Today has been another crazy day. I took my son to swimming class and at the end a rash had become quite red and inflammed on his back. I assumed it was from the grass at yesterdays sports day and the chlorine in the pool has upset it but they say the rash 'looks familar' and I should get it checked out.
So I don't get to go to Zumba today as I took my son 8yrs to the docs and the diagnosis - its SHINGLES!!!! In an 8year old!!! Oh boy (Austistic children have a weaker immune system and can pick up things easily). It's highly recommened that he gets some medication to reduce the symptoms as it can be quite painful so I spend the next 4 hours going from pharmacy to pharmacy looking for the meds who each in turn call another pharmacy for me. I'm getting quite stressed and all I want to do it eat chocolate - lucky there is none so I make sure I have a big drink of water and keep moving.
Pick up hubby early from work so he can take us to the hospital to get some medication and guess what they don't have ANY either!!! I'm on panic station by now and although one doc said it's not vital that we get the meds another said that it is and my doc said that it is and with her 20+yrs in paeds I respect her decision and push to get meds. They call through numerous other pharmacys including another hospital who don't have the meds either. They finally find a place in the city I don't mind driving I will go anywhere!!!
After only 2 hours we get to leave the hospital and I drive into the city to get the meds which takes nearly an hour round trip as they also have to do all their math calculations as my son is underweight for his age.
It's nearly 9pm by the time I get home! I'm exhausted and honestly not even hungry. I eat some soup just so there is something in my stomach and go to bed. I didn't make it to the gym today however I didn't give in to devouring the chocolate which I would have happily inhaled should I have gotten my hands onto it! It reminds me of this slogan ....
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