Magic Cream

I meant to post a story about magic cream months ago (November) but never got around to it. This is what it was:

Yesterday Owen had blood drawn, again. I am really seeing that all the moms that go in and out of TCH look out for each other. For example, the last time Owen had blood work a little girl (5 or so) started talking to us. She proudly showed off her ‘magic cream’ and asked why Owen didn’t have any. I looked over to her mom sheepishly and asked “what is magic cream” and she told me there was numbing cream they put on the kids so they wouldn’t feel the needle. Say what? I hadn’t been told about this. So we went to the front desk and asked for the numbing cream. As it turns out, the doctor ordering the work-up had to request it. Dr. K did not … So this time, when we were handed our lab order, we asked for it!!! Poor guy still hated being restrained but he didn’t even flinch when they inserted the needle. Awesome! I love that I was about to make it a little better for him. And what made it even better, I was able to pass the information on to another mom. Her poor son was 12 or so and had been having blood drawn for years and they never heard it either. Come on doctors.

On June 1, Owen got magic cream again…this stuff really is amazing. He didn’t shed ONE tear. In fact, he didn’t fight at all. Sure does make the whole process a lot more bearable. I will be forever grateful to that sweet little girl who passed along this helpful info.