Sunday, July 6, 2008
I thought I was having a stroke
So Thursday I took my daughter's temperature at around 5pm and she was back to normal. I was so relieved! Later that night at around 10pm I took her temperature again and she was back at 101. What in the world is happening? Mostly I worried because she is so young and because she does not have her shots. So I gave her tylenol and started to breastfeed her and decided that I would take it one step at a time. Suddenly my left arm started to feel uncomfortable (this is the side I was feeding her on) so I thought maybe it's the baby's weight on my arm I finished feeding her and the discomfort continued. It then turned into numbness which continued on to the left side of my head, left shoulder, left side of my back, left side of my face and left leg. I also got an intense pain in the back of my head. I THOUGHT I WAS HAVING A STROKE!! And I was home by myself with two babies. My husband who is a police officer was working the fireworks display and I couldn't reach him. I waited! And it kept getting worse. I called my Mom and a friend in case something happened they could call 911 if I couldn't. Finally I remembered my aunt in law lives nearby and I called her! She was right over! My husband finally called and told me to call an ambulance. I waited because the kids were up and I didn't want to leave them without putting them to sleep. ( I took a chance) By the time they were asleep my husband came home and drove me to the E.R. they performed a CAT scan, blood work, EKG and they came back negative. I still have the symptoms when I m not numb, my left side gets cold or the numbness is replaced by pain. My leg gets heavy and walk with a slight limp. The tips of my fingers feel odd. Sorta numb but not all the way. I have to go see a Neurologist and get an MRI and I have to see a regular doctor for the results of LIME titter. I am stumped I don't know what this could be and I am scared about what it can be.
My 3 month old is sick
So I started work as scheduled. I was on the phone every few hours checking if the baby was eating and she wasn't! I finally got home after what felt like days and she would not take the bottle. I breastfed her and gave her a break. I tried to get to take the bottle again for about two hours and nothing! She was frustrated and tired and so was I. Finally I just gave up. I went to get them both ready for bed and noticed she was warm so I took her temperature and it was at 101.7 pretty high for a 3 month old. I debated if I should call the doctor. She seemed happy and alert so I decided I would call in the morning. When I spoke to the doctor about the fever amongst all our other issues she suggested I bring her in because she is so young. So I did. When I brought her in I find out that due to a scheduling error I was given the wrong appointment for her shots and she missed her 2 months shots! Oh my God!!
The doctor said that she was now at risk of contracting a bacterial infection and so on. I wanted to make sure she was ok because she had a high fever and cough so we had to take her to the E.R. My poor baby! They had to use a caterer to get a urine sample and they had to insert the needle in her arm for an ivy in case she had to stay. I never heard a baby scream so loud. It broke my heart! Thankfully everything was normal. Until the next day when her fever spiked to 102.3. Luckily my husband would be staying home with her but I wanted to stay so badly but since it was only my 3rd day back at work I had to go. I was an hour late.
The doctor said that she was now at risk of contracting a bacterial infection and so on. I wanted to make sure she was ok because she had a high fever and cough so we had to take her to the E.R. My poor baby! They had to use a caterer to get a urine sample and they had to insert the needle in her arm for an ivy in case she had to stay. I never heard a baby scream so loud. It broke my heart! Thankfully everything was normal. Until the next day when her fever spiked to 102.3. Luckily my husband would be staying home with her but I wanted to stay so badly but since it was only my 3rd day back at work I had to go. I was an hour late.
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