Friday, September 13, 2013

And, We're Back.

Reagan was still vomiting a bit on Wednesday.  Thursday, she slept all morning and was lethargic and very hard to rouse.  I even dribbled water from an ice cube on her face, and she didn't really seem bothered.  This concerned me, so I made an appointment with her pediatrician.  When we got to the office and they checked her oxygen, it was down to 88 when she was in the car seat.  We took her out and the doctor observed Reagan's activity for a little bit (she mostly slept).  We tried to rouse her a bit but nothing was working.  The doctor wanted us to head to the ER, but she was concerned about the desaturation when Reagan was in her car seat, so we had to wait a bit to be sure that she'd be okay making the trip.  During this time, I called Mom and Mike and let them know what was going on.

We got to the hospital right after noon, and of course, Reagan decided she'd wake up and be somewhat chipper.



After an examination by the ER pediatrician, he said, "Well, I have good news.  I'm not worried... she has a virus.  It's good for you when I say I'm not worried."

We both agreed that fluids would be the best course of action.  They also wanted to do some lab work and to get a clean catch urine sample.  This required a straight cath and was something I had to leave the room for because Reagan was too upset.

When the nurse came out to get me, she said that they'd have to try again later because just as they were cleaning the area, Reagan peed all over both nurses, every blanket and sheet on the bed, and some even went onto the floor!  That's my girl... she wasn't putting up with that at the moment!  The lab results came back and the doctor's diagnosis was confirmed.  Her white blood cell count showed a 70% presence of lymphocytes, the cells that fight viral infections.

They did eventually get a successful urine sample later.  No further problems there.


Fluids..... just what she needed!



This is the only way Reagan would sleep



Back to my happy girl!


Later at home, Reagan had a special smile for her brother!  Ryan was sitting on the couch and Reagan was watching him closely, beaming!  She and her brother already have such an awesome bond.





She's already trying to steal his car!


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