She started vomiting at daycare just before my hubby went to get her. That night, she threw up four times. The next day, she slept all day. We thought she had a really bad stomach flu. By the time my hubby got home, she wasn't any better. We took her to the hospital. She was diagnosed with strep throat and was given Biaxin, an antibiotic.
The next morning, I found her in her crib soaking in diarrhea. And when I say "soaking", I mean it was up to her neck, through the sleeper and on the sheets. Thankfully Tide Stain Release in large quantities gets rid of that kind of crap-pun intended. Into the bath she went! As I was feeding her breakfast, I noticed that her hands, feet and lips were purple. I called my hubby at work who told me to hang up immediately and go back to the hospital and that he would meet me there. By the time we arrived, her hands, feet and lips were normal again. The doctor still wanted to examine her and after listening to her lungs, she admitted her and ordered a chest x-ray. The results came back and our little girl had a pneumonia. They kept us there for observation. A few hours later, Baby started showing signs of improvement so we were sent home but asked to return the following day for reassessment.
Baby slept 13 hours straight. After her gigantic snooze, she was still as lethargic as the day before. However, her vitals were good, oxygen levels were good so we were told to monitor her and were sent home again. Her doctor called to check up on her. Since there was no change, she asked to see her the following morning.
Friday morning, we head back to the hospital. Our doctor consulted a paediatrician for some answers. The paediatrician suggested Baby be taken off the Biaxin as it was aggravating her stomach flu and preventing her from retaining fluids. We did as we were told and were sent home again. That night, Baby's doctor called again (we just love her!!) and asked to see our little girl one more time. She felt there was something she was missing. Why wasn't this little girl getting any better?!?!?!
Saturday morning, on our doctor's day off, we went back to the hospital to meet with her. Baby wasn't any better, she was not showing signs of improving and was still lethargic. Baby's doctor was puzzled and decided to send us to the children's hospital. She wrote us a letter that allowed us to be put in a room immediately as opposed to sitting in the waiting area. Baby's immune system was weak and we didn't want to put her at risk of catching anything else (if that's possible!).
We spent the entire day in exam room 8. Baby underwent more chest x-rays and blood tests. Finally, at 5:00 pm, the paediatrician assigned to Baby's case came in with the test results. Chest x-rays were clear. No pneumonia. Blood tests revealed that Baby has mono. Mono?!? How can a 14 month old have mono?!??! Daddy immediately told Baby to stop kissing the boys at daycare. We were surprised that someone that young could get this virus. She's 14 months, not 14 years. According to the paediatrician, it's very common and this type of virus can be caught anywhere... grocery store, door knobs, shopping carts, etc... Mono?!??!
We went home that night thinking that we'd have a very sick baby on our hands for the next two weeks. Much to our surprise, by Sunday morning, we had our daughter back! Well, almost. She was a bit more cranky and irritable than usual. She also had trouble walking. She hadn't been mobile in five days so she had regressed back to when she was 10 months old. She's usually very strong on her legs and was even beginning to skip before becoming so ill. It was sad and hard for hubby and I to see her wobbling around and having trouble standing on her legs. We were determined to help her so we held her hands while she took slow steps and we guided her around the house carefully.
4 days later, she has fully recovered. She's back to normal. She's laughing, playing and interacting with us. We are beyond relieved. It's so wonderful to see her smile again!
As for the long list of illnesses she's "had" throughout the month of November, believe it or not, it was all mono. Strep throat and mono are virtually indistinguishable. Only a blood test can determine the difference. And as for the supposed drug allergy to Amoxicillin? Google "mono" and "amoxicillin". We were surprised to discover that if you give an infant Amoxicillin and they have mono, they will instantly develop a rash along with symptoms that are indicative of an allergy but the whole time, it's mono.
Who knew??!??!
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