Took Spencer to the ER this Morning

I haven't had a chance to post this until now. Spencer has been complaining that his mouth was sore. This has been going on for about 4 days now. Well Friday the inside of his right cheek started swelling, so we've been putting ice packs on it and lots of tylenol to ease the pain. Well this morning the outside of his cheek was swollen and he was just crying in pain. So I had DH drop us off at the ER before they went to church. Luckily we didn't have to wait long and we were only there for 2 1/2 hours. He has an abscess on his cheek. So the doctor has prescribed penysillin for him, he has to take it twice a day for 10 days. She also said only soft foods, and popsicles for the next few days. It's been a very rough evening. After we were finised at the ER we went to my inlaws for brunch and Spencer wanted to stay there to watch a movie. Well they arrived at our house at 5:00 and Spencer was just screaming in pain. He said his ears hurt. So I had him lye down in the chair in the living room (I was hoping that our company would move and let him stretch out on the couch), then I warmed up our magic bag and tried to get him to take his antibiotics. Well he wasn't having any part of that and he wouldn't take the tylenol either. After much fighting with him, he finally did take both. He hates medicine, always has. So he was finally settled upstairs in my room watching TV and we were going to sit down to dinner and he started screaming again. So I sat up there with him and my friend was the only one he would let relieve me so I could eat. He didn't want his Nana (my mom), he didn't want his dad, it was just mommy and my friend. My poor boy, I've never heard him cry this bad before. Well then I tried to give him Advil, OMG that was a mistake, he spit it out all over himself. I had to give him a bath, but that really helped to calm him, he spent 45 minutes just lying in the tub. He seems to be doing okay now, I just gave him his antibiotics and tylenol, so hopefully he will get some sleep tonight.

This post has been edited by CJ'SMOM2002 on Mar 27 2005, 06:23 PM

OH MY ..poor spencer! I hope those meds kickin soon and he gets much needed rest tonight

Awww poor kid!!! I hope he gets some sleep tonight!! (((((HUGS))))

Poor little guy! I hope he starts feeling better soon. What an Easter! How long did they say it would take for the meds to really kick in and him to feel normal? Hopefully it won't be too long!

That sounds terrible! Poor Spencer

Poor Spencer. I hope he feels better real soon.

Well it's going to be a rough night! He just woke up screaming so loud that he woke up Claudia. He is refusing to take the advil, so I've sent him down to the basement! He is being so stubborn, I just don't understand why he won't take the medicine! I can hear him screaming and crying and I don't know what to do!

Oh no, poor little guy! Can you put his meds in his food or drink?

I have never heard of an abcess in someone's cheek? What causes it? Is it from his tooth?

I hope you are able to get some meds in him so that he starts feelign better.

He won't eat it if he even thinks it's in his food. A friend of mine figures that when he bit his cheek a week and a half ago it got infected. He has had abscesses before so this isn't anything new. His reaction to taking the medicine shocks me. Yes he would fight it before, but usually he would take it.

Poor guy! I hope he feels better soon and takes his medicine.

Oh no poor Spencer! That's annoying that he won't take the medicine though I hope he gavein to it eventually and took it. it must be heartbreaking for you to hear him in so much pain and not be able to fix it for him I hope he's feeling better son and that you got an okay night's sleep xx

Thanks everyone! DH said that finally at 1:00 Spencer came up from the basement and agreed to take the advil. He's been sleeping every since. I on the other hand have been waking up most of the night to hear him, if he needed me. We'll see how the day goes today.

I hope this day is much better for you
Just tell him if you want the pain to go away you must take the meds.

oh no!!! How horrible!!!! Poor guy, I sure hope he agrees to take those meds so, he'll feel better!

poor baby and mommy! i hope he is better soon!!

Kirsten I hope he is feeling better. Did you get him to continue taking the meds?

how is he feeling now? I hope he is better

He's doing much better now. But we are having a hard time getting him to take his medicine.

Glad to hear he is feeling better!