Rissie's turn in the ER
Saturday we noticed Rissie limping a little and she pointed to her knee and said owey. That's when Jon found that her left knee was twice the size of her right and warm to the touch. I couldn't think of her getting hurt in the last little while to account for anything like this. Rissie is a tough little cookie, but surely she would have complained about
this. So it remained a mystery.
We elevated and iced it. Then gave her some anti-inflammatory (ibuprofen I think) and waited.
Monday Jon took his first final and asked the professor, who happens to be a pediatrician, what she thought. She agreed that we should get it looked at. So we took her into the Miami Children's Hosptial, which, we learned, is one of the top ten in the nation. That's comforting.
We spent six hours waiting for the diagnosis.
and waiting...
and laughing...
and waiting some more.
They poked her and poked her and ultimately gave her an IV in case she was admitted, then gave her an X-ray and an ultrasound. Originally they (the ER and infectious disease doctors) suspected that she had reactive arthritis because of her having been sick the last two weeks (a bad cough, but nothing that slowed her down.) The radiologist found what he referred to as "junk" in the pocket of swelling in her knee that he didn't like. But, because she was walking on it and it wasn't red he ruled out septic arthritis, which her blood work later confirmed.
Her ER doctor still thinks that it is just reactive arthritis but can't know for sure without further observation. He sent us home for a few days and instructions to keep her loaded on Motrin. Theoretically this should be enough. If this doesn't help, she'll have to see a rheumetologist and there is a good chance that she has juvenile rheumetoid arthritis. We are praying that the Motrin is enough!!
Where does it hurt?
3/14/05 Lauren's cough continues, and after her heartbreaking cries of, "I don't like my cough." I asked her where it hurt, thinking it could be either her throat or her chest. She said, "Right here." Then mouth wide open she pointed to her throat with her entire hand in her mouth and her finger at the back until she gagged.
2/19/08 This morning, we are eating breakfast when J interrupts the brief silence with a small basement burp. Without missing a beat, Lauren says, "What do you say, Daddy?" He excuses himself, then still in her motherly tone adds, "We don't fart at the table do we?"
Junk Food
9/16/08 Yesterday Lauren learned the difference between junk food and healthy food. So this morning, when she saw Rissie with a piece of candy, she said, "Mom, can I please have some junk food?"
2/9/08 Today Lauren asked me to redo her hair because it was "falling off!"
Cookie Dough
L: (in her sweetest voice) "Mom, can I have some cookie dough please?"
M: "Sure."
L: "Well," pause, "do you think you can get it from the fridge so I can like it?"
4/20/2008 So Lauren got some gum (not a fan) for being a good girl. Later, Jon asked her if she had swallowed it. She said, "No." Then he asked if she threw it away. She said, "No." So he asked her where it was, she told him it was in her throat.
L. and R. have been singing and dancing to their new piano that plays fun tunes. L. has been learning them and singing them around the house. A few days ago I overheard her sining, "Mary had a little sheep, little sheep, little sheep,...
Finding the Moon
Lauren shouts, "Grandma, there is the moon!" She started singing Twinkle Little Star, but in the mean time we had turned the corner and she soon discovered it was gone. So she tells Grandma, "We need to find another moon." 01/13/08
Kids are the best source of laughter
- I was getting dressed and L happened to be there and as I reached for my br_ she asked, "Mom, you put your b__bs on?"12/07
- R had gotten in trouble for something, then after some reflection L said matter of factly, "Well, she's learning."12/07
- L just told Jon to look at her stomach then lifted her arm, pulled down her sleeve, and showed him her armpit.12/07
We elevated and iced it. Then gave her some anti-inflammatory (ibuprofen I think) and waited.
and waiting...
and laughing...
and waiting some more.
10 comments:
My goodness, never a dull moment, is there? I hope she will be alright too. At least its not slowing her down...By the way, I think you have the most beautiful girls I have ever seen! They are gorgeous!
Poor thing.
I hope it's nothing serious and it heals quickly....and is painless.
Good luck. I hope she gets better quickly and with no more trips to the ER.
Oh please not another hospital stay!! We'll be praying for you all!
Wow. You know Jon, with your girls it is a good thing you are going into the medical profession. On bring your daughter to work day they might be there anyway.
So sorry. Poor little sweetie.
You guys like the ER way too much. You really should try to stay away. I hope everything turns out OK. Stay safe out there in Miami!
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You should all be on your way home by now. We are praying for you, and hoping for the best outcome. What cute pictures. Rissie was probably right at home after Lauren's blazing the trail.
So sorry. I hope Rissie is better now. We miss you.
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