Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Pink Eye

Poor little Nate has pink eye and an ear infection. It started on Monday when he woke up with green goop in his eyes. I had to wipe his eyes all day, but no other symptoms. I always get nervous when it comes to eyes because of his eye infection at 6 months, so when it was still continuing into the evening, I decided that if it was still there in the morning, I would take him in. When he woke up on Tuesday he was all clear, and it stayed that way until the afternoon. Then both eyes became goopy again. So this morning I decided to take him no matter what he looked like. One eye was sealed shut so it was a very easy decision. The doctor said that pink eye and ear infections are connected, so it's common to see them pop up together. He is on augmentin since he had an ear infection less than 60 days ago and he can't be on amoxicllin again (first thing I learned) and also eye drops for the pink eye. When I filled the prescription I found out that the eye drops were a new medicine and so there is no generic form, costing me $50 (gotta love those drug company and doctor relationships). So I had to call the doctor to request a new prescription so I could get generic (second thing I learned was to check this before leaving). The nurse told me that had a coupon there for $25 off. Of course they do. I declined as a generic would still be cheaper. Nate was getting fussy by this time and so we just filled the augmentin and left. We'll have to go back into town to get the eye drops after his nap, but that's okay. I think we'll pick up a little toddler pool while we're in town since it's SO HOT out, but that's another post. :)

Oh, and the third thing I learned? Nate weighed in at almost 32 pounds. I think that's a 3 pound weight gain in the last two months. And here I thought it was the pregnancy making him feel heavier. Nope, he's just a hoss.

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