boxes. Fridge and cupboards empty. Pots and pans packed up. Meantime, vacation will be spent in Miami Beach, AA and me trading places at the hospital. We'll keep you posted.

If there is a god that listens to non-believers, I'll be praying.

 

[LeBroz]

How I spent my summer vacation!

So, we're planning to leave for Virginia at six this morning, car packed, dogs kenneled, newspapers and mail stopped, police notified, and at four am, young Morgan, seven, wakes up crying and holding her leg, and is blistering hot. Take temperature to discover young angel is running 103.1 (that's 39.5 C for you, Annie). Give her massive dose of acetophenamin, temp holds high. We wait. Put off start until 8:30, keep checking temp, doesn't drop. Call physician (July 4th, right?). Doc says go to ER. So now it's five PM, Morgan is admitted with an infection in her abdomen and left leg, Doc's don't know what is causing it. Take X-rays. Take MRI. Take ultrasound. They rule out Leukemia (thank God!!), but start running IV with antibiotics. IV antibiotics. Could be ten days. Could be Lyme Disease. Could be anything. Bye Bye vacation. Aliza, 9, is pissed. Says sister wrecked her vacation. Ah, siblings!!!
So here we are. Household in boxes. Fridge and cupboards empty. Pots and pans packed up. Meantime, vacation will be spent in Miami Beach, AA and me trading places at the hospital. We'll keep you posted.

Thoughts, wishes, hopes, and yes, even prayers are with you, your wife, and daughters.



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[UnderYourSpell]

How I spent my summer vacation!

So, we're planning to leave for Virginia at six this morning, car packed, dogs kenneled, newspapers and mail stopped, police notified, and at four am, young Morgan, seven, wakes up crying and holding her leg, and is blistering hot. Take temperature to discover young angel is running 103.1 (that's 39.5 C for you, Annie). Give her massive dose of acetophenamin, temp holds high. We wait. Put off start until 8:30, keep checking temp, doesn't drop. Call physician (July 4th, right?). Doc says go to ER. So now it's five PM, Morgan is admitted with an infection in her abdomen and left leg, Doc's don't know what is causing it. Take X-rays. Take MRI. Take ultrasound. They rule out Leukemia (thank God!!), but start running IV with antibiotics. IV antibiotics. Could be ten days. Could be Lyme Disease. Could be anything. Bye Bye vacation. Aliza, 9, is pissed. Says sister wrecked her vacation. Ah, siblings!!!
So here we are. Household in boxes. Fridge and cupboards empty. Pots and pans packed up. Meantime, vacation will be spent in Miami Beach, AA and me trading places at the hospital. We'll keep you posted.

Actually I understand 103.1 better I am still of the old school but that aside all my best wishes for your lovely family winging it's way from England

 

[Angeline]

How I spent my summer vacation!

So, we're planning to leave for Virginia at six this morning, car packed, dogs kenneled, newspapers and mail stopped, police notified, and at four am, young Morgan, seven, wakes up crying and holding her leg, and is blistering hot. Take temperature to discover young angel is running 103.1 (that's 39.5 C for you, Annie). Give her massive dose of acetophenamin, temp holds high. We wait. Put off start until 8:30, keep checking temp, doesn't drop. Call physician (July 4th, right?). Doc says go to ER. So now it's five PM, Morgan is admitted with an infection in her abdomen and left leg, Doc's don't know what is causing it. Take X-rays. Take MRI. Take ultrasound. They rule out Leukemia (thank God!!), but start running IV with antibiotics. IV antibiotics. Could be ten days. Could be Lyme Disease. Could be anything. Bye Bye vacation. Aliza, 9, is pissed. Says sister wrecked her vacation. Ah, siblings!!!
So here we are. Household in boxes. Fridge and cupboards empty. Pots and pans packed up. Meantime, vacation will be spent in Miami Beach, AA and me trading places at the hospital. We'll keep you posted.

Hang in there baby. As you know, children can seem extremely ill very quickly and then improve just as fast. The antibiotics should kick in soon and give her some relief. Try to stay calm and I'm here if you need to talk to a friend.

xxoo,
S.

 

[champagne1982]

I had a blood clot associated with acute appendicitis, my abdomen and leg were involved. I'm glad your petite fille is being cared for. Sending good thoughts and best wishes for a smooth and seemless recovery from what's bothering her. You all have my strongest hopes that all comes well.

 

[Anschul]

Thank you all for the kind words. It's Saturday morning. I stayed in the hospital last night, and I'm sleep deprived, so if this makes little or no sense, it's just my usual way of being. Sleeping in a Peds' ward as a staying parent is brutal. First of all, there's this pitiful, sick little girl (little girls are certainly God's gift to daddys), sleeping fitfully and skin so hot it burns my hand when I touch her. Then there are the hourly wake-ups for vital signs, pain meds, IV antibiotics, "just checking...", the time she threw up suddenly out of nowhere (nurse says a reaction to a combination of antibiotic, dinner, and a sudden spike in fever). Then, around 1:30 the fever broke. She had been running 103 to 104.6 all day and into the night, and then suddenly she sat up and smiled, all sweaty, but feeling great. Temp revealed 99.1, and it held through the night and into the morning, still there at 9:30, when I left for home, relieved by wife and daughter.
Doc says tests show a staph infection of unknown origin (tests to locate going on right now--MRI, bone scan, another ultrasound. Changed antibiotic and said she might be out by Monday, depending on what they find this morning, but she will likely be okay, and we might even be able to salvage a few days of the vacation.
So now to sleep, if I can just shut the dogs up for a while...haven't stopped barking since I walked in the door.
Again, thank you all for the kind words and thoughts. Not being able to talk to anyone all night and not being able to sleep more than 45 minutes at a stretch has been difficult...I know, I know, all you moms out there spent days in maternity wards, and I ought to just shut up, and so I will.
'night all... thanks.

 

[Homburg]

Thank you all for the kind words. It's Saturday morning. I stayed in the hospital last night, and I'm sleep deprived, so if this makes little or no sense, it's just my usual way of being. Sleeping in a Peds' ward as a staying parent is brutal. First of all, there's this pitiful, sick little girl (little girls are certainly God's gift to daddys), sleeping fitfully and skin so hot it burns my hand when I touch her. Then there are the hourly wake-ups for vital signs, pain meds, IV antibiotics, "just checking...", the time she threw up suddenly out of nowhere (nurse says a reaction to a combination of antibiotic, dinner, and a sudden spike in fever). Then, around 1:30 the fever broke. She had been running 103 to 104.6 all day and into the night, and then suddenly she sat up and smiled, all sweaty, but feeling great. Temp revealed 99.1, and it held through the night and into the morning, still there at 9:30, when I left for home, relieved by wife and daughter.
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That bolded sentence was the one I was hoping to see. Thank you for posting it, and thank whatever Providence that watches over little girls.

 

[champagne1982]

I'm happy to read that all is well. You should ask them to perform an echo on her heart. The bacteria, staphylococcus aureus, can populate the heart valves and cause holes in the leaflets. I don't want to scare you further, but I really do think you should ask your doctor about a screening echocardiogram. Can't hurt but it could save all sorts of surprises later on.

She is safe today and that's what truly matters. Thanks for letting us know. You folks are still forward in my thoughts.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

Do you guys have to pay insurance for hospitals and such? We have the NHS (National Health Service) which gets moaned about on and off but at least it's there.

 

[LadynStFreknBed]

Thank you all for the kind words. It's Saturday morning. I stayed in the hospital last night, and I'm sleep deprived, so if this makes little or no sense, it's just my usual way of being. Sleeping in a Peds' ward as a staying parent is brutal. First of all, there's this pitiful, sick little girl (little girls are certainly God's gift to daddys), sleeping fitfully and skin so hot it burns my hand when I touch her. Then there are the hourly wake-ups for vital signs, pain meds, IV antibiotics, "just checking...", the time she threw up suddenly out of nowhere (nurse says a reaction to a combination of antibiotic, dinner, and a sudden spike in fever). Then, around 1:30 the fever broke. She had been running 103 to 104.6 all day and into the night, and then suddenly she sat up and smiled, all sweaty, but feeling great. Temp revealed 99.1, and it held through the night and into the morning, still there at 9:30, when I left for home, relieved by wife and daughter.
Doc says tests show a staph infection of unknown origin (tests to locate going on right now--MRI, bone scan, another ultrasound. Changed antibiotic and said she might be out by Monday, depending on what they find this morning, but she will likely be okay, and we might even be able to salvage a few days of the vacation.
So now to sleep, if I can just shut the dogs up for a while...haven't stopped barking since I walked in the door.
Again, thank you all for the kind words and thoughts. Not being able to talk to anyone all night and not being able to sleep more than 45 minutes at a stretch has been difficult...I know, I know, all you moms out there spent days in maternity wards, and I ought to just shut up, and so I will.
'night all... thanks.

My prayers are with you. I've spent my share of nights trying to catch a few zzzz's in the ped's ward next to my sleeping child. Thankfully, my sons, who were both hospitalized for different reasons at different times, did not have anything serious. My older son was hospitalized for a week with what was discovered to be rotavirus. My youngest son was only ever hospitalized overnight to check his breathing during the night.
Being in a maternity ward and being next to your child with an unknown ailment are two very different things.

-Sheila

 

[LadynStFreknBed]

Do you guys have to pay insurance for hospitals and such? We have the NHS (National Health Service) which gets moaned about on and off but at least it's there.

Yes, here in the States we have to pay for health insurance that is obtained through the employer. Insurance through employers varies as each employer decides which insurance company they will work with. I didn't have insurance through my previous employer, because it was expensive and didn't even cover the hospital in my county.

However, I now have what's called "Medical Assistance" through my state welfare department, because of my disability. Once my disability claim is processed, the insurance changes and I will have to pay a monthly fee based on what my monthly income will be.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

When I was working I paid contributions but it wasn't a lot and I haven't worked for years, any treatment I need now is free although we do have waiting lists for different ops that are needed (Ron's just had a new knee), but if I need treatment in the the middle of the night at least I know I can turn up at any A & E (Accident & Emergency) and get free treatment

 

[unpredictablebijou]

My goodness.

I only just got in and got caught up. Anschul, I'm so glad your little one is doing better now. That's the scariest thing in the world, I know. And staph is a serious thing - fast and mean.

July 4th at Thistle Hill lasted until 7 am, so I'm a little out of it. But it was a scream, beginning to end. One of the best in a while. We ended up setting up a tent in the front yard at 3 am for the folks who were not going to be allowed to drive home. And everyone was terribly compassionate with the dogs.

I noticed something, too. Our neighbors to the south were obviously having a big huge party, with amplified music and major explosives - it was like mortar shells going off every 20 minutes for a while there. But I could hear, at a distance, their crowd noise, and even though they had at least three times as many people there, and had spent at least 6 times as much on explosives, we had way, way more fun. Even our small fountains and little mortars were a big hit - we'd all stand around, read the cool names of the fireworks before we lit them, do crazy dances, shriek and howl.

It's found poetry, the names of fireworks.
Butterflies and Silver Flowers! Wailing Witch! Shogun Bomb! Happiness! Golden Showers! Monkey Drive! Mad Bat! Successive Happy News! Vesuvius! Small Bee! Starry Sky! Flying Diamond!

golly, I'm tired today. Still pulling for the speedy recovery of your little one, Anschul. And your own from the stress of it all, as well. Blessings.


bj

 

[Eluard]

So, you Yanks had an enjoyable time celebrating Independence from us British eh?

Well we British folk had our own celebrating to do! — Thank you Lord for letting us be rid of our religious nutters and our bad spellers!

We set off some black fireworks, which are a bit hard to see against the night sky.

Can't hear 'em either as they are equipped with silencers, so as not to wake the neighbors who have gone to bed at 9.30 (got to get up early to get down that coal mine).

George Washington — get back across the Delaware!

 

[Angeline]

Thank you all for the kind words. It's Saturday morning. I stayed in the hospital last night, and I'm sleep deprived, so if this makes little or no sense, it's just my usual way of being. Sleeping in a Peds' ward as a staying parent is brutal. First of all, there's this pitiful, sick little girl (little girls are certainly God's gift to daddys), sleeping fitfully and skin so hot it burns my hand when I touch her. Then there are the hourly wake-ups for vital signs, pain meds, IV antibiotics, "just checking...", the time she threw up suddenly out of nowhere (nurse says a reaction to a combination of antibiotic, dinner, and a sudden spike in fever). Then, around 1:30 the fever broke. She had been running 103 to 104.6 all day and into the night, and then suddenly she sat up and smiled, all sweaty, but feeling great. Temp revealed 99.1, and it held through the night and into the morning, still there at 9:30, when I left for home, relieved by wife and daughter.
Doc says tests show a staph infection of unknown origin (tests to locate going on right now--MRI, bone scan, another ultrasound. Changed antibiotic and said she might be out by Monday, depending on what they find this morning, but she will likely be okay, and we might even be able to salvage a few days of the vacation.
So now to sleep, if I can just shut the dogs up for a while...haven't stopped barking since I walked in the door.
Again, thank you all for the kind words and thoughts. Not being able to talk to anyone all night and not being able to sleep more than 45 minutes at a stretch has been difficult...I know, I know, all you moms out there spent days in maternity wards, and I ought to just shut up, and so I will.
'night all... thanks.

Good news dear brother. I'm very happy to hear that she's doing better and seemingly on the mend. I can't think of much scarier than a sick child. When my son was around seven, he got this sinus infection which we treated with antibiotics and thought was fine. No big deal right? About two months later, he woke up one morning with his right eye rather swollen. I took him to his doc who said it was nothing to be concerned about and sent us home. Within two days the swollen spot was the size of a golf ball and he was acting really out of it. We rushed him to the emergency room and discovered that the original sinus infection had never gone away and that he now had a very serious infection between his skull and the dura (brain membrane). It was also very close to his optic nerve, so they were concerned both about brain damage and that he might lose the eye. He needed emergency surgery and we were very lucky to have a wonderful pediatric surgeon available that night (it was late on a weekend in August so you get the picture). He had the surgery and it was successful. I spent a week in the hospital with him, sleeping in a chair next to his bed. If you look at him now (he's 20), you can barely even see the scar. So yes, I know exactly how you feel. You're all in my prayers.

 

[LadynStFreknBed]

brown paper packages tied up with strings....


Feels like Christmas here.. hehehe..
I just got my 1st toy. Long overdue if you ask me! LOL

 

[UnderYourSpell]

brown paper packages tied up with strings....


Feels like Christmas here.. hehehe..
I just got my 1st toy. Long overdue if you ask me! LOL

You'll be busy then ....

 

[champagne1982]

LOL, UYS you're such a poet. You put my thoughts to paper as if they were spoken in my voice. LadynS? Does it have a turbo spin and a bunny clit stim? Just curious. Those were the main features on my first toy. I called that one the orgasmatron. This one that replaces it is nearly as good and it's a good thing I don't need to watch it perform too often... hot pink clashes with my pussy ...

 

[UnderYourSpell]

*gasps*

 

[LadynStFreknBed]

Does it have a turbo spin and a bunny clit stim?

LOL yes it does! i got a rabbit...
the fun kind, not the furry kind.

 

[PandoraGlitters]

brown paper packages tied up with strings....


Feels like Christmas here.. hehehe..
I just got my 1st toy. Long overdue if you ask me! LOL

Congratulations.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

Ohhhhhhhhh a wampant wabbit mine had a rotating head that screwed itself into all sorts of places

 

[Homburg]

MIS has been talking about wanting to buy one of those custom moulding kits.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

Do you need a kit I would be willing to come and slap on some plaster of paris

 

[Homburg]

Do you need a kit I would be willing to come and slap on some plaster of paris

*blink*

The word "slap" and my bits should not be involved in the same sentence.

and you people call me a perv?