New Years Eve

Another long weekend is upon us and I have been reading up on whooping cough. I can't believe the doctors aren't taking me seriously. I'm going again today and I will insist that they take me seriously and do something! Before I go, I find out that there are a few kids who go to the same Dr.'s office as I do who have confirmed cases of whooping cough. So why they didn't they advise me of this????

The doctor treated us like poop.She finally admits we have whooping cough. Actually she just doesn't deny it. I asked her if there was anything I can do for my children and she said "Yeah. They're called vaccinations". When I reminded her about her other patient who is up to date on his vacinnations and still got this, as well as my oldest child who was vacinatted and still has it, she got really irritated and ended the visit quickly. The Dr. we normally have seen for the last 10 years has been pushed out of this particular practice because he supports parents rights to choose how to treat there own children. Thank God he opens the doors of his own pratice on January 4th. How will we survive till then? Since he is such a wonderful doctor he is advising and encouraging me via email.

December 29th

Saw another doctor today. He insists the kids "look and sound good". He says they just have a bad cough. We stopped the antibiotics today. The sun is going down and my heart starts pounding.

December 28th

This was probably the worst night of all. The past few days she has started whooping with her coughs and last night I almost brought her to the emergency room since she was coughing up blood and I think she went unconscious at one point after a long whooping session. The nurse on call told me it's probably fine and to just make an appointment in the morning. We are all exhausted and my heart feels like someone has ripped it from my chest. At this point I know it's whooping cough.

December 25th

My youngest starts coughing so hard that she throws up. This cough sounds like nothing I've ever heard. Merry Christmas.

December 23rd

Rocking Horse Ranch wonderful. The kids cold turns into a pretty lousy sounding cough. I decide to take them to the Doctor. Especially since we have a long weekend ahead. The Dr. down the street puts them on antibiotics and cough syrup. I can tell he doesn't believe me about the severity of the cough. Especially since they didn't make a peep during the visit. The visit cost me $100 per child.

Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

December 18th 2009.

It all started with mild cold symptoms progressing throughout this week. Nothing we were going to let ruin our Holiday vacation. In 2 days we will be at Rocking Horse Ranch for a family Christmas getaway.