My son is not getting better. venting

Since he started the school year he’s rarely been a full week because of illness. The year we spent in the van we stayed pretty healthy but now we’re at the doctors a few times a month 😥

This thing he’s got now is not going away with antibiotics and steroids. He’s been twice now for the same thing. I’m getting worried and might just take him to the ER at the children’s hospital. They always listen and are more intuitive. People that work at children’s hospitals are wonderful.

I feel like a crap Mom. But I also feel like I couldn’t be a good Mom no matter how hard I tried.

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WaryWitchWandering · 36-40, F

You’re a great mom… your concern about that says it all

What does he have going on? You mention steroids… any chance he has undiagnosed asthma? Or an allergy to something in the house you guys are in now?

SW-User

@WaryWitchWandering He’s got swollen lymph nodes, swollen tonsils, stiff neck, post nasal drip, lethargy, night sweats and no appetite.

He keeps catching junk from school, but they haven’t diagnosed him with anything this time. Didn’t test him for anything either. It could be this house. Delaware is damp af and really polluted. Both our sinuses have been messed up since we got back. And the doctors here just suck. The children’s hospital has experience with kids not these should be retired beach docs that only care if you’re old or fat.

Ugh.

Thank you for caring girl. Life just doesn’t feel real.

WaryWitchWandering · 36-40, F

@SW-User I would trust your mama instincts and take him then.

You know your kid, and what’s “normal” for him.

❤️

Neoerectus · M

@SW-User No molds, right? If damp, I start wondering...

SW-User

@Neoerectus Not in the house. But the whole area where I live near the coast is mold and allergy central. It’s swamp. We’re moving to the desert later this year. We had zero issues out west.

Neoerectus · M

@SW-User Makes sense. I live in dry west, which has its own issues. BUT can always buy a humidifier. They need deep periodic cleaning to reduce their mold build up, but it works better than damp climates. O! and forget AC if dry... use swamp coolers with ceiling level venting- windows are too low for good venting of warm air.

Neoerectus · M

@Neoerectus BTW, swamp coolers also use less water, apparently. I read that a researcher discovered that cooling water in electricity generation used for running the compressors in AC was more thhn the water used for swamp coolers.

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@Neoerectus I lived in Joshua Tree for a bit and learned about swamp coolers. It’s true survival out there. And very efficient living.

My son is not getting better. **venting**

My son is not getting better. venting