We are having trouble with our office email account. We are working hard to fix it, but for now we do not have a working email. I will likely be launching a new Gmail account later this week and I will post the address. Please remember that email correspondence is for NON urgent matters, None of the " dear Nurse Judy my child is having trouble breathing" stuff please ( and yes I have gotten that).
Illness wise we have been very very busy.
We are still seeing a diarrhea that has taken at least a week to clear. It does seem to be going away with gentle diet and probiotics, but it has been a tough one. The Similac expert care diarrhea formula has been near impossible to find, The rep is trying to help me find where you might get it, I will let you know if we find a stash.
We are seeing lots of sore throats, More often than not they have been strep, so any sore throat with a fever ( that doesn't have lots of congestion along with it) should be checked.
We have seen some roseola cases ( several days of fever...then fever fades and out comes the rash)
Yesterday we also got a positive office test for RSV, which is a nasty virus that causes lots of congestion in head and lungs. Mucous is clear. This virus is very rough on the youngest babies. There is not much to do for it but observe closely, keep heads elevated, use steam and keep the nose clear. I prefer that any child with labored breathing to be evaluated ( One of the Nurse Judy Rules).
The stack of phone calls has been enormous and twice recently I have made non urgent calls after the phones have been turned off and we are "officially closed" Thanks for your patience for the non urgent matters.
Please do call back if you are very worried and have waited longer than two hours for a call to be returned
Go out and vote!!
Nurse Judy
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