A Trip to the ER

Wednesday evening proved to be very eventful. After spending her first day at daycare, Kyleigh was doing well or so I thought. I was getting things ready for meeting Dennis and Kaitlyn at the Little Gym and dinner at CiCi's Pizza. Unfortunately, Kyleigh began running a fever of 103.0 degrees. I was panicked. I called the pediatrician's office immediately. The triage nurse told me to take her to Moses Cone ER immediately. So I called Dennis to tell him we were heading to the ER and he mentioned that he was concerned that Kaitlyn may be sick as well. She was clammy, not playing, and tearful. Fortunately, Kaitlyn turned out to only be overly tired and hungry something easy to fix. So Dennis took her to his grandparents and headed to meet me at the hospital. I called several friends and family so they could begin praying that the fever would reduce immediately. Kristy Johnson was able to meet me at the hospital emergency room area and waited with me until Dennis was able to join us. She was a very calming influence as I was still nervous about the fast onset of a fever.

They took us straight back to the triage area and then sent us to the pediatric ER soon afterwards. By this time it had been one hour since I had taken her temperature and it had come down to 101.0. Thank you Jesus--the prayers were working as I had not given her any Tylenol or fever reducer, only praying. She also took 3 oz bottle from Dennis while we were waiting in this area.

Once in the pediatric unit they put her in a gown and catherized her for urine sample. It was pitiful to watch her cry and squirm. Dennis had to help hold her as I just couldn't bare to do it. Then they put in an IV just in case they needed it and used the line to draw blood. This was worse to watch than the catheter. Kyleigh was screaming by now and I was so upset watching her. The pediatric ER doctor came in to talk to us and she was very concerned about her weight at first. She weighs 7 lbs 9 oz according to the scales at the hospital. They said the fever was also concerning and that we should be prepared they may keep her overnight or for a few days but we would wait on the lab work.

By 9pm Dennis had a migraine and it was necessary that he go get Kaitlyn so she could take her medicine and he could rest from the migraine. I remained at the hospital with Kyleigh whom at this point is exhausted and resting in my arms. Around 10 pm they came in to give her an antibiotic via the IV port because they spoke with our pediatrician office about her lab work. Dr. Puzio (pediatrician on call) said it would be best not to admit her to the hospital but instead administer the antibiotic, wait for the labs to culture and send us home. I was able to get her to drink some pedialyte while she was taking the antibiotic around 10:30 pm. We left the ER at 11:45 with a security guard escort to our car. We were finally home by 12:30 am. She was resting so well in her carseat that I left her there to rest. She didn't wake until 7am this morning.

We followed up at the pediatrician's office this morning with Dr. O'Kelley. Her urine is "yucky" as they explained and will most likely show she has an infection. So they gave her another shot of the antibiotic and we will go back tomorrow for a third shot of the antibiotic while we continue to wait on the labs. In the meantime she is fever free. Now if we can get her to poop she may be more comfortable and eat better. This little one is keeping us on our knees in prayer.