10/10/2011

At 1:00 AM Jason and I were awoken by Shylee crying uncontrollably. As soon as I picked her up out of her crib I realized that she had a fever. We took her temperature and it was 102.6 degrees. Shylee has been fighting a UTI for 6 days. This included taking antibiotics. Jason and I weren't sure why she was getting a fever after 6 days of taking medicine, so we decided to take her to the emergency room. When we got there, her fever had dropped slightly to 101.8, but her heart rate was at 225 beats per minute. This is approximately 100 bpm OVER what it should have been. Of course this worried the ER staff, so they immediately gave her Motrin for her fever and did everything they could to get her to relax. After about an hour, she was able to calm down and her fever broke. After reviewing her past medical history, they decided it would be best to admit her to the hospital for some IV antibiotics and observation. We arrived at Primary Children's at 5:50 AM. Due to her admittance to the hospital, my parents flew home from their vacation in order to be at the hospital by 10:30 AM. They were/are a HUGE help and Shylee was glad to have them there. At this point, Shylee had gotten approximately 2 hours of sleep since 1 AM. She was absolutely exhausted, but she had a very hard time falling asleep. Her fever kept coming and going throughout the day, but after observation from the staff, we were able to go home around 6:00 PM. She did have a fever of 102.7 degrees at this point, but they had determined that the fever was not due to the UTI, but some sort of viral infection. Her ears are a little red and her throat is red. She also has swollen lymph-nodes in her neck. She unfortunately has lost a couple of pounds due to her sore throat. We received several compliments from the ER and Primary Children's staff regarding Shylee. Despite not feeling well, being exhausted, and having an IV in her arm, she was generally very happy as long as she did not have a high fever. Once we got home, Shylee's attitude and happiness shifted dramatically. Although she didn't feel well, she was home and somewhere comfortable. We will continue to alternate between Tylenol and Motrin in order to keep her fever down and we have a follow up appointment with her pediatrician on Wednesday. I feel so bad for my little girl, but she is such a trooper. Here are a couple of pictures from our rough day.

Finally able to sleep (for about 45 minutes)

A wagon ride to get out of the room

She decided that laying down was much more comfortable