Kambree @ Primary Children's

So we arrived at Primary Children's at 6:15 pm. Kambree was due for her dose of Motrin at 6:00.... I didn't give it to her so that they could get an idea of how high her fever has been. Big mistake.... I should have just given it to her. They wouldn't let her have anything by mouth until she saw a doctor..... that wasn't until around 9:10 pm! So she had to wait, hot and feverish.... miserable and in pain for 3 hours. The fever made her so thirsty, and she couldn't drink. She just wasn't understanding why we wouldn't just get her a drink. That was so hard for Cory and I to watch. You just really want to take away any pain and misery that you can, because there is so much that you can't. I couldn't help but think about the Pioneer Mother's while we were there. They did not have the modern medicines that we have. I cannot imagine watching your child go through such things, without being able to do anything to help them. I am sure such illnesses plagued their children too, but lasted much longer and most likely took their lives. Watching your child suffer for so long, and then lose that battle, and to dig a shallow grave and leave their little bodies behind would give you a broken heart you would never recover from. This picture is of her watching "Beauty and the Beast" to pass the hours we had to wait in the ER. After we saw a doctor, she ordered Ibuprofen and some tests and an IV. The waiting for these things could kill you. It took over 30 minutes for the nurse to come in, and then she did the IV first! I was just about to tell Cory to go out to the car and get our own Ibuprofen! The nurse brought it right in after she put in her IV (only because mom said we didn't want to wait any longer for it)

Primary Children's is a special place.

You feel it the second you walk through the doors.

Miracles happen there.

You encounter children there that take a little piece of your heart you never really get back. It makes you feel so blessed. While we were in the playroom on Tuesday after lunch.... an older man asked me why we were there... I had to say "we are lucky, my daughter's problem's are nothing in comparison, and I even feel a little guilty that we are here taking these talented and gifted doctors an nurses time." "She just has a kidney infection that any hospital could take care of.... we just had a hard time getting it diagnosed, so we ended up here." He proceded to tell me about his 2 1/2 year old grandson who was run over by a riding lawn mower the night before by his older brother. Just an accident, but he had been in surgery all night, doctors trying to save his leg. Blessed we are. We saw children with bald heads, bandages, without limbs, and in thier beds not moving.... all in only one day. This is the way they do their IV's. So much better. In the hand so they can still use and bend their arm, and then wrap it in a little brace so that it is also protected.

So after the abdominal CT, the radiologist came right out and said he could see that her Left kidney was very inflamed and infected and she also had a pocket of fluid around it..... but he would take a few minutes to check everything else out and make sure they didn't miss anything else going on.

That was the problem, and they would be keeping her overnight and doing some IV antibiotics. The pocket of fluid had not abcessed yet, which is good because if it does they have to go in and drain it. So the IV antibiotics should take care of the fluid too. Good News.... we found the problem, and it wasn't near as bad as the horrible things you have running in your head that it could be.

Kristian was able to come and visit, and she brought her a present! Kambree was so excited just to see her sister after so long.... but to get a baby doll too!! She was loving it!

Tuesday afternoon, they got all the tests back.... blood work, cultures, and sensitivities, and said she was doing so well.... with no fevers since last night, that she could go home!!! YEAH!! This is her wagon ride out to the car.

It's not over yet.... we have medications, and blood work to follow-up on. Still had a fever during the night last night.... so we are watching her closely, but she is so much better than she was on Sunday! Keep her in your prayers, that we will stay on this path of healing!