Saturday, February 04, 2006

What a week!!

Now for the update; As Ch has mentioned I've been dealing with a child issue, as many out there who have children and know how much they are a blessing. And sometimes we feel like pulling out our hair at times, we must remember they are younger than us and need all the love they can get. Recently we had our little school aged child tested for a.d.d a.d.h.d if you are familiar with any of these two a little help would be greatly appreciated from both of us. His test results are in from the school he tested positive he's very aggressive at times and when it's just the two of us it's either a really good day or a really, really pull my hair out day! lately it's been just that pulling my hair out. I recently had to pick him up from school and then from the babysitters she called and left a message on my cell so there went the fast trip to the store and then two days before we took him to Monster Jam it was another moment of screaming for twenty mins non stop I can't remember how I got him to stop I called his doctor left a message for him to call me which he did the same day. And of course told me everything that I already knew I took him to the doctors on Friday morning before Monster Jam. As a parent you try to do everything you can to keep them healthy to watch them grow to explore at that moment in time it broke my heart to put him on meds. We can't have him hurt, himself he's already done that. Or to hit a teacher or a classmate, as the weekend came and went I was so nervous leaving him alone with just his brother. I wasn't sure how his little body was going to take to the meds getting him to take it is a different story all together my first morning was the hardest we both ended up crying together. ( I think he's getting the idea today was pretty good took it with very little problems.) we'll wait and see. He did pretty well on Monday when I picked him up from school it was a relief, but I'm still holding my breadth on Wednesday was a different story his teachers said he had little trouble but not too bad his o.t. on the other hand instead of being kind to my fragile state of mind just handed me a bunch of bullshit!( excuse the foul mouth I only cuss when I'm mad.)oh so he's on the same med as my son maybe you should up his dosage' I came unglued I almost said this too shall pass; I told her he isn't feeling well I'm taking him back to the docs as soon as I can. I Told her he just started taking this med over the weekend give it a few weeks; He's due back in a three more weeks. And he hasn't been sleeping well last weekend he ended up on the couch late Saturday morning and Sunday he didn't want to sleep any where he was just so uncomfortable and not too sure of what was happening. This past week was the back to being a normal thing putting him back in his bed. The med is called Conentra nothing like ritalin you have to give twice a day this one lasts all day given in the morning. Late Thursday I took him back to the docs he's got a real bad ear infection he's on amoxicelin for ten days. In the meantime I'm still dealing with my cold which has turned into pneumonia the doc put me on meds for a couple of days; I've had a lot to deal with and it's not been easy. We are both hoping that this is the right meds and this will work; I really don't feel like dealing with mixing meds in this little boys body he has been through enough this past week he's already seen his mommy cry and wondered if it's him who did something wrong. His doctor is very good the first I've trusted since moving to the delta nine years ago, and he's the same one who is sending us to a specialist in Sac. I'm praying for guidance and paitince that we can muster and the angles that seem to find the words to comfort me in this trying time. If any one knows about these two very nerve raking childhood behaviors please feel free e-mail my husband CH. Thankyou

4 comments:

O272 said...

I thought boys just acted that way! Mine did. :X

Anyway - I don't know anything about ADD or ADHD, but I am a firm believer in structure and schedules.

Good luck w/ the kiddo - and hope you kick that cold soon!

Summer Rose said...

Thankyou we do have him on a schedule. It's hard to cope when you don't have all the right resourses.

As for the cold I'm taking meds from the doctor I have two more days she said it will take a while
;)

April said...

Keeping all of you in my thoughts. I've never dealt with this issue personally...but my child is my heart. I can't imagine how hard it must be.

Summer Rose said...

April
Thank you so much I know the feeling. Both of my DS's are my world I wouldn't change it for anything. I grew up with one brother so I know exactly how boys can be. Having one that has behavior problems is heartbreaking enough I'm finding that just being the loving mom that I can be is rewarding for me to see him grow. I just hope this isn't forever. :)