Guest guest Posted April 28, 2001 Report Share Posted April 28, 2001 > Well, I have a story that just makes you shake your head. . . > > I posted earlier about 's dental work and how with chloro-hydrate > mixed in food, she didn't go " out. " So -- I went back to the compounding > pharmacist to get pure chloro hydrate in liquid form. The dental work was > rescheduled to the next day. > > I had a meeting that I absolutely could not get out of (long, frustrating > story there, too) -- so my husband said, " let me take care of it. " So -- > with trepidation -- I said " okay. " It wasn't that I didn't trust him. . > .it's just that, as a Mom, I felt I needed to be there. > > Well. . .I got out of my meeting and called him immediately. He said, > " we're on our way home, she didn't go out again. " I couldn't believe it. > . .and neither could the dentist's office. > Now -- here's where the interesting part starts. . . later that night, as > I was cleaning up the kitchen, I noticed the pharmacy bag with the chloro > hydrate inside and unopened. I couldn't believe it. Here's what my > husband and I have figured out. . . we both always carry rectal valium > with us as a precaution. I carry it in my purse and he carries it in a > brown paper bag in his briefcase. The brown paper bag was out and when I > got the kids ready for the day, I told Larry that I'd put the chloro > hydrate in that same brown paper bag. When he got to the dentist's > office, he handed them the brown paper bag. . . and, guess what. . .they > grabbed that and gave her rectal valium orally. It apparently had no > affect (I called my neuro and admitted this whole story and he said that's > correct rectal valium would not be absorbed orally). > > I was so flipping mad I could barely speak. . . mad at myself for not > being crystal clear with my husband (who always gets mad at me for talking > down to him and over-explaining everything). . .mad at him for being so > careless. . . AND *(*)(*( & @#! mad at the health care professionals who > didn't check what they were giving my daughter. Fortunately she's okay -- > but imagine if that had been an overdose of valium or something. . . I > can't even think about it. > > So -- the dentist's office was closed yesterday but you can bet I'll be on > the phone first thing Monday morning. They were at the point where they > were telling us she was going to have to be hospitalized for this. . > .little did they know that they hadn't even given her the correct > medication. I'm kind of between a rock and a hard place on this because > we first saw a pediatric dentist who wouldn't listen to my pleas for > non-mercury materials. So this is a holistic dentist who really seemed to > understand my concerns and agreed to do everything with holistic materials > -- no mercury and no flouride. But now I'm not sure I can trust him . . . > > Anyway, sorry to give you such a long story. Lesson learned: mothers > ALWAYS know best and we do need to be painfully diligent with > EVERYTHING!!!! Oh great. . .more pressure. . . what was that darned > Mother Theresa quote again???? > > Have a good weekend!--D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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