Maddie’s head is hot. 102.8 degrees, to be exact. I’m typing this on my blackberry from the Emergency Room. Maddie is whimpering with occasional bouts of hysterical crying.
So far she’s had a sterile urine draw (a catheter was involved – it wasn’t well-received) and a chest x-ray. Now we’re just waiting for the results. In the meantime, I’m just trying to keep Maddie calm because she’s scared and you all know how smelly it can get when she’s frightened. Right now? I’m breathing through my mouth.
Let’s hope by the time you all read this, we’re at home and NOT in a hospital room. I’ll update later.
updated 2:30 pm
We made it home in one piece. All of her cultures came back negative, her ears, nose, and throat looked fine, and her x-ray didn’t indicate pneumonia. Her fever is much lower now, around 99 degrees. The ER doctors and her pediatrician think that she is either at the beginning of something or at the end. What that “something” is, they have no idea. But as long as it’s not pneumonia, bronchiolitis, or RSV, we can deal.
Maddie and I have slept most of the day, since we didn’t get in bed until 4 am and she slept terribly. But since she’s been awake, she’s played with her toys, pulled Rigby’s tail, and watched Matt Lauer on a recorded episode of the Today Show. I’m really hoping the high fever was just a fluke, or an extreme reaction to teething – I can see that more of her top teeth are juuuuuust about to break through.
One year ago on the third Friday of January, Maddie was discharged from the NICU. I’m glad we’re celebrating this milestone at home and not inside the cold walls of another hospital.
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I hope it’s just a little bug and all is well soon.
Thinking of you…
Saying a little prayer…..
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Hope all is well.
Sending good thoughts.
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Positive thoughts and prayers for Maddie
I hope you guys are ok and on your way home already.
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Oh no! It’s frightening how quickly things can go from sundresses and fun to fevers and the emergency room. I hope Maddie is well on her way to a full recovery!
Hmm….starting to realize why she might have thrown up in the car last night…. poor lil Maddie!!! I hope you’re resting comfortable at home now!!
fingers crossed for you and Maddie!
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Praying all is well with Maddie
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Holding my breath and checking the feed…
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Oh, no! Take care, little Maddie! Get well soon!
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Poor baby! Hang in there.
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Poor thing! I hope she’s okay.
I hope Maddie is ok and she gets better really soon!
Leah has had a fever since TUESDAY! Its a bad ear infection that hasn’t gone away.
Get well soon Maddie!!
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Sending all the -22 below 0 vibes I can to Miss Maddie. Give her a smootch from her future MIL. And tell her I promise not to be a bitch when she marries my son.
Sending some good, cooling vibes Maddie’s way. Hope she feels better soon.
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oh not! So sorry. And after such a wonderful sunny outing with the grandparents. Alex went to the ER last week- NO FUN! Hope you’re home by now.
I’m sending all my good thoughts and vibes to you and hoping you’re home safe, sound and smell-free.
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Oh My, This is so familiar to me. Our Sara was in and out of health her first two years. She got sick everytime we took her somewhere, she saw new folks and went outside in the winter. So we stopped going anywhere ( luckily she has older siblings) , got a house humidifier and she started to improve. She was also a fast grower so it helped that she finally did grow out of her BRD, mostly. She still has respitory illness now and then when the cold weather comes. But at age 29, she takes care of herself. Hang in there…Maddie is tough even tho she doesn’t look it when she’s in the hospital..Hugs and hugs coming your way from me
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sorry I meant BPD…bronchio pulomnary diplasia, did I spell that right. I have thankfully fogotten
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I will be waiting for the update. I am hoping her fever is down and she’s home resting comfortably. (((HUGS))) to all of you.
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Sorry to hear that! Hope she’s feeling better soon!
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From when i worked at a daycare i noticed that kids really did spike fevers when they were teething. It really takes a lot out of them.
And one thing i do know is that children can get higher fevers than adults with fewer repercussions. (don’t really know the reason my guess is that it’s an immune response which is good because it’s strengthens her immune system.)
So glad to hear y’all are home now and recuperating. Happy getting-the-heck-out-of-the-NICU anniversary. May the coming year (and all of Maddie’s future years) be hospital-free.
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Poor Maddie…and poor Momma! Hope she is feeling better!
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I was holding my breath while reading this, until I was relieved to see the update. Oh, I hope she is okay! Please keep us updated and give sweet Maddie a hug for me.
Hi! First, I want to apologize because I don’t usually comment because for some reason, your blog breaks my work computer and that’s where I usually read. So I read through my reader and don’t say anything. Sorry! But, since I’m home now, just wanted to say hello
Next, hope both Maddie and you are feeling better and more well-rested!!!
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I’m so glad you guys weren’t admitted! How is Ms Maddy doing now?
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Yay! You made it home and I hope it is her teeth and nothing more. Sending positive thoughts and get well vibes your way.
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I’m glad everything came back OK and Maddie is doing better. My niece just had some “bug” where she had a really high fever and nothing else. She battled it a few days and then was fine.
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Glad you are home, and hope that in the couple of days since your post that Maddie is fully recovered and cruising about the house.
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I hope Miz Maddie is feeling better!!!
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