Day 3 was largely uneventful. I spiked a bit of a temperature (99.3). It went back down after ibuprofen. The day took a little longer because my regular nurse was out and will be for the rest of the week. She's going to a graduation out of town. I also had the IV taken out at the end of the day to start day 4 with a new vein. This also has me worried because I'm not so great with needles and I don't know if the new nurse will be as good as the last nurse.
The bad thing happened when we got home. Angela had a restless nights sleep the night before, so I was expecting her to nap. She was asleep on the ottoman when we walked in. As she woke up, her fever spiked. This is more of a problem because she has had febrile siezures in the past.
We gave her ibuprofen, and Lloyd took her to urgent care where they found no infection, but they gave her amoxicillin anyway. We were up all night watching the temperature. The insomnia from the steroids helped. No siezures and she slept ok.
But this is what I'm the most nervous about. How do I deal with having no immunity and a three year old? I asked my nurse about it, and she said as long as I use lots of Lysol and Chlorox wipes and wash my hands, I should be fine. She also suggested I wear a mask if she gets really sick.
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