Last Wednesday night Abby started to have a little fever and had been complaining about her ear hurting. So i gave her some ibuprofen and she went to sleep. I decided the next morning to take her to the doctor. We get to the doctor and they check and sure enough an infection in her left ear and her tonsils were just a little swollen, but she said no strep throat. She had also been complaining of an upset stomach, but we just figured it was from drainage. So, she prescribes the antibiotic and we're on our way. Thursday and Friday were pretty normal sick days. Abby would lay on the couch and not do anything and I'd give her the ibuprofen for the fever. Abby went to her dad's house Friday night. Saturday he calls, she had been throwing up all day! So, is it because of her antibiotic or stomach flu?!? So, now what to do! It's fathers day weekend and I felt awful that she was sick, but she wanted to come home. So, I drive to Lagrange Saturday night at 10:30 pm, she had just thrown up again when I got there. We come home, it was a rough night. I call her doctor on Sunday morning, she gives her a different antibiotic and something for her stomach and if it's not better, I need to bring her in on Monday. Oh, also her fever was getting up in the 104's! I go get her new meds on Sunday and the one for her tummy....a suppository! (insert in the bum!) I felt awful for her!! But, I did it and her stomach was feeling better. I still couldn't get the fever under control. Up to 104.8 now! I had decided that if it didn't come down in the next few mins (after having her ibuprofen and a cold compress) we would have to go to the emergency room...luckily it came down. Sunday night was rough. About 3 hrs of sleep! Monday morning we go into the doctor. NOW, she has an infection in BOTH ears and STREP throat plus, the think MONO!!! This poor kid! So, while they were there they did a strep test, came back positive, and gave her a shot of antibiotic, in the hip (and the medicine burned while it was going in!) and they had to draw blood, for a mono test (both arms!) We go home and she feels awful!! She has to have her medicine every 4 hours or her stomach and fever get out of control! We get home and her fever was back up in 104's and was not going down this time so I called the doctor and she said if it hasn't gone down in 20 mins, to take her to the ER. I prayed SO hard that it would come down, It would be awful if we had to go to the ER! Luckily it did. Her shot made her feel better! And her mono test came back negative, but something was high so they want her to come back in 10 days to re-test to make sure everything is back to normal. (her blood work did show that she has had mono in the past! weird!) Needless to say, things are almost back to normal. She still is a little warm, but nothing to bad. I'm just glad she's feeling better!
