As you read in the previous update Lily had a rough weekend. Well the rough waves continued into the week. She ran a slight fever on Monday night and was a little more fussy. The next morning she woke crying which is out of the norm for her. Usually she is cooing away in her crib. There was no fever but she ate and went right back to sleep. I took her to daycare with the intentions of calling the dr. to get her an appointment. All the while her skin was still aggravated and I knew by then the symptoms should have subsided. So I was able to get an appointment at 2p. I picked her up and she was running a slight fever. By the time we got to the dr.'s office her fever spiked to 103! Her skin rash which turns out to be eczema, flared up all over her body. The dr. said it was inflamed from the heat of the fever. During the exam the dr. pricked her finger for blood work - red blood count was in the 20,000 range (normal is 12,000- 14,000). He checked her throat with the tongue depressor and instantly she vomitted all over the both of us. My poor Sugar Bee felt awful! Just when I thought they were done the nurse came in and said they needed to put a "puck/urine bag" on her to check for a UTI. Ofcorse Lily didn't have to go so they had to do a catheter on her - I felt terrible for her!!!! I won't even begin to describe that expierence. So the dr. came back in and said she has a bacterial infection. They immediately gave her a shot in each leg of antibiotics. The dr. asked to see us back the next morning for a re-check. We went home. Daddy left work as soon as I said she had 103 fever so he was waiting for us at home. Lily was so exhausted and not feeling good that she would cry if she wasn't being held. So mommy and Lily slept out on the couch. I held her the entire night.
The next morning Lily was 200% better. She was smiling and acting her normal self. For the eczema the dr. perscribed a cream and just over night her skin was PERFECT! We went to the dr for the re-check and everything was as it should be. We go back in 10 days and take an antibiotic orally until then.
Daycare has its' pro's and con's - This was diffinately a CON! But we conqured and are back on track.
