sweetcoalminer (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} sweetcoalminer) wrote,@ 2008-09-18 15:18:00 |
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The Universe Laughs at Us
less than an hour after I posted that things were looking up, school called and said Mimi had a fever of 104. I had kissed her goodbye and she was fine (I am in the habit of checking like 3 times a day. Is it just me?) By the time I grabbed my stuff and got there, her temp was 104.4 and she was totally out and breathing really shallow. I couldn't even wake her up to get her to the car. She opened her eyes in the car a little and I took off for the pediatrician's office because I was freaking out. She wouldn't talk. They took her temperature and the pediatrician magically materialized from "lunch". They gave her motrin, and about an hour later, she saw a kid who was about her age that she thought was Frankie. She was totally delirious.
1.5 hours later still at the pediatrician, her temp came down to 102-103. Our ped warned us about febrile seizures and sent us home thinking it was a virus - she just was at the doctor's office yesterday getting her flu shot. (And no, they said it's not a reaction to the flu shot - too delayed and too high a fever). She ate a really good breakfast, although she has told me for the last couple days that her leg hurts, and then said this morning shortly after waking up that she wanted to go to sleep. Cory said when he put her in the car her neck hurt.
By the time she started to talk again, it was "my neck hurts. my eyes hurt. my head hurts. my leg hurts." Mimi's had fevers before, and she's had fevers this high before for sure, but I've never seen her so completely out of it before and hope I never do again.
She's currently convalescing on the sofa watching Diego.
I am totally shocked they haven't called me to come get Frank. Cory and I are kind of paralyzed - both of us home from work with her - and scared. She is whimpering "my neck hurts, my neck hurts" over and over again. I guess I will go get Frank and try to keep him out of Cory's and Mimi's hair.
We'll call the pediatrician tomorrow if her fever doesn't come down to get blood work done for meningitis. Get better kiddo - we don't like this.
less than an hour after I posted that things were looking up, school called and said Mimi had a fever of 104. I had kissed her goodbye and she was fine (I am in the habit of checking like 3 times a day. Is it just me?) By the time I grabbed my stuff and got there, her temp was 104.4 and she was totally out and breathing really shallow. I couldn't even wake her up to get her to the car. She opened her eyes in the car a little and I took off for the pediatrician's office because I was freaking out. She wouldn't talk. They took her temperature and the pediatrician magically materialized from "lunch". They gave her motrin, and about an hour later, she saw a kid who was about her age that she thought was Frankie. She was totally delirious.
1.5 hours later still at the pediatrician, her temp came down to 102-103. Our ped warned us about febrile seizures and sent us home thinking it was a virus - she just was at the doctor's office yesterday getting her flu shot. (And no, they said it's not a reaction to the flu shot - too delayed and too high a fever). She ate a really good breakfast, although she has told me for the last couple days that her leg hurts, and then said this morning shortly after waking up that she wanted to go to sleep. Cory said when he put her in the car her neck hurt.
By the time she started to talk again, it was "my neck hurts. my eyes hurt. my head hurts. my leg hurts." Mimi's had fevers before, and she's had fevers this high before for sure, but I've never seen her so completely out of it before and hope I never do again.
She's currently convalescing on the sofa watching Diego.
I am totally shocked they haven't called me to come get Frank. Cory and I are kind of paralyzed - both of us home from work with her - and scared. She is whimpering "my neck hurts, my neck hurts" over and over again. I guess I will go get Frank and try to keep him out of Cory's and Mimi's hair.
We'll call the pediatrician tomorrow if her fever doesn't come down to get blood work done for meningitis. Get better kiddo - we don't like this.
