As 2012 came to a close and we were about to celebrate the
new year in coming days Sophia got sick. She wouldn’t keep anything down and
quickly grew dehydrated. Of course, as a mom of an FPIES child, I was wracking
my brain trying to figure out what caused it! As she lay between PJ and I and
we comforted her during dry heaving by rubbing her back, my heart was hurting
for her. By the next morning she was still unable to keep anything down so the pediatrician,
GI, PJ and I made a collaborative decision that it was time for her to be
admitted to the hospital. But the admit papers never got finished so we ended
up sitting in the ped er, the woman at check-in said she notified the nurse and
we would be able to wait in an isolation room, but that didn’t happen either.
I was mad because here we were, holding our immune
compromised daughter with a room full of other sick babies with other problems.
I decided to sit in the hall with her and if anyone didn’t like it, they could
move us to a room. I wasn’t looking to be seen sooner just to keep her from
contracting anything else! Well sitting in the hall worked because that opened
up an isolation room for her. We sat and waited. After many hours in the er and
several tests later Sophia was admitted upstairs to the peds unit. She had a stomach bug.
PJ stayed at the hospital with her and I went to pick up
Phillip and Hannah from my mother in law’s house. Hannah was sleeping on the
couch and Phillip was mean and rude. I picked up Hannah and as I made my way to
the door she threw up down my back and all over the floor. I thought, JUST
GREAT, I don’t handle vomit very well. In fact, if I hear it, see it or smell
it I am right there with them needing a bucket. Ugh. I spent all night consoling
a sick Hannah who continued to be sick all throughout the night. Then just as
she was able to sleep, Phillip started. Luckily, he’s big enough to make it to
the toilet!!!
It was a day full of ginger ale, gatorade, popsicles and
lots of snuggles.
Sophia was released that night; we ended up bringing her
home around 8. By then Phillip and Hannah were feeling better…and I was NOT…
I spent all the next day (yesterday) sick and today is PJ’s
turn. Also we ended up giving it to my mom in law’s household….sorry!
This ordeal has really kinda hit me…A simple stomach bug….it
sucked for the rest of us but we were feeling better 12-24 hours after it
started but Sophia had it for 3 days and had to be hospitalized for it… with
her immune system being compromised ,she just couldn't fight it.
Consequently we rang in the New Year horribly. Despite the
rough start we are determined to make 2013 better than 2012.
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