On Monday morning I knew the antibiotics I had over the weekend had not been enough. The tooth sensitivity I had (on the two teeth next to the gap) was finally clear - but the ear ache continued. The dentist suggested I see the doctor as they didn't feel it should be related to the tooth extraction. I saw the doc and found out that my ear was fine. So it is most likely related to the extraction and he put me on a new antibiotic. I felt better about this than just having a longer dose of the other (which should not have been used with me still breastfeeding). So I got started on the new one on Monday evening.
And talking about sewing, Hannah asked the friend if she would help her finish her bag after their reading session on Wednesday. They had been working together on it during some sewing sessions they had earlier in the year and so it was nice to see it all finished. It looks so good.
The hardest day last week was Wednesday and it ended up being even worse for me this week. The doctor had mentioned that a possible side effect from the new antibiotics is diarrhoea, and to just call if that happened.
It was only on Thursday mid-morning that my stomach finally felt ok again. Wednesday was the hardest day. I was so drained, and still had the ear ache.
Off we went to Brownies on Thursday afternoon. The girls enjoyed a bit of cooking. I even had a nice sleep in the car. I could not believe how tired I was.
And then on Friday morning we headed into Champion Centre again. Thankfully Asher has not had any more "screaming sessions" since our visit last week. I think that tooth of hers is finally through enough to not be causing more pain. So we had a fun morning.
First she saw the physiotherapist who got to have a good look at her feet and knees, as well as examining her carefully as she walked around and played a few games inside. Then we headed outside for her to have a little bit of time on the bridge. She remembered to hold on to the rail here and on the steps (which was great). We don't have rails to hold onto on our steps at home - so it's something new for her to learn.
You can see Ruth behind having fun walking over the top of the low monkey bars. :-)
Ruth also asked me to take a photo of her doing her "Mary Poppins" impersonation. :-) It was wonderfully warm today and we were all comfortable outside in short sleeves.
Then it was time to meat the speech therapist (who was away last week). It was more of an introductory session, with her and I mostly chatting through how things will works in our sessions.
The ladies are all so supportive and I already feel the benefit of having their input and encouragement as we deal with Asher's speech difficulties.
I remembered to buy more carrots while we were out today, and these two were very pleased. They will often snack on a carrot.
It was only on Friday evening that I realized I had not had to take pain killers through the day. It is now 3 weeks since I had the tooth out, and I have had to take pain meds every day up till now. I hate taking pain meds, so that added to the emotional stress of these weeks. Hopefully this means this 3rd lot of antibiotics are finally managing to get on top of the infection. It's been a long and hard 3 weeks.
I thank the Lord for His faithfulness to me through it all. He has been the daily strength that I have needed. He has been "my refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1
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