S-I-C-K
Thursday afternoon, Matt and I were working, and Maddie was at my dad's. She had been congested, and running a low fever that morning, but I just pumped her full of Tylenol, and didn't think much of it.
When I called on my lunch, to check in, my dad said she was acting really fatigued, and losing her voice. So, of course, I left work right away, and went to my sick babe.
When I got there, she had started getting the "seal" cough, which is when I knew it was croup.
I decided to take her to the Instacare, and it was a darn good thing I did. By the time we got back to a room, her fever had spiked to 103.8, and she was wheezing, coughing, and snot-covered. I felt so helpless, and that's the absolute WORST feeling a mom can have!
They gave her an albuterol inhaler, and when that didn't help,and with her fever climbing, we were sent to the ER. The doctor said she at least had croup, but with the fever, and swollen tonsils, that he was concerned about letting us go home.
To make a long story short, Maddie ended up being admitted overnight, was given two more breathing treatments, and steroids.
Can I just say sleeping at the hospital is really not fun! But the good news is, we are now home, and Maddie is breathing much better. I'm so relieved that experience is over! Yikes!
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Poor little girl :( I'm sure it was dang scary for you...and her as well.Glad she's doing a little better now.
ReplyDeleteGosh Sam..that is scary! Good thing you went home and decided to take her to the doc! I am glad she is doing better though.
ReplyDeleteHow scary!!! Hope she is feeling a lot better.
ReplyDeleteoh sam ! i know how that feels! caleb went through the same thing a while ago. i am so glad she is feeling better
ReplyDeleteOuch, that is brutal :( Croup is awful, but I am so glad she is doing better... I hope she has a speedy recovery, 'cause kids just don't do sick very well!
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