Yesterday, Charis fell out of her grandparents bed while taking a nap and was pretty lethargic then threw up. Kris and I are not usually not the type to take Charis to the doctor for a little bump (we have never done it), but with the throwing up, we were concerned. After calling her pediatrician, we both wanted her to see someone. So the ER was the only option. I was given wrong directions by her doctor as to where the Children's Dell Hospital was and drove for about 45 minutes extra. So we got there at about 6:45. 
We waited 3+ hours to get moved to a room and see a doctor. Charis was really great! She made friends, read books, colored with her new friends' makers and sat with me for most of the time. 
Kris joined us at 9:15 and brought me dinner. Poor Charis was still not allowed to eat or drink. She had not eaten since lunch and started asking for food finally at 9:00. That actually seemed like a good sign to me, since she had not been wanting food which is really not normal for her.
Once we got to her room at 9:45, the nurses got her a gown and did another work up. At one point five nurses gathered in the hall to come look at Charis, because someone was spreading the word to come see the cute kid in Room 29.
Finally at 10:20, I gave her a pacifier so that she would rest. Then the doctor came in and examined her. He did not want to expose her to unnecessary radiation if we did not have to, we agreed. She also no longer had the bump or bruising that I saw when I picked her up. And since she had been there for 5+ hours, he wanted to give her some food and just observe her for a little longer.
This was the best news Charis had gotten all day. Teddy grams and apple juice!
She did fine with it and we were released. We got home around 12:00. She is doing fine today. And we are happy to know that everything is okay.
We waited 3+ hours to get moved to a room and see a doctor. Charis was really great! She made friends, read books, colored with her new friends' makers and sat with me for most of the time. 
Kris joined us at 9:15 and brought me dinner. Poor Charis was still not allowed to eat or drink. She had not eaten since lunch and started asking for food finally at 9:00. That actually seemed like a good sign to me, since she had not been wanting food which is really not normal for her.
Once we got to her room at 9:45, the nurses got her a gown and did another work up. At one point five nurses gathered in the hall to come look at Charis, because someone was spreading the word to come see the cute kid in Room 29.
Finally at 10:20, I gave her a pacifier so that she would rest. Then the doctor came in and examined her. He did not want to expose her to unnecessary radiation if we did not have to, we agreed. She also no longer had the bump or bruising that I saw when I picked her up. And since she had been there for 5+ hours, he wanted to give her some food and just observe her for a little longer.
This was the best news Charis had gotten all day. Teddy grams and apple juice!
She did fine with it and we were released. We got home around 12:00. She is doing fine today. And we are happy to know that everything is okay.
2 comments:
What an adventure! Sorry for the long wait. We're glad to hear that everything is ok. Good thing you've got such a great kid! Sounds like she was a trooper!
Ugh, trips to the hospital! Glad Charis is okay. Thank goodness for Children's, eh? Can't imagine how much harder it would be to take them to a 'big people' hospital. Tell Charis, "no more monkeys jumpin' on the bed!". ;)
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