Scary day.

Sydney woke up with a 103.4 fever.  This isn't all too new for her, she runs high fevers a lot.  But I just figured after being on antibiotics for almost a month, plus having her tubes in, that we would not see this number again.  Boy was I wrong.  By afternoon, around 4:30 actually, her temp was up to 105.2.  And this is with Tylenol and Motrin in her system all day.  I jumped up so fast it probably scared her and rushed upstairs to wake Bry.  He needed to watch Austin so I could get her to the doctor. 

They gave her her next dose of tylenol, drew blood, cathed her.  Her urine and blood came back clean.  Nothing elevated to an alarming level what-so-ever.  He did look in her ears, and said that her left tube was in place, but her eardrum was red.  Could it be infected?  Or could it just be from having her tubes done and still trying to heal?  Her right ear had blood in it, I assume from tube placement.  But he could not see her tube.  I will be calling the ENT in the morning to try to get her appointment that's on the 10th to earlier in the month.  I think that with telling them what the ER doc saw they won't have a problem rushing her appointment.

We got home around 7pm from the ER.  We tried to get her to eat some, which she wouldn't.  All day.  She then layed on me while I ate since she screamed in her highchair.  She ended up falling asleep around 8pm on me, so I took her up to bed.  She did sleep all night, which I am very thankful for since I am sick as well.  We both needed our sleep. 

She is napping now- which is an improvement from yesterday.  She hate some apple jacks this morning, and a couple bites of banana.  She also drank about 6oz of water- so I'll take what I can get. 

I take her back in today so we will see what they have to say.  I will be getting in contact with her regular pediatrician tomorrow to try and get an appointment with them asap.  I almost want to ask them if I can get a referral off base for a second opinion.  I just can't shake the nagging feeling inside me that they are missing something huge.  I mean- she has been having high fevers basically since January.  It is now August 1st with no improvement.  She's had so many antibiotics in her little life than I even know what to do with- along with numerous testing and tubes placed.  All to no avail.  No child should run a 105.2 fever for no reason.  Something is there.  Something they aren't finding.  And I want it found. I want answers.  This is making my baby girl miserable, and that's NOT okay.

Anyhow, that was my day yesterday.  While I hate hate hate her being so sick, I do have to admit that I love the cuddles.  She layed on me all day yesterday, and wouldn't let me put her down.  Even when I shifted positions, she would cry.  She was just miserable. 

Anyhow, I'll keep ya'll updated.

xoxo

k.