never a dull moment....on island......

Iluvstjohn · Post by **Iluvstjohn** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:11 pm

ok.....so my 6 year old didn't pee much yesterday...but I didn't think much of it due to the fact that we were flying all day. Got in the pool last night and she said her "gina" hurt.....LOL....yes, no VA-Gina....just gina.....Didn't think too much of it....but today..she starts crying when she has to pee and is now holding it like a camel! LOL.....

SIGH...never fails. Here we are at Francis....lovin' life...and she is simply falling apart. I tell her that we either need to find a doctor "and get pink medicine" or find cranberry juice and drink a ton of it. You know it's BAD when she opted for finding a doctor. Easier said than done.....Looks like my husband is in for 6-8 hour ordeal in Coral Bay to get "pink medicine"...on a Saturday no less.....

Poor kid....and poor Dad......like I said...never a dull moment.....
Holly

aroobagirl · Post by **aroobagirl** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:05 pm

Recommend not having her sit around in a wet suit. If you mix the cranberry with water it is a lot easier to drink more. Some pharmaccies have cranberry pills, they are helpful too.
Good luck!

ShelleyZ · Post by **ShelleyZ** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:47 pm

You're right -- there is never a dull moment with kids. Hope you can get to see a doctor. I had the same affliction on a vacation years ago. I tried the cranberry route to get me through the vacation and ended up in the hospital with a kidney infection when I got home. I think there is a family practice of doctors in Cruz Bay. Ask whoever you are renting from to make a recommendation.

I don't mean to be an alarmist, but better to treat the infection than risk it getting worse.

Good luck and enjoy the vacation!

Pia · Post by **Pia** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:37 pm

Go to the Myrah Keeting Medical Center on Centerline Road. The doctors are very good and there will be someone to treat her - no Dr's/clinic in Coral Bay

Hope it all works out.

Pia

loria · Post by **loria** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:30 pm

oh dear, been there done that--like Pia said go to Myra Keating--they will get you all sorted--
I had a sick three yr old and a sick 9 month old--it was torture, adn they really did a great job-

i hope it all works out for you guys! sick little ones is so tough!

cypressgirl · Post by **cypressgirl** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:34 pm

My advice is to get to a Dr. and get her on antibiotics. We found a Dr. in Cruz Bay that gave my daughters friend a shot for her bladder infection and she felt so much better in a few hours. I think his name was Dr. Livingston. Not sure if he's still there, but it was the clinic by Dolphin Market. They have the meds, so you don't have to go to the pharmacy. Very convienient.

aroobagirl · Post by **aroobagirl** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:15 pm

Oh dear, I just re-read my response. I was only making suggestions to make the child more comfortable until she could be treated by a physician. Having chronic bladder infections myself, antibiotics as quickly as possible are imperative. But until they kick in, my suggestions may provide some relief and keep things from going from bad to worse.

Iluvstjohn · Post by **Iluvstjohn** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:20 am

thanks for the responses! Oddly enough....we took her to the medical "facility" on the Coral Bay side...they were only open for emergencies, but at 2pm on a Saturday, we were sh%t out of luck, so we went in. They didn't think she had a UTI....they tested her urine (getting her to pee in the cup was a miracle in itself)....and they said the bacteria count wasn't high.....So she is drinking and peeing more..and she SAYS it doesn't hurt as much. ????/ Mystery!

Pia · Post by **Pia** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:40 am

I am glad she is doing better

I have a question though - I live here and I have no clue where the medical "facility" in Coral Bay is - never heard of it (only the mobile pet van and I know thats not it

) so enlighten me please

Pia

Diana2 · Post by **Diana2** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:56 am

Maybe it was a heat rash or a rash that she developed from her travel day sitting on airplane seats and using public toilets exposes you to germs and the heat only compounds the problem. Glad she's doing better.

Iluvstjohn · Post by **Iluvstjohn** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:07 am

LOL....Pia.....my husband said it was..."Myrah Keating Smith Community Health Center: (340) 693-8900"...right next to Lou Henly's sewage treatment plant! LOL....

how's that for a good laugh!

Pia · Post by **Pia** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:46 am

So it was Cruz Bay not Coral Bay - thank goodness, I thought there was a section of Coral Bay I had not discovered yet

Pia

Iluvstjohn · Post by **Iluvstjohn** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:56 pm

I don't think so....we are staying in Coral Bay...and it was less than 10 minutes away....maybe we have the name wrong. But we passed it on the way from the ferry to the house.....and ADam took her there yesterday...definitely not in Cruz Bay........but maybe we have the name wrong..
ETA.....adam said it was closer to cruz bay than he thought..but NOT the place in Starfish market. Tho' we called like 5 diffrerent places. All closed by Sat. Afternoon. So....doesn't matter....because my poor little girl still isn't feelin' well...and fell ASLEEP at trunk bay today....saying she was cold.....not a good sign. We gave her tylenol and came back to the villa for some villa gravity. She has since perked up, but I wonder........

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never a dull moment....on island......

never a dull moment....on island......