So in addition to the snow storms that we have had for the past 5 days, we had quite a scare with Hailey on Thursday. She had been fighting a cold for the past week and half and we didn't think much of it as she was pretty active and happy. On Wednesday though her fever started to go up again and by the time I got her home in the early afternoon, it was already at 102. The same day that it started snowing (we had already about 4 inches from the weekend before too) Thursday I stayed home with her as she was just not herself. That was when the snow really started to fall too. By 4 pm her temperature had spiked up to around 104 and within a few hrs it was up to 105.7. I was frantic. With a bath, tylenol and ibuprophen behind us, I was able to get it down to 102. I was a bit releaved, she seemed exhausted, as was I, so I put her down to rest. About 2o minutes later I heard moaning from her room and raced in there to see how she was. She was not responding to me and has seemed to have have had a seizure and she was HOT again. From being on the phone with nurses all day, I did now that this was a possibility but nothing can prepare you for seeing your child in this state. Greg called 911 and the fire truck was here in about 5 min with the paramedics about 5 minutes behind. By the time the firemen was in her room she seemed alert as that was when the crying kicked in. They assured me that that was a good thing, Greg and I were holding up ok. The decision was made to get to Emergency room so she could be checked out so Hailey and I had a fun and slow ride in the ambulance as it was still snowing like crazy. When a temperture spikes that fast, it is very comon to have what is called a fibral seizure, it is just your brain resetting and does not cause any harm but it can be pretty scary to see.
Once we were in the ER at Evergreen, things started looking up, the fever came down, and she seemed a bit better. She was still dehydrated though, and if you have tried to make a 14 month old drink something then you can relate as to how hard it is. I asked for an IV but they didn't want to give her one. We left the ER around 1am with a diagnosis of Phnemonia and directions on how to give tylenol, ibuprohen and the perscription. I was feeling a bit more at ease but still a bit worried about how dehydrated she may be and what the next few hrs would bring.
Friday started off pretty much like Thursday, not much eating or drinking but the fever was down for most of the day and until after her afternoon nap. When she woke up from her nap she was hot again. I was at the store loading up on different liquid items for her to try to see if we could get any more liquids down her and when I came home she looked awful. That sparked the 2nd visit to the ER. Instead of going back to Evergreen we decided that Children's Hospitol was the best option for us as Evergreen couldn't get blood or figure out what she had. We started the trek down there with the snow and ice.
Once we were at Children's was when I quickly figured out that we were at the right place. There was a constant flow of doctors and nurses, tests being taken and updates provided. They stated that it was most likely not phenomia but they still weren't sure what it was. They put her on a differnt antibiotic, gave her an IV to get her hydrated, took enough blood to run a multitude of tests as well as a nasal swipe to see if it could be a differnt string of the flu that was not treated by her flu shot. I was also given much clearer instructions on how much and how often tylenol and ibuprohen was to be given. We were discharged around 2am and this time I was much more confident in that she was doing much better.
Saturday she pretty much slept all day and her temperature more was around 96 degrees, much differnt then 105.7. She seemed to be sleeping really peacefully on my chest all day but of course I was panicing as 96 degrees is really cold. The nurse reasured me that this was normal and her sleeping this much was a good thing as the medicine was working and she needed rest. I was to just keep her comfortable. By the evening she was awake, drinking and eating small bits but looking much better. She has definitely taken a liking to icecream!
By Sunday she was doing so much better, she was still pretty sleeping but was awake for the majority of the day. She took a few extra naps but was eating and drinking much better then the three days prior. She did break out in a small rash of small pink dots but the nurse stated that as long as it was not ichy and not looking like hives it was probalby a common reaction to the antibiotic. I was to just get her in to her doctor Monday morning. By the evening she was back to her feisty little self, sneaking cookies from the cubard and not wanting to go to bed.
Once we were in the ER at Evergreen, things started looking up, the fever came down, and she seemed a bit better. She was still dehydrated though, and if you have tried to make a 14 month old drink something then you can relate as to how hard it is. I asked for an IV but they didn't want to give her one. We left the ER around 1am with a diagnosis of Phnemonia and directions on how to give tylenol, ibuprohen and the perscription. I was feeling a bit more at ease but still a bit worried about how dehydrated she may be and what the next few hrs would bring.
Friday started off pretty much like Thursday, not much eating or drinking but the fever was down for most of the day and until after her afternoon nap. When she woke up from her nap she was hot again. I was at the store loading up on different liquid items for her to try to see if we could get any more liquids down her and when I came home she looked awful. That sparked the 2nd visit to the ER. Instead of going back to Evergreen we decided that Children's Hospitol was the best option for us as Evergreen couldn't get blood or figure out what she had. We started the trek down there with the snow and ice.
Once we were at Children's was when I quickly figured out that we were at the right place. There was a constant flow of doctors and nurses, tests being taken and updates provided. They stated that it was most likely not phenomia but they still weren't sure what it was. They put her on a differnt antibiotic, gave her an IV to get her hydrated, took enough blood to run a multitude of tests as well as a nasal swipe to see if it could be a differnt string of the flu that was not treated by her flu shot. I was also given much clearer instructions on how much and how often tylenol and ibuprohen was to be given. We were discharged around 2am and this time I was much more confident in that she was doing much better.
Saturday she pretty much slept all day and her temperature more was around 96 degrees, much differnt then 105.7. She seemed to be sleeping really peacefully on my chest all day but of course I was panicing as 96 degrees is really cold. The nurse reasured me that this was normal and her sleeping this much was a good thing as the medicine was working and she needed rest. I was to just keep her comfortable. By the evening she was awake, drinking and eating small bits but looking much better. She has definitely taken a liking to icecream!
By Sunday she was doing so much better, she was still pretty sleeping but was awake for the majority of the day. She took a few extra naps but was eating and drinking much better then the three days prior. She did break out in a small rash of small pink dots but the nurse stated that as long as it was not ichy and not looking like hives it was probalby a common reaction to the antibiotic. I was to just get her in to her doctor Monday morning. By the evening she was back to her feisty little self, sneaking cookies from the cubard and not wanting to go to bed.
It is monday morning and she is still sleeping peacefully with Daddy. We are trying to get her into the doctor but with a foot of snow it may be a bit difficult. We will keep you all posted on her outcome and thank you to all for the well wishes and thoughts over the past few days.
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We are so glad that things worked out well. I can't even imagine how scary that would have been. Hugs.
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