OT - Had a Scare Last Night

[COSteve]

Our 23yr old daughter called yesterday afternoon to tell us she had a fever, vomiting, and diarrhea and was going to the Dr.'s near college (40 miles from us). Later, the Dr.'s office called and told us they were sending her to the hospital as they suspected her appendix could be ready to burst!

We jumped in the car and drove up there, while calling her brother who's working at NIST across from the college to tell him what was going on. Picked him up and by the time we all got to the hospital, they had her in in the ER, hooked up with oxygen, needles in her arm, meds for pain, were running all sorts of checks, and generally not sure what was wrong but agreed that appendicitis was possible.

After a number of tests till late at night, they decided to run a CT scan to check out her 'inards' and thankfully found that she had an infection in her intestines that had swollen them but her appendix was fine. After a large dose of antibiotics and a long night, the swelling started to subside and they allowed us to take her home. We got her home about 6:30 am and she is starting to feel better and is sleeping.

The incident scared us so much we can't sleep yet but I have a request for each of you. Go hug everyone in your family right now and thank God for their good health. There isn't anything more frightening than a really sick child no matter how old they are.

[Buck Elliott]

Amen...

[rjohns94]

prayers for a fast recovery.

and an amen to your request.

Buck, feeling your pain my friend. Praying God surrounds you with his loving embrace to help you through this time.

[madman4570]

Amen to that!
Prayers up for your Daughter to be back to normal in no time!

[gamekeeper]

Amen to that!
Prayers up for your Daughter to be back to normal in no time!

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[Doc Hudson]

Steve,

You sound just like my Mom!

I hope your daughter and her parents get better soon!

Doc

[Borregos]

Amen to that!
Prayers up for your Daughter to be back to normal in no time!

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[iceman]

I consider myself a very rich man because everyone in my family including my 89 year old mother is in great health. Without health you have nothing. Hope your daughter feels better soon. Prayers and best wishes for you and yours.

[gak]

Steve - so glad she appears to be on the mend. Prayers done for continued and fast recovery. My sister in law went for over a month--the doctors say--with a burst appendix (had felt "something amiss in her gut initially then it quickly went away and gave it no more thought). She went critical and was dicey for over two weeks with major surgery. Til then, she'd been the picture of health for 62 years--never sick. Fine now, but was a close call. So, so glad it wasn't that--and always good to have things checked out is the lesson--but sounds bad enough. As you say, give a hug...

[Blaine]

Super to hear she's on the mend...... My daughter is at the Holiday Inn in SoHo for a week going to a conference/school.....I'm worried for other reasons

[Hankster]

They determine exactly what it was yet??? Lots can go wrong in there!!! My dad had Colitis... I've had Diverticulitis (infected pocket in the lower intestine, PAINFUL!!) most are painful and scary, but getting looked at FAST is the key here.. good move to go in for treatment quickly! Best wishes for fast and full recovery..

[willygene]

thank goodnesss she's alright +1 on the amen, my wife had similer problem and was miss diagnosed and sent home with a volvus and 18 feet of ganrinus small bowel now she has short bowel syndrom and is on TPN and has a porta cath in her chest would have been much worse if we had not gone to another hospital the same night. she is now waiting on a transplant for stomach bowel and liver. but for now all is ok.

[Hobie]

Prayers said and amen to that last.

[Topside]

"Go hug everyone in your family right now and thank God for their good health. There isn't anything more frightening than a really sick child no matter how old they are."

Steve, I have twin girls now 29. They've been through gymnastics, platform diving, other sports. They've been to college. One's had 2 babies. I never let up on the hugs and prayers for their safety. Very glad to add you gal to my thoughts and prayers...... I'm so glad to hear the medical folks have made the right call and early!

T.

[kimwcook]

Glad to hear the daughter's good to go and they didn't go in for exploratory surgery.

[jeepnik]

Steve, prayers said. Keep us posted.

[Ysabel Kid]

Really, really, really glad she is okay!

[piller]

Steve, glad she will be allright. Just remember, don't ever be afraid to get a second opinion as Doctors are human just like us and they can make mistakes. The intestinal tract is nothing to ignore.

[Jaguarundi]

Godbless and Godspeed recovery.

[firefuzz]

Glad your young ladie's going to be ok. Plus 1000 on never missing a chance to call or hug a loved one, I decided not to call and talk to my Dad one night...and never got another chance. You just never know when the Lord will call someone home.

Rob

[COSteve]

Thanks to all of you for your kind thoughts. She's mending very nicely and will go back to her apt. this morning to finish recuperating.

[willygene]

Good on getting to go home hope you don't get anymore scares like that.