The hardest part of being the PID Mom is knowing when to pull the trigger and make the doctor's appointment. Sure it is easy when one of the kids has a high fever or is obviously really sick. That is the obvious time to go to see Dr. T. But then there are the times when the gray area shows through and the decision is not so clear cut.
Take Ricky and this virus. It was obvious a couple of Saturday's ago that he was very sick. The fever, lethargy and plain out heart rate/breathing concerns. We did the ER and got the diagnosis of a fever caused by a virus. Then came the rash and so off to Dr. T we went. Now it is 2 weeks later and he is still stuffy, running low temps with random fevers popping up and some crazy breathing today. He also has been stopping his play to lay down on his Bear and take a rest. It is all slightly familiar to some of the things his older sister went through. Even Grandma noticed he is not quite himself today.
Rick and I both have noted some various symptoms. After a powwow this morning I decided it was time to go in and get him checked. I have been going between it being the virus and just plain 2 year molars coming in. See if he did not have pid I would just let it play out and go with the molars. The reality is that he does have pid and that means we need to check under every rock to make sure there is nothing more. So my concerns that he is developing a sinus infection or his asthma is a bit out of control are not just an overanxious Mother. They are legit concerns for the Momma of a Zebra.
*FYI for anyone - PID patients are known as zebras. It comes from doctors being taught in medical school "when you hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras". And with a pid patient, a doctor really needs to think ZEBRA. But that is another post all together.
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