I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your story. I am so happy that the little one is doing better. My heart was leaping as I read this story. I too had a bout with the health care system recently. I was hospitalized with pneumonia but only after two other Doctors sent me home saying that all I had was a chest cold. It brings up a lot of doubt and fear within when something like that happens: should I have known; did I choose the wrong Dr.; am I eating the right or wrong things. The mind always second guesses and looks to place blame.

Once I recovered all I wanted to focus on was the joy in my life. The simple pleasures and connecting with friends. But also learning to listen to what I call spirit–that voice that tells you that something isn’t right or makes you question someone else’s opinion.

Again thank you.

Derek

My dad was a doctor and didn’t believe in any alternative medicines. I don’t feel the same as he did. I will often step outside traditional medicine to treat “what ails me.” I try to do this in an educated way and check herbal medicines out as best I can. In my case, I’ve found that herbal and other non-traditional medical treatments can be very successful and sometimes even better than traditional medicine:~)

I’m of the similar mindset to BK when it comes to myself, I don’t take pain killers or anti biotics for small things. I only recently had some pain killers as I had a terrible tooth ache but aside from that it’s been years. I prefer to let my body heal naturally as much as is possible. When caring for others, especially your children you have to do what is best for them as the parent and so you in essence did do what’s best for your little one. In choosing not to let the urgent care doc about it, it’s just one of those things, you either do or don’t and there’s not right or wrong, you just have to go with your flow!

Misdiagnosed? Not yet so far. In a same recent experience of my wisdom tooth extraction, the dentist who was supposed to remove the stitches did not do a good job and left stitches in my mouth. I have to go back not once but twice to remove the stitches. Those stitches won’t kill me but I was shocked. I did make an issue about it, not for myself but to get the dentists involved in my case to be more careful in the future and to prevent others from going through similar experience like mine.

I’m sorry to hear that your son’s illness was complicated by a medical misdiagnosis. In general, I do put quite a bit of faith in the medical establishment, but, since being pregnant and breastfeeding and eschewing medication to the extent possible, I have been better about being an advocate for my own health: seeking out simple solutions (gargling, saline nasal spray, etc.) whenever possible and listening to my own body and its reactions to treatment. There is no worse feeling, though, than trying in vain to help your sick child. Your son is lucky to have a mother who was not easily satisfied by an incorrect solution offered by a professional. I think he is also lucky to have a mother who models understanding and forgiveness.