Spencer's Sick Season

he has croup again, so he got a steroid shot today. i asked the dr if it is common for children to become little incredible hulks for a few days following the steroid shot. apparently, there is a term for it: steroid induced psychosis. the dr said it is very real, and boy is it! the last time spencer had a shot, he was a crazy boy for a few days. hitting, screaming, running, etc. it was...well, i don't have the word for it.

also, spencer started limping yesterday afternoon. his knee would buckled and he'd fall down. i thought it might be one of his weird little things, so i watched him when he didn't realize i was watching. he continued to do it. he didn't sleep well at all last night...tossing, flailing his body, crying every half hour. he "slept" in my bed. i think it was a combination of the croup and the leg/foot pain.

this morning, he continued to limp, only it kept getting worse. i called to make an appt to have him checked out, and as the day went on, it didn't get better at all. he wasn't able to walk without crying, and i showed him how to crawl instead.

at his appt, they took x-rays. everything looks fine. the radiologist will read the films tomorrow to make sure the dr didn't miss anything. the dr did say that there is a term called a toddler fracture...it is very common, and quite often, they do not even put a cast on for it. it's in the lower leg. however, even that didn't show up on film. so, the dr said to watch him for any changes. if it gets worse, take him in. and if in 2 days, he's still limping and crying, take him in to be splinted.

i feel so sorry for him. he doesn't understand all the things that are happening to him. his one leg is sore, and to add insult to injury, he got the shot in the other leg. oy.