Thursday, April 5, 2007

Night in the ER

Just a quick post before sleep. I have just come back from the ER (with Wren) who had a vaccine reaction. His left leg swelled up and turned purplish. They checked for venous flow (in case it was a clot) but that was good. He has had a fever relieved by tylenol. They eventually discharged us when the purple subsided but it is still enlarged.

The attending recommended we limit future vaccinations, report this reaction to the CDC monitoring ppl (number provided) and try and find out which shots were given in the left leg.

She suggested we stick to HIB and Prevnar for 6 month checkup but none of the others for a bit.

Sleep, hopefully. Josh is changing Wren from his spitup covered onesie and soggy diaper. I was not prepared for 4 hours in the ER. The Attending said "this April is like January with all the cases we're seeing".

She also said "his murmur sounds like a washing machine."

Does that mean its worse or is she less tactful than cardiology?

1 comment:

Wyndi said...

I am sorry wren had such a hard time from his shots! Poor guy I hope you both get some sleep today and that his fever and his leg go down to normal.