Or, “I am being stalked by Murphy and his infernal laws.”
To recap: MTG is on a business trip. The Bulldozer is running a fever. We are supposed to drive all over creation for two therapy session today. But because of the aforementioned fever, we are not. I’m sad for him and happy for me because I’m tired. The boys decided to take daddy’s spot in the bed last night. And while daddy may snore occasionally, he neither kicks nor pulls hair. (The pulling hair bit is a comforting thing that both the Bulldozer and the Sprite do. When the Sprite was little, she used to tell me, “I want to play with your hair!” when she was upset. ) So, I’m tired.
We have new trees that we must keep well watered so they don’t die in the Texas heat. I was looking in our overgrown flowerbed for the rod we use to check the tree’s moisture. Apparently, I stepped into a fire ant bed during my search. The fire ants did their thing and attacked my foot. Fortunately, I was holding the hose and washed them off quickly. Then I washed my foot and put on a baking soda paste. It worked pretty well to treat the pain, so I thought all was well.
About five minutes later, I started getting woozy. And lightheaded. And a little short of breath. So I google, whereupon I am instructed to “seek medical attention” if I have an allergic reaction. Let it be noted that “Seek medical attention” is a bit vague. Call 911? Call my doctor? Go to urgent care? Go to the emergency room? Call a friend in medical school?
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Am I getting worse? How much worse is too much? At what point will I be unable to drive to the doctor’s office? What happens when a mom with four kids calls 911? Do they all climb into the ambulance with me? Will we ever get the Bulldozer out of the ambulance? Four kids in the ER, yuck. Four kids in an ambulance, yucker. Is yucker a word? Somehow more yuck doesn’t have the right feel. “Four kids in an ambulance, AUUUGH!” Yes, that works. “YIKES!” would also be appropriate. Is this my normal crazy or a sign that things are worse? How much worse is too much? Whoa, deja vu.
In the end, I decided that since I had no way of knowing where the tipping point between “getting worse” and “worse” resides, I’d better err on the side of caution. So I took 4 kids to the ER. It wasn’t too bad. We only accidentally called the nurse once and only had 2 or 3 dozen “Don’t touch that button/plug/wire!” They did put an IV in my arm, which was endlessly fascinating for the boys.
Two and a half hours, steroids and an epinephrine shot latter, we were released into the wild. The ER doc’s last words were, “You can take some benedryl when you we get home.” Pause, as he looks at my clan. “But maybe you don’t want to do that.” You need highly developed observational skills to be a doctor.
Ironically, I was receiving the medicine at about the same time of my original appointment with my doc. So, I probably could have made it, although I’m not sure my driving ability would have been sufficient. At that point, I was lying on my side waving the boy away from the bed control and saying, “Girl, get the boys!” every few seconds.
The epinephrine made me shaky, but at least my mind is clear. Well, clear for me. And now that my mind is clear I remember I could have called my health insurance health care line and talked to someone not fending off the venom of toxic predators. Also, I could have driven to my doctors office in the same complex as the hospital and let them run around the courtyard for an hour and a half. Ah well, next time. Because you know there is gonna be a next time.
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Thank you, that was very thorough. I particularly appreciate the implication that I’m going to napalm my front yard. Delightful!
For the record, we do try reduce the use of chemicals in our lives. So I am thankful for your suggestions and will investigate them (among other non-toxic solutions.) Do you serve the OJ in a carafe or in glasses? However, if they don’t work, I’m won’t feel particularly guilty about using poison to get rid of a invasive, non-native, potentially very harmful pest.
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That was a great answer to you concerned commenter.
Hope you are feeling better. It is nice to have lazy days when you can enjoy them. There are more to come though, so hang in there.
Well, I’m touched that he’s so concerned. But I think he probably just saw “fire ants” and his google search and pasted his standard essay without actually reading the post. Interesting approach, I guess. I’d be nervous about putting my personal info. on a comment. There are some real freaks on the internet. Present company excluded, of course.