2 December 2010

Another Snow Day
Icy roads this morning meant another day of no school, and another day for me to enjoy cuddling with little Jereth.

Home Health Nurse Visit
The nurse, Shawn, came this afternoon to weigh Jereth - he's up to 6 lbs 3 ounces from 5 lbs 14 ounces on her scale last week. Jereth has been spitting up quite a bit since he started having enough in his stomach to spit up, and the nurse felt there might be value in getting him a medicine for reflux. She's going to check with the doctors, both our local doctor and the pediatric cardiologist, to see if they believe it will help him.

Shawn is also going to help figure out how we can get Jereth a vaccine for RSV that our doctor has prescribed. It has been difficult to get the prescription filled - the pharmacies say it can only be dispensed at a hospital. This is an expensive vaccine that has to be given monthly during the cold and flu seasons. It is only available for patients at high risk such as those with weakened immune systems or heart disease. The doctor in the Pediatric ICU at St. Luke's first suggested we try to get the vaccine because if Jereth gets RSV or some other respiratory illness it would be very dangerous for him. Shawn said that home health nurses used to administer the vaccine, but insurance companies decided it was too expensive to have a nurse make a special home visit just for that. She's hoping she can get permission from our insurance company to bring the vaccine with her and administer it during her regular visits. We'll have to see how that turns out.