Current mood:

sad

He is just that kid
Drew had another febrile seizure last night.  Since this is his third one, I should be used to it by now, but I'm not.  It still scares the bejeezus out of me every time.  I know what to expect and how to handle, but I am still shaken to my core because it happens so suddenly and there is nothing you can do to prevent it or stop it (at least that I have found).  We actually brought him to the ER again because it seemed like he was taking longer to recover than usual, his breathing was labored and after giving him tylenol, it seemed that his temperature was rising instead of falling.  I didn't think I would be able to keep it down by myself and I didn't want him to keep having the seizures, so I brought him in.  Of course, as soon as we arrive, he is back to normal, pointing out all of the cars in the parking lot (his new favorite word :).  I guess the truth is, I needed someone to tell me it was going to be okay.  That this won't affect him in the long run.  That he will grow out of it by age 6 latest.  And that is exactly what I heard, so it was one expensive reassurance ;)  Turns out he had a pretty massive ear infection despite the tubes.  And it happened so fast because we were just at the ENT a week before and he had no issues.  The ER doc said that mucus was covering the tube and blocking everything up.  He said that Mucinex would cure it pretty quick but since you can't give it to children under 2 (there is no research that says it will be ok), we had to go a different route.  Drew got a shot of the strongest ear infection medicine there is and a prescription for a very strong antibiotic that the doc said would kill anything.  He said this was probably overkill, but I didn't care, I just want him to be better.  Crazy thing? Drew had no symptoms.  He was his same happy playful self, never indicating once that he was in pain, not even pulling on his ear.  The doctor said, "he is just that kid that is affected by fever and gets febrile seizures."  I guess it could be worse right?  It just breaks my heart that this special little boy has to go through this.