Faithie Update

We are now in DAY 6 of what the medical professionals like to call "Gastroenteritis". It does sound better than the layman's verbage, doesn't it? Thankfully, Faith is now able to keep down applesauce (unsweetened), bananas, toast, jello, Pedialyte, and small amounts of formula (easier to digest than milk). Unfortunately, Faith has had a fever for over 24 hours. Alas, it is true that Motrin is also much harder to stomach than Tylenol, which Faith faithfully (no pun intended) demonstrated a little while ago.
So, Panicked New Mom (me) took Faith back to the doctor this afternoon to make sure said Panicked New Mom (me) wasn't missing anything. If the pediatrician thought it strange that I had ALL her temperatures, times, and Tylenol dosages neatly typed for the past 24 hours, she was kind enough not to mention it.
Also interesting:
Me to pediatrician, "So, how is this virus transmitted? Is it via the fecal-oral route?"
Pediatrician to me: "Yes. It is transmited via the fecal-oral route."
Me to a confused Jason: "So basically, our daughter ate crap!"
Pediatrician to Both of us: "Well... technically that is true. But, she could have touched something that had the material on it."
Interestingly enough, the mother of the child who gave Faith this illness told me that her whole family got it. Wow. That is a pretty tight-knit family, huh? (Gosh, I really hope I didn't just jinx myself into getting it!)
Also interesting was my conversation with Ramone, the kind Tricare Representative on the phone.
"Hello Ramone, I called last week and am trying to switch my daughter from a family practice doctor to a pediatrician. I know it takes a month, but I would like to have the process expidited since my daughter is sick."
Ramone: "Ma'am, it takes a month for the paperwork to go through our computer system."
Me (a little hysterically and in a throwback to the movie "Terms of Endearment"): "Ramone, I truly understand what you are saying. I've told patients that same standard line too. I also know, Ramone, that all it will take is for you to call a supervisor, or someone with a higher computer program, to push this request through. Do you have kids, Ramone? Do you know what it is like to have to wait for an hour in a dirty clinic for your child to be seen while she's got stuff coming out of both ends?"
Ramone, fearing for my mental health, pushed the request through. Yay, Ramone!