Day 343 (BSM home again)

BSM was home with fever again today, so I took him to the doctor. The doctor did something I haven't seen since we made aliyah: he gave BSM an actual physical! BSM's chest sounds good, the tummy-squishing gave good squished-tummy results, and his eyes, ears, and throat all look good. The doctor told me to bring him in sooner next time he's sick like this, but all he could tell me was that BSM seems to have some virus. If he still has fever tomorrow (which is when the lab is next open), I should bring him in for blood and urine samples. This is why I don't hurry to bring in my poor, sick kid-o. I don't particularly want to waste my time to hear, "He has a virus: let's stick him with needles!" But I continue to like this doctor: encouraging me to bring in a child after 3 days of fever is Responsible Medicine, and wishing BSM a refuah shelaima (speedy recovery) on his way out is Sweet.