However, around noon on Monday, Molly started showing all the signs of running a fever (e.g. she was hot). We gave her a dose of Tylenol, but by the time we saw Dr. Zhou it was back up again. To make a long story a little shorter, after some invasive tests it was determined that little Molly has a UTI, a minor ear infection, and Flu Type B (cough, congestion, runny nose, and fever). The flu and ear infection were not a surprise, but the UTI was. To get her on the path to recovery Molly had a double shot of antibiotics (one in each leg) and instructions to follow a 3 hour cycle of Tylenol and Advil.
Molly went to sleep at 8:00 and all seemed well until just before 10:00. I heard her start to cry so I went to check on her. I started to pick her up and realized she was stiff as board. As I lifted her closer I realized her eyes were rolled back in her head and she was having a seizure. With the injection of antibiotics earlier in the day we thought the worse and called 911. Within minutes a large fire truck and ambulance were stuffed down our the deadend street and we had six very large firemen and paramedics crowded into Molly's little room. By the time they arrived, Molly had come back around and was running a very high fever. The paramedics checked her out and diagnosed a fever seizure. It turns out that a seizure is not an uncommon response to a high fever in children between 8 mos. and 5 years. According to WedMD it occurs in 2%-4% of children when a fever exceeds 102 degrees. After talking to a Dr. from the Pediatric Clinic, we decided not to take her to the emergency room (a very pragmatic paramedic agreed we could get her to the emergency room and at a significantly cheaper rate). The rest of the evening was uneventful, but we all stayed very close and did not get much sleep.
As a side note, we are very grateful for the support and comfort the paramedics and firemen gave us. They reassured us we did the right thing in calling them and once they checked her out, they gently talked us down from the ledge of rushing her to the emergency room in an ambulance. They deserve cookies and a raise.
On Tuesday, we stayed close to home and strictly followed the Tylenol and Advil schedule. Molly's fever stayed under control, but she did not nap for long or sleep very much Tuesday night. However, Cheryl being the wonderful wife she is, spent most of the night with Molly and let me sleep the night before I had to go back to work.
On Wednesday, Molly had a renal ultrasound to make sure the UTI was not causing other problems and stopped in to see Dr. Zhou. Seeing that Cheryl had not really slept in two days and Molly still had a cough Dr. Zhou prescribed a cough medicine that would also help her sleep. Best night sleep we have all had since returning home. Thank you Dr. Zhou!
No comments:
Post a Comment