Elizabeth has had a really nasty cough for a few weeks now. The doctor checked her lungs a couple of weeks ago and said they sounded fine. We've been giving her cough medicine, but some days it works better than others. Saturday morning and this morning she had a fever over 101, and this morning she also said her throat hurt. I gave her some cough medicine as usual, and some Tylenol for the fever, and figured she was ok for school as she said her throat was better and seemed to be ok. But when we got there she couldn't stop coughing, and was making herself throw up. Her teacher didn't think she should stay, which Elizabeth was very upset about. I took the kids back to the car and called the pediatrician to see if they could see her today. I got an appointment for about an hour later.
While I had been on the phone I had wound the car windows down so the kids wouldn't get hot. I was standing outside, and I had the keys with me. However, when I went to start the car, the battery was flat! We've had this happen once before when the windows were down with the ignition off, so I guess we have a short circuit or something. Anyway, fortunately there was a mom nearby who agreed to give me a jump. I have cables in the back, and know how to use them. The car started first time, and has been fine the rest of the day!
So anyway, we eventually got the doctor's, and they checked her out again. Her ears and lungs are still clear apparently. Her throat was a little pink, but they tested for strep and that was negative. So the doctor thinks it is probably mild bronchitis. She prescribed some antibiotics which she only has to take for 5 days but will stay in her system for a couple of weeks, and hopefully that will do the trick.
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