Son's injury

Yesterday we received a call from the school clerk informing us that Chantz had an accident and had a cut near his left eye. When we went to the school. The clerk insisted it needed stitching so we went to the doctor. Waited for an hour and doctor suggested to have a glue instead of stitching. We had the glue and went back to school to fetch Charles and Charlynn. Told him to take good care and not to touch his wound if not he would introduce infection to it.

Well! We all thought that after spending the $45 medical fees, he would be alright but I had a surprise when I picked him up this afternoon. Chantz - my tough son was sobbing and saying the wound hurt. I took off his hat and true enough, the area around his wound was swollen and his eyes was only half opened. Asked him what happened and he dared to say that his friends kept asking what happened to him and kept touching his wound. No need to say, the infection had step in and he needed medical help so I had no choice but to send him to the doctor again. I left Charlynn there with him after registration and drove Charles back to take care of Channery.

While waiting to see doctor, Chantz actually fell asleep on the chair. He was only woken 45 mins later to go into the consultation room. Doctor took his temperature and he was having 38.9 deg celius high fever. Doctor checked his wound and looked really worried. He suggested me to send him to the children's hospital as he might need the strong antibiotic drio but I said to put him on antibiotic and clear out the glue first. With antibiotic, his body will get ot work and the pus will clear out. I told doc will keep him observed for 24 hrs and if he worsens, I will send him to hospital.

Actually I was reluctant to send him hospital as distance is one thing, cost is another. I was a trained first aider before so I have some medical knowledge so I see no need to go to hospital yet. In fact, yesterday I saw no need to visit doctor since the bleeding had stopped but we went since clerk insisted.

Praying that he will recover soon so that I do not have to send him to hospital.