Last night (this morning) at 2am we took Christopher to the ER because he's been sick with a fever of 102 degrees on and off and woke up screaming (for the second time that day) and couldn't be comforted. Naturally he quit crying when we walked into the triage reception area. The plus side to taking your child to the ER is that they try much harder than the pediatrician's office to actually come up with a solution and probable cause. We had taken him into Primary Ped's earlier in the day and they decided nothing was wrong with him at all. The ER doctor came in twice to see him and proposed a temporary solution (Motrin for any pain) and probable cause. She is quite certain he was merely having trouble with his bowels, possibly some telescoping. No hernia and no strep. While the ER doctor told us he was in perfect health, she also sent us home with instructions and things to look for in case he really does have some bowel issues. And she even told us to ask for her if we have to check in at the ER again and she would personally do the ultrasound. Phew. A nice doctor! Now don't get me wrong, we love our pediatrician...but because we had a sick visit, we didn't actually see his pediatrician earlier that day. Anyway, he's doing just fine today. We're all a little tired, but just fine.
We are reading "Better" by Atul Gawande for book group this month. While the book is fascinating, it made me just slightly more paranoid about hand washing and I couldn't help but watch all the nurses in the ER to see if they were obeying the signs above the sinks/near the light switches to use the anti-bacterial gel before examining each patient. To my relief, they were. If you ever want to read more about the medical world, read this book!
*The Wolverines lost to the Buckeyes 14-3 this afternoon. Pretty sure we don't want to go out now...too much rain and too many angry football fans!
We are reading "Better" by Atul Gawande for book group this month. While the book is fascinating, it made me just slightly more paranoid about hand washing and I couldn't help but watch all the nurses in the ER to see if they were obeying the signs above the sinks/near the light switches to use the anti-bacterial gel before examining each patient. To my relief, they were. If you ever want to read more about the medical world, read this book!
*The Wolverines lost to the Buckeyes 14-3 this afternoon. Pretty sure we don't want to go out now...too much rain and too many angry football fans!
2 comments:
I hope he's doing MUCH much better. Give the little guy a hug from me :)
I hope y'all are doing well!
Sorry for the sick baby! I hear ya though...it's miserable for both the baby AND the parents. Garrett's temp was at 104 a few weeks ago and that really freaked me out. He got better though (phew) -- hope Christopher does soon, too!
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