Poor Zach has been suffering with a fever and a bad cough for 5 days. For a while it looked like his fever was going down and his behavior was more energetic. But, then it went back up. So, I finally took him in. We recently switched insurance providers so we had to go to a new doctor and a new clinic in a different town. They were great. There is something about a small town clinic that is the best. We didn't sit and wait hardly at all and got the strep test and x-ray results back right away. Zach got to see his x-ray. And for the science nerd he is, that was awesome. Even if it did show his left lung pretty full. Luckily the strep test was negative but his blood oxygen level was 93. Nurse told me it should be around 99. They did a great job stressing to Zach how serious this illness is and how important it is for him to taking his medications. He got a shot of Rocephin in the butt and needs to have another shot tomorrow. The shot made him really nauseous. I have never seen him so green! After getting home, having lunch, and taking the 3 different medications prescribed, he's resting now on the fold out couch because he says it's more comfortable. We are praying for the Lord to heal him quickly.
Update: 4/7/2010
Zach is a better now and just got back from his finally chest x-ray. The x-ray shows that he does have a little scaring in his left lung. The doctor is confident it will heal over time. But that means we get to go to Wausau for Easter!! Yes we are celebrating Easter a week late in Wausau.
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