Last night we had our first trip to the ER with Morgan. It was scary for all of us...Morgan ended up having the traumatic experience of getting an IV, for her dehydration and blood work that confirmed all her levels were low, especially creatinine. So after ~5 hours in ER we were admitted to the pediatric ward and ended up spending the night.
But suppose we should back up and start from the beginning with what landed us here...
Monday we all went to work and school, ready to start our normal routine after vacation. Then it hit...the worst GI bug you can imagine...it hit our home and many others in the community (there was some talk of it possibly being the Norwalk viurs). Mommy and Daddy starting feeling the symptoms at work and barely made it home; Morgan sort of started feeling it that night. (What a difference a day makes! Check out the blog posting from Sunday!) Well we were down for the count for the next 24 hours, staying home on Tues. And while we were home, the bug also wiped out the entire daycare class. Feeling better, we dragged ourselves to work/school on Wed. Morgan still had some loss of appetite and mild diarrhea continuing, but her mood was not alarming. Thurs. she was a little more fussy and still not back to eating normal. By Fri. it was obvious she was not getting better...showing some signs of dehydration and being really lethargic, we decided it was time to visit the Dr.'s office. Upon first look, he wasn't too concerned but because of the week-long GI symptoms, he weighed her. We were shocked and immediately worried to find that she had loss enough fluid that her weight was the same as her 9 month check-up....she had lost 2 lbs! And we immediately headed to the ER.
Hence we are here. And just survived the overnight stay...it was rough, but at least we know we are in good hands.
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