You never know what you have til you almost lose it!
#242108 - 01/27/06 12:09 PM
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Tissy
Reged: 07/15/04
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I had to take my oldest daughter, she's eight, to the E.R. at 5:30 am on Weds. She woke up at 4:30 am clutching her chest over her heart and crying hysterically. She said her heart hurt and her left shoulder hurt and was doing real shallow breaths. She had a fever of 100.7 and I thought she was having a heart attack! We took her to the E.R. and they said her heartbeat was 160 and it should have been 90 and her temp had went up to 102.3 degrees. They did an EKG and chest scans and gave her some motrin. They said all the tests came back fine and once the motrin kicked in it stopped her chest pain and her heart rate went down and her fever lowered to 99.5 so they sent us home.
We went home slept for a couple hours when we woke up there was a message on the machine from the hospital that they looked at the chest xrays again and saw a spot of pneumonia and that they needed my pharmacy number to call in script for antibiotics. While I was on hold calling them back my daughter starting crying again that her heart hurt and was racing and that she couldn't breath. She ended up getting admitted to the hospital for 2 days with a co-infection of two types of pneumonia. She is home now but is still pale and weak but no more chest pain or heart racing and she is taking two different antibiotics.
I was so scared when she was crying and holding her heart and panting to get breath out. I thought about what could happen and literally felt my heart break with just the thought. I always take their health for granted but I know some parents aren't that lucky and I had just a small taste of that panic and pain of seeing your child seriously ill. My heart and prayers go out to parents with seiously ill and terminally ill children.
Christie
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AMEN!!!
#242112 - 01/27/06 12:17 PM
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bamagirl
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When I watched my very healthy son having a grand mal seizure for the first time, I thought he was dying right before my eyes. I didn't sleep for weeks afterwards! The helplessness is so very, very scary!
I'm thrilled your daughter is alright. Pneumonia is nothing to play around with! I pray she continues to recover and that your mommy heart will soon slow to a normal pace. We truly must cherish every moment!!
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Jesus, I am so sorry your daughter had to go through such a terrible ordeal. My prayers go to her and you. I am happy to hear that she is on the road to recovery.
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Thank goodness she is being taken care of now.
I can't imagine what parents whose children have cancer go through.
I'm glad you all are going to be okay!
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~ Beth
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That must have been just awful. I would have been so panicked. I'm glad to her she is home now and feeling better!
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oh my gosh! you poor thing, and poor her! I'm glad things are ok now.. I can't even imagine how scary that as for you!
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You must have been so incredibly scared. Thank goodness it's under control now.
A former co-worker of mine's newborn had whooping cough. She is SO lucky that it was caught right away and treated becausse it could have been fatal.
Being a prent must be SO HARD! 
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bless that little girl and your family... oh, how scary.. I'm so glad she is home with you now...
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Oh Tissy!
#242177 - 01/27/06 03:23 PM
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Nelly
Reged: 08/06/04
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What a shock! I had pneumonia when I was 6 and this sounds exactly like what I went through. It felt like my heart had tilted, like a dinner plate, and that it was going to come out of my chest sideways. I got used to the feeling after a while but it was scary when it first happened. I can trace my IBS to the antibiotics I got during that month I was out of school. My heart goes out to you and your family! I'm so glad she's being treated. I know it's scary to watch a child go through that because I remember the looks on the adults' faces who visited and took care of me. I hope she only has a mild case and she responds quickly to treatment!!
{{{{{BIG HUGS}}}}} to you for being such a good mommy! I know you're a superhero to her for taking care of her.
~nelly~
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Tissy Im so sorry to ehar about your daughter, I hope shes alright, I cant imagine how aweful that mustve been for you. Sending lots and lots of hugs
(((((((((HUGS)))))))))))
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Even after they got her chest pain and heart rate stabilized, she was so pale and weak laying in this big hospital bed. And I could see every breath she took because they seemed to be such work for her.
The good news is after 3 days worth of antibiotics she is up and around and wants to get back to playing full force. She is at this moment really angry with me b/c I won't let her run and play with her sister. But she needs to rest and every so often if she breathes real deep, coughs, laughs, or bends over she has a shot of pain. Just a reminder that she still needs recovery time.
I hope she doesn't get any tummy problems from this. The doc did say the zithrotrimicin (sp?) is really hard on the tummy. Thank you so much for your well wishes and concern.
Christie
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That sounds absolutely terrifying!! My gosh, I would have been just beside myself with worry... it sounds like you handled it really well!
I am so glad that your daughter is back at home home, and seems to be on the road to recovery.
Let us know how she is doing, I'll be watching for updates and sending good thoughts your way.
**hugs**
Steph
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Re: AMEN!!!
#242198 - 01/27/06 04:36 PM
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Tissy
Reged: 07/15/04
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Loc: Baltimore, MD
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That is just how I felt!! I thought she was having a heart attack right in front of me. And so did the doc at the E.R. until he did the EKG. He said it is rare but children sometimes get an infection around their heart from colds that present like symptoms of a heart attack, but thank God she didn't have that. The pneumonia was scary enough.
Thank for your prayers they are very much appreciated. I would not have made it through this without prayers and the wonderful doctors the Lord sent to help us. The doctors were absolutely wonderful with addressing my concerns and calming me down.
Christie
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Thanks Stephie!!
She has a follow up on Tuesday afternoon at her pediatrician. Hopefully she will be all better by then, or at least almost all better.
I am sending good thoughts your way as well. I read you post earlier and I really hope things start looking up for you real soon. (((((HUGS))) to you.
Christie
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I take for granted that my children are generally healthy besides bouts of the common cold. And they are really well behaved children too. But when i get tired and achey I tend to snap at them. And this experience has put all in to perspective for me. I am grateful for their health and behaviour and will think twice about getting irritated with them just b/c I don't feel well.
Christie
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Oh My, Tissy.
How horrible that ordeal must have been for you. It is very hard being a parent and even a grandparent as I am.
It makes you want to give them lots more hugs, doesn't it?
I certainly hope that she recovers very very soon and will be back to playing with her toys and laughing again.
Barbie
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#242219 - 01/27/06 05:14 PM
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Tissy
Reged: 07/15/04
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It makes every moment more precious. I have never kissed and hugged her as much as I have for the past 3 days. And I said poohey on my own aches and pains and crawled into the hospital bed with her at her request and watched her sleep snuggled up against me for the small amount of time that she rested during the night. And my heart broke with the insertion of the IV (she has really small veins and they had trouble getting it in) as she looked at me like how could you let them hurt me like this.
Okay now I am going to start bawling again just picturing the expression on her face everytime they poked or prodded her. I felt so helpless to ease her pain through the whole ordeal.
And my mom came to the hospital for moral support and to see her grandbaby. And I know it hurt her to see her daughter distraught and her granddaughter in pain. So I know you grandmothers suffer as well when your grandchildren are sick.
Thank you for your well wishes!:)
Christie
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If she does get tummy problems, you can handle them. You know what to look for, and she'll have all the support she needs. I know it's going to be hard not going outside with her friends, but breathing cold air will hurt for a while. She has a wonderful mommy and she's well taken care of! She'll just have to play a lot of inside games for a while!
Hang in there, you're doing everything right!! BIG HUGS to you, and courage, my friend! Everything will be all right.
~nelly~
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at least she is ok, but what an awful scare for her and you!
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OMG Christy!!! That sounds awful! I think it's crappy that the hospital didn't admit her right away and sent you back home to have it happen again before they could get her started on antibiotics! At least she's recovering now. I hope you have the time to stay home from work and take care of her. I'm just so glad she's okay (as you obviously are as well!)
Min
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and I can't imagine how scary it was for her. i've been admitted to hosp. 50+ times for pneumonia/asthma, and it's been scary for me...but they bounce back so fast when they're little, and she WILL be OK. Pneumonia is awful. I know it very very well. And the ER too....poor little pumpkin.... 
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Michelle
...the greatest of these is LOVE. (I Cor 13)
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I am late in responding to this but I just wanted to say that I am glad your daughter is doing better and i am so sorry you had to go through that. That must have been so scary.
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