i am not a codeine sort of a girl, but i can tell you that when your 5-year-old has been coughing unmercilessly for more than 24 hours, you very happily fill the prescription for robitussin with codeine--and then when she sleeps without coughing at all, you very happily reevaluate your attitude towards that particular medicine.

we went to the dr today to discuss ava's headaches, but her system had other things in mind--she managed to start coughing all over again last night, and when we got to the dr her heart rate was slightly high, and in the course of the visit it went way up and she spiked a fever. when she listened to her lungs, there were crackles. soooooo....no headache evaluations, rather some quick antibiotic prescribing and a request to return in a week or so, barring any complications.

it is frustrating, but on the other hand, at least she got to see ava when she is sick---usually ava looks like a robust healthy little girl by the time we get to the dr.

i am just so happy she is asleep. quietly asleep. and finally on antibiotics. i totally understand the antibiotic-resistant issue, but after 9 weeks of illness, i think we have put in our due dilligence, and deserve to give good old zithromax a try.

for those of you to whom i owe major communication--like a decent phone call or something, please understand that this has been really distracting and exhausting.