Thanks to every one who inquired about Kathryn's health and wishes for a speedy recovery. All two of you. The rest of you can suck it, like the guy I flipped off today for passing me on a residential street. The speed limit is only 25 miles per hour, fucktard! And you know the best part about it? I caught up with him at the next speed bump. Seriously, sir, YOU ARE A DUMBASS!
But I digress. The Monday before last we took Kathryn to see the nurse practitioner at her pediatrician's office. She had been feverish since Thursday and I thought she may have a bit of a stomach bug, you know, with the vomiting and diarrhea and all. The official diagnosis was acute gastroenteritis. Oh, don't worry about it, said the nurse practitioner. She'll be fine in three or four days. Ok, great. But by Wednesday she was not feeling better and I was losing my mind. The poor child was miserable and my patience was wearing thin. I made an appointment for Thursday morning.
We went in and saw the doctor this time. After listening to Kathryn's symptoms and examining her thoroughly, she decided to take a urine sample. This is a horrible procedure for a one-year old to endure and I do not recommend being in the same room while it is performed if you don't want to sob uncontrollably while your child screams bloody murder on the exam table.
Turns out Kathryn had a urinary tract infection. Poor girl. And after the trauma of getting the urine sample, they just had to go and stick her in the thigh with a needle full of antibiotics. Damn them!
She's on oral antibiotics now and is finally getting back to her normal, feisty self. You know, instead of whimpering all day long because it burns every time she pee, now she is screaming all day long because she's not getting her way.
I took her in for a follow up appointment yesterday and because she's so young and she's already had a UTI, her doctor wants to have an ultrasound done of her bladder and kidneys to make sure there are no abnormalities. That's going to be a fun experience, but better safe than sorry, right? Right.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
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Oh, Beth! That sounds like such a sad ordeal! I hope Kathryn doesn't have to endure another UTI. The little baby I babysit at UA had one about a month ago - and she is only 3 months old - yikes!! I hope you are feeling better now too - you sound traumatized :(
I had to have urine sample done on one of my kids (who knows which one at this point, it all runs together!) It is awful. The ultrasound should be a piece of cake compared to that.
C-
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