Today I had to take my sweetie to the doctor because she had a fever near 103, and body aches. Except the sweetie I had to shuttle around was not the one I'd thought I'd have to skip work to take to the doctor. Dorothy is fine and healthy, so far, but Elizabeth is miserably sick. She's had some cramping for the last couple of days and went to the doctor the other day. But last night she started running a fever, and this morning it was as high as 102.9! She was feeling light-headed, but got an appointment to go back in and see someone.
Luckily, Dorothy was in daycare, so we didn't have to deal with her at the same time. I packed Elizabeth into the car in mid-morning, and drove downtown (her doctor's office is right near Elizabeth's workplace). She also had an ultrasound appointment, so they could look for anything amiss (the doctor commented that she had an "unremarkable uterus," which we think would make a good band name!). Basically, all the various tests showed that she had some sort of infection, but there were no signs of it anywhere, except for the cramping and muscle aches. So they prescribed some antibiotics and sent her home.
All day, Elizabeth's condition has been fluctuating. Sometimes she can barely stand up and feels terribly chilly, other times she feels almost normal. At one point this evening her temperature reached 103.3 (!) but then a couple of hours later was down around 101. Hopefully the antibiotics will do the trick and she'll get better soon...
Posted by Tom Nugent at July 14, 2004 09:59 PMGentle Hugs and "All Better" Healing Kisses are being sent as I type. If there is anything I can do that would help...let me know. I'd fly out in an instant!
Posted by: Mom N. at July 15, 2004 12:33 AM