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A couple of years ago I wanted to call in sick but didn't but I informed all of my parents that I wasn't well so only one child came that day. I wanted to close but one if my mims was a single mother who was trying hard and her work was very strict. My ear hurt and had kept me up the night before, i was exhausted. I told the parent that we would likely just be cuddling on the couch and watching cartoons in our pajamas. It just happened that I had an unannounced food program visit that day, I looked like death and almost as soon as they arrived I started getting a horrible pain in my ears that brought me to my knees. I went to urgent care that night and found out that I had an inner and outer ear infection and that both of my ear drums had burst. To top it off I had a fever of 103 and strep throat. Now I always close if I'm not feeling well!
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If I were dying or one of my house members....otherwise I would stay open and work or call in someone to come and help me...
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Here is how I know if I need to take a sick day. If I can't get out of bed to make my kids breakfast and get ready I know for a fact that I can't be taking care of little ones that need constant supervision.
This spring I woke up one day with a sinus infection that lasted through 3-4 prescriptions. It literally put me in bed for about 8 days (thats including weekends). I was at the doctors twice in two days because it was so bad. One day I slept for like 14-16 hours. Guess what-my body was just so run down that I couldn't fight it off. I had to many germs coming in my house, I was working 55 hour weeks, my body just said enough!
So if I can't get out of bed to get ready and get my kids up and ready then I know I'm not good for anything. It would scare me to think of my own provider trying to take care of kids when she is barely able to get up and around.Each day is a fresh start
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Walgreens Take Care Clinics and Kroger's clinics are staffed by Nurse Practitioners and/or Physician's Assistants. They do all day plus late evening (until 8 p.m. I believe), holiday and Saturdays and Sundays. Illnesses, vaccines, sports/school physicials, etc. When I went on Monday evening, the NP asked what I did, and I told her in-home childcare. She said she sees lots of providers in the evenings because none of us can ever see our regular doctors! :
: What's truly hysterical about it is that this is a recurrent infection for me - and one that my primary care Physician misdiagnosed. The NP got the diagnosis right the first time, so the antibiotics were right the first time. So instead of having to deal with this close to a month like last year and missing some serious work days, this time I was feeling much better in less than 12 hours. 
NP's are worth their weight in gold to me! I hope this becomes a nation wide thing! Y'all would love it! happyface
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This Monday was my 2nd ever sick day in almost 9 years! I woke up in a great mood, felt fine, showered, went about my business as usual...
While I was outside waiting for the school bus to come I started feeling very dizzy. After the big kids went to school I came back inside the house to chat with a friend while the little kids were playing. I got up to get a cookbook for my friend & I was SO DIZZY! It was horrible! The friend left & my final kid came around 9. I held it together, until...
About 5 minutes later I was vomiting in the kitchen sink. I took the trash can with me & sat in the living room (in front of the kids) & vomited 2 more times. The room was spinning & I was dripping wet with sweat. I immediately asked (via text) for 2 of the parents to come back & get their kids, which they did. Luckily ~thank God~ my husband was able to leave work & come home to help me until my last 2 kids could go home. I slept for an hour, woke up freezing cold, checked on my husband & kids...and went back to sleep. I could have slept forever. It was crazy! Later that day I did have a mild fever.
I felt horrible for needing to send the kids home but I really didn't have a choice. My head was spinning so bad, I couldn't see straight. Every sound & every smell made me gag. I have no idea what it was...but I hope I never experience it again!!Comment
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I'm logged out but this is Suzanne from Oregon
Most cities have some form of urgent care clinics aka After-hours clinics that are like the Walgreens clinics you mention. The Walgreens clinics are not in most of states, like Oregon where I'm located, that do have Walgreens stores. Just check in your area and I'm willing to bet you have an after-hours clinic somewhere nearby.
I agree that Bladder infections are very serious. If left untreated, it can lead to a kidney infection which is very bad.
Having said that, I've had enough bladder infections that I know when one is coming on and I can just call my Dr. and they call me in a Rx for antibiotics which my husband picks up and brings to me so I don't have to close the daycare. (That was a long sentence, sorry)
Anyway, take care!!Comment
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I didn't end up closing. I toughed it out and called my doctors office right away and they didn't get back to me until right before they were closing (they closed at 1) and asked if I could come in for a UA. I told them I couldn't because all the kids were lying down and I didn't want to wake them to come in. Doc called me in a prescription because I have had plenty of UTI's and knew for sure that's what this was and I just ran a urine sample in this morning and had one of my daycare moms stay with the kids for the 10 mins it took. I am feeling much better this morning. Mine always seem to hit at night so I got almost no sleep the night before, so I am still quite tired and feel run down, but much better. I am glad today is Friday and it's a 3 day weekend. I don't get sick often, thank goodness. And I think I have only closed once since I have been open because I was sick. So I really thought about it, but decided to just tough it out. Thank you all!
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I have UTIs frequently (maybe 1x a year???) & they are very tough to deal with mostly b/c I have to pee constantly!!! It's hard to watch kids properly if you have to go to the bathroom every 45 min! Glad to hear you are feeling better!I didn't end up closing. I toughed it out and called my doctors office right away and they didn't get back to me until right before they were closing (they closed at 1) and asked if I could come in for a UA. I told them I couldn't because all the kids were lying down and I didn't want to wake them to come in. Doc called me in a prescription because I have had plenty of UTI's and knew for sure that's what this was and I just ran a urine sample in this morning and had one of my daycare moms stay with the kids for the 10 mins it took. I am feeling much better this morning. Mine always seem to hit at night so I got almost no sleep the night before, so I am still quite tired and feel run down, but much better. I am glad today is Friday and it's a 3 day weekend. I don't get sick often, thank goodness. And I think I have only closed once since I have been open because I was sick. So I really thought about it, but decided to just tough it out. Thank you all!Comment
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Glad you are on your way to feeling better! Hope you can take it easy tomorrow, and catch up on some sleep. {{{{hugs}}}} TGIF!Comment
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