So, as I mentioned earlier, Addison is sick. Today marks the third day with a fever which has reached 103. Plus now she has this one eye that is all red, swollen, and goopy. Not to mention a hideous cough. I took her in to see her Pediatrician today and he didnt like the sound of her lungs and so he sent me to Primary Childrens Hospital for a chest x-ray and some blood work. He was worried about Pneumonia. Addison doesnt like doctors much. I guess her NICU experience is still too close for comfort. All the doctor has to do is walk into the room and she freaks. For the chest x-ray she just sat on this little stool - no one even touched her and Im the one that put her on it and she was screaming like I was leaving her for the dogs. I looked over into the next station and kindof smiled and apologized to the couple standing there since Addie was screaming so loudly. They laughed and said their 17 year old was screaming louder just minutes before they knocked him out so not to worry about it. I guess the boy had been crushed by some heavy equipment and they were doing chest x-rays to see if his lungs had collapsed or
something. Scary. So, after that ordeal, we went to the lab for the bloodwork which made the chest x-ray seem like a ride at Disneyland. The guys asks me if I want him to use the needle or the finger stick......huh? Like I know. All I want is fast and as pain free as possible.....but mostly just fast because I know she is going to go nuts. He opted for the needle first and it was as horrible as it gets. My poor baby. I felt so bad for her. After digging for a minute or two, he decided the finger method would be better. For future reference to the other moms out there... if a doctor asks you to choose, the FINGER PRICK METHOD is by far better than the other. Of course if they need a lot of blood, then you dont have the choice....but if you do I promise the finger is better. They gave her a cute little piglet stuffed animal and we left. The good news is that she does not have Pneumonia. We are still waiting on the blood work to find out if what she has is viral or bacterial. Im fine with either as long as I dont have to leave her in a hospital again. I had my fill of that when she was born! Here she is being silly after the medicine kicked in.....She tried to be happy despite feeling so yucky.....my sweet girl.
So, as I mentioned earlier, Addison is sick. Today marks the third day with a fever which has reached 103. Plus now she has this one eye that is all red, swollen, and goopy. Not to mention a hideous cough. I took her in to see her Pediatrician today and he didnt like the sound of her lungs and so he sent me to Primary Childrens Hospital for a chest x-ray and some blood work. He was worried about Pneumonia. Addison doesnt like doctors much. I guess her NICU experience is still too close for comfort. All the doctor has to do is walk into the room and she freaks. For the chest x-ray she just sat on this little stool - no one even touched her and Im the one that put her on it and she was screaming like I was leaving her for the dogs. I looked over into the next station and kindof smiled and apologized to the couple standing there since Addie was screaming so loudly. They laughed and said their 17 year old was screaming louder just minutes before they knocked him out so not to worry about it. I guess the boy had been crushed by some heavy equipment and they were doing chest x-rays to see if his lungs had collapsed or 
something. Scary. So, after that ordeal, we went to the lab for the bloodwork which made the chest x-ray seem like a ride at Disneyland. The guys asks me if I want him to use the needle or the finger stick......huh? Like I know. All I want is fast and as pain free as possible.....but mostly just fast because I know she is going to go nuts. He opted for the needle first and it was as horrible as it gets. My poor baby. I felt so bad for her. After digging for a minute or two, he decided the finger method would be better. For future reference to the other moms out there... if a doctor asks you to choose, the FINGER PRICK METHOD is by far better than the other. Of course if they need a lot of blood, then you dont have the choice....but if you do I promise the finger is better. They gave her a cute little piglet stuffed animal and we left. The good news is that she does not have Pneumonia. We are still waiting on the blood work to find out if what she has is viral or bacterial. Im fine with either as long as I dont have to leave her in a hospital again. I had my fill of that when she was born! Here she is being silly after the medicine kicked in.....She tried to be happy despite feeling so yucky.....my sweet girl.
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There is nothing worse than sick kids. Hope she feels better soon!
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