Update on Joey

[sonjajade]

Strep test came back negative.  Cough is finally letting up some.  He's got some gnarly diarrhea and his tonsils are still huge, but they are not red or pus-sy looking like they were even a few days ago.  He seems worn out, but he's been fighting a lot of stuff off.  Drinking lots and lots and no more orange pee.  I couldn't get his blood work done because the place closed early due to snow, so his doctor said if he's still improving that it's optional if I want to take him to do it.  Still have to bring him in on Thursday or Friday when he finishes the Bactrim, to recheck his ears and look at those tonsils again.  I think I'm going to take him for blood work anyway,  Might help with the tonsil thing, I dunno.  She says if he keeps improving that it's not mono, and if the ears are still bad we may have to consider tubes.  I'd assume a tonsillectomy as well if these things don't go down.  Mom said her tonsils were like that as a kid and she didn't have to have hers removed, but we'll see.  If this is how they react and it's NOT strep, I can't imagine what would happen should he really get strep.  This diarrhea though...  Wonder if they make some children's Imodium or something.

Big Bang is coming along.  I just put chapter 7 in the final folder and am clocking in at 50,800 words.  Got about two chapters to go and an epilogue, so almost done.  And in the middle of all this the Stoner Series is crying out for the strip club fic I'd talked with bay115 about doing.  We'll get to meet the Devil's Nest crew in that installment.

I wish I could apply all this writing to some original characters and make money at this.

Comments

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I'm glad he's improving. They vary back and forth on whether or not tonsils should be removed or not.

holy crap that IS a big bang. To do mine right it should be that long. I'll be doing good to just wrestle it to an ending that doesn't feel horribly rushed

[sonjajade.livejournal.com]

They look like you could just reach back there and pluck them like raspberries or something! He wasn't coughing at all this morning, and his tonsils were normal except they were big mclarge-huge. The diarrhea has to be from the bactrim. I'm waiting to give it to him today until he gets home from school.

Last year's big bang was 78,626 words. I'm pretty sure I won't hit that mark. I'm thinking maybe just 1 more chapter and an epilogue now. according to my outlines I should be able to get it all in there in that, but if not, I still got that one extra chapter I can throw in. Good luck with wrangling yours- and congrats on your release!!!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Poor kid and yeah bactrim can do that. If you can get some live culture yogart into him that would be good.

well that's good for you then. Thanks. Yeah I have so many pro things right now that doing this was impossible. I didn't expect that when I signed up. I guess that's a good problem to have and thanks