Sunday, April 15, 2012

And here we go AGAIN

This past Friday we took Addy into Children's St Paul Emergency.  Isaac and Addy were playing downstairs and Addy ran directly into the corner of the wall.  Her little forehead instantly had a huge bump that was slowly turning various colors.  I called Urgent Care (it was about 6:30) and they said no, she needed to go to the ER.  Seth flew out the door with her while I stayed behind to put the worried Isaac to bed and follow his routine.  Then...I flew out the door.  When I got there she was doing well, the Dr. came in about 30 seconds after I got there and said Addy would be fine.  No x-rays were taken because of the location of the bump and how she actually did it.  However, when I got there Addy had a rash all over her body.  I did not notice this prior to her leaving for the hospital.  The dr. of course looked at it and believed it to be a allergic reaction to food.  She was given medicine for that there because she was itching like crazy.  Now, trying to figure out what the food allergy might be...as of now the best bets are either eggs or tofu.  Please Please be tofu!!  The Dr. at the ER also checked her ears since she was put on medicine again for an ear infection the week prior.   This lead to the more great news.  Her ears were still red and the dr. asked me why she had a second hole in one of her ears?  what???  This was news to me and she wondered if it happened during the surgery for the tubes.  NOTHING has ever been said to us about this and we were at the ENT this Tuesday!!  She was fairly certain this would heal on its own, I am fairly certain someone better have some answers for me from the ENT on Monday!  She also confirmed that the tubes are still in there but in her opinion were in a weird position.  what?!  We just saw an ENT on Tuesday did I mention that and NOTHING was said.

What started as going to the ER for her head injury, ended with knowing that she now has a food allergy and an extra hole in her right ear.  Friday night I didn't sleep at all.  They said to watch her for 72 hours because of her head bump.  I had to cancel her one year old pictures for the 4th time and we have been to the ER now 3 times in four months.  We deserve a break!

1 comment:

  1. Yes, the Miller family does deserve a break and some positive news. I hope that Addy is back on the road to being healthy. You are all in my prayers. Take care Katie!

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