To the nurse who gave Ryder his shots-
Thank you very much for coming and giving my son his immunizations. They truly are important and I was worried about them, especially since his little legs are so so small. I was so happy that Ryder took it like a man only crying when you were sticking him and then immediately stopping. You were impressed with it, we bonded over how great he did and you left... and then I saw the blood. What the heck!?! Thank you for totally jerking the needle or doing who knows what to leave massive amounts of blood all over his little leg seeping into his diaper. Thank you for having the decency to admit your mistake..... oh wait you didn't. Thank you for having left the room before I saw the blood so I could keep my profanity-free streak going, which is rather long now thank-you-very-much. So thank you, but if you ever step foot near my son with a needle again, well we will see who ends up bleeding.
Sincerely,
The mean Mama Bear
To the pharmacy which will remain nameless (cough cough Rite Aid)-
Thank you so much for not being able to fill my son's prescription. I really like making him suffer and be in pain. And I understand that sometimes there are meds that you can't get, but does it really take you an entire day to figure that out? So thank you, thank you for making him suffer and have a twenty-minute reflux incident. And to show you how thankful I am, here is a one-minute clip of that incident that lasted for twenty minutes.
The mom who is finding a new pharmacy
To the Mom at the Doctors-
Thank you very much for going to the same doctor as me. Don't you love how there are two completely separate entrances depending on if your child is well or sick? It really does help protect the healthy children there for their well checks. So thank you so much for bringing your son for his well check-as well as his brother, who has croup to the well side waiting room. Let's just say, I am very thankful we were just leaving as you were arriving, so once again I could maintain my profanity free streak.
Thanks-
The mom with the premature baby
To My Son Ryder's Reflux-
You are not welcome! Go away. I am not even going to pretend to thank you for anything as I hate you. Just watch the above video again. I hate you, hate you, hate you.
Thanks-
The mom who loves her son to pieces
I think bringing a sick child into the well waiting room is just about the most selfish thing anyone could do. If you have 2 children: a sick child and well child, and you are there for a well appointment, BUT YOU STILL HAVE A SICK CHILD WITH YOU, you should sit in the sick waiting room. It's not the fault of all of the other well children and their mothers that your other child is sick. Tell the receptionist when you check in that you'll be in the sick room. They'll find you when it's your turn. COMMON DECENCY.
ReplyDeleteI hope I remember this when I'm a mother one day...
Oh, I am just about in tears after watching that video. Poor Ryder!! Buster had reflux, but it was the "silent" type. He never spit up, but would burp and then scream in pain.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a heck of a week.
I noticed you weren't linked, so I'm going to go ahead and do that for you!
Doctor's waiting rooms are a special form of hell for moms. I'm so sorry you had to go through all this.
ReplyDeleteOh no! I've never had a child with reflux, or taken care of one - that's so sad!
ReplyDeleteHere's to a happier (non-Rite Aid) kind of a day!
Oh my goodness - I am just heartbroken seeing Ryder's pain! I am so very sorry! And I hope whatever new pharmacy you use can get him what he needs quickly!
ReplyDeletePoor darling!
*shivers*
ReplyDeleteI will be extra careful not to make your thanks-for-nothing list Emily or the wrath of every Olympian Gods would be upon me.
don't worry, I cuss enough for the both of us, so I've got it covered for you.
ReplyDeleteI was so hurting for your baby. Maybe you should send that to Rite Aid's home office.
ReplyDeleteOh that breaks my heart! Jayce's reflux is NOTHING compared to that. I am so grateful that Jayce is not that bad. But being preemie makes a huge difference. That pharmacy can rot in you-know-where. I sure would have taken that video to them! No joke! I would have been sobbing on the video, I guess you are use to it by now and know to stay calm. Good job Mommy, I would have been a mess! And probably at the hospital! We use Walgreens and they have never been a problem for us. They even call and ask if we are running low on Jayce's medicine and see if we need new droppers. They rock my reflux world!
ReplyDeleteShots stink. They are good for them, but they just plain stink. I know it is worse on the Mommy's, but still. I don't see why they can't spread them out instead of giving like 3 to 5 at a time! Ugh! Glad he was a trooper!
During flu season last year I made a big stink at our doctors office. We don't have a well and sick waiting... it is all one in the same. Well I didn't see the point in bring Lula Mae for a well baby visit (because she had gained fine, grown too and was developing great... she was a preemie) during the swine flu junk. Well they told me to please bring her. They let us wait in the car and came out to get us when it was our turn. Then they brought us through the staff entrance and straight into a new room that no one had been in yet! They really went out of there way to keep her safe and I will never forget it! That mom at your office obviously doesn't care about anyone but herself. I get that sometimes it is hard to find a sitter, but you can always reschedule the appointment! That is ridiculous! I hope Ryder does not end up with some crud!!!! Have you thought about getting the adult whooping cough vaccine? You may want to inquire about it and research it since Ryder is such a tiny guy.
Hope you feel better after venting to your bloggy buddies!
Opps! I wrote a book! LOL
ReplyDeletePoor baby (you and him!). Reflux is NO fun!!
ReplyDeleteI hated when I got my first (Emily) baby's shots - the needle was longer than her leg was thick!! Had there been blood on her after, there would have probably been blood on the nurse after!
Oh my gosh, that poor baby boy of yours! I'm with the other girl that said she was about in tears watching that. I can't imagine how hard it must be for you to watch him go through that multiple times a day and during the night. But it will pass! It'll get better! It has to! Consider yourself and Ryder both hugged. :*(
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, that video made me cry, that's so sad... Poor Ryder, and poor you having to watch him hurt! I hope he gets better soon.
ReplyDeleteWhy would you even come near an infant, especially one that is so obviously small with a SICK KID! I guess she left her tiny brain at home...ALONE!
ReplyDeleteI sincerely pray that Little Man overcomes the reflux soon. Enough is enough.
Stupid Rite-Aide!
Aw, you poor thing! I am so sorry! You have just been through the wringer lately, with the preemie birth and everything that has come along with it. How are you holding up? I thought three kids was enough to push me over the edge, and I didn't have to deal with all the stuff you're dealing with! If you ever want to chat/complain/commiserate, I am here for ya!
ReplyDeletesounds like you had such a lovely experience with the Drs office and pharmacy!
ReplyDeleteAfter seeing that video...I could smack the pharmacist myself. Poor little guy. My heart goes out to him and momma.
ReplyDeleteOh .... my heart breaks for him. Poor little Ryder is not having the best time right now, is he? Hope you get a better pharmacy soon.
ReplyDeleteOkay, that might just be the saddest thing I have ever seen... in my life.
ReplyDeleteDarn you Rite Aid! Darn you to HECK!
(I apologize. I use bad words when I get this angry.)
sheesh em, that totally breaks my heart. you are a saint!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! Poor little Ryder. That is absolutely unexcusable of Rite aid to not have his meds! I would definitely be going some place else!!
ReplyDeleteYour poor little sweetheart. This is just so unfair and I can't stand all this icky that's been happening!
ReplyDeleteAwwww...poor baby and poor mama. Hang in there, deep breath, take it moment by moment. You can do it, this will not last forever, I promise!
ReplyDeleteSome people just make me want to cry! They can be so inconsiderate. Your poor babe. It is too bad these people will probably never see your letters to them, because honestly, my blood has started to boil a little reading about the inconsiderateness. I am so sorry, and hope that by your next visit your Ryder's doctor's jaw will hit the floor at how much weight he has gained, and that he is completely over his reflux, and the doctor will declare him in perfect health. Yup, that is what you need.
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