Well, we all got the flu... boohoo!
I got it first - maybe I brought it home from work despite my best efforts to protect my family... It was really awful. I could hardly walk with the pain in my body, the headache, etc.
Then Gracie had a seizure that needed diastat to stop it and my heart sank - she hasn't required diastat in a few months, so I knew that meant she was getting sick. Sure enough, by 2am that night, she had a fever and was miserable, but I was able to get her into the doctor. By the time we got to the doctor, Ana had a fever, although wasn't very sick. So we all got treated together.
Last night Gracie's fever was 104.4 F!!! Wow! BUT, only small seizure activity, nothing dramatic! The Vagal Nerve Stimulator has definitely made a dramatic difference in our lives by suppressing her seizure activity. Now the thing I'm waiting to see is how she reacts to tamiflu which can increase seizure activity. We both slept in the living room so that I could be near her and keep a close eye on her and not bother Josh. She was so miserable that she spent the night alternating between a body pillow on the floor and laying on Mama. Poor baby!
Pray that Josh doesn't get sick! So far so good - I think he may have actually gotten H1N1 in the spring when it first hit, but no way to be sure.
I got it first - maybe I brought it home from work despite my best efforts to protect my family... It was really awful. I could hardly walk with the pain in my body, the headache, etc.
Then Gracie had a seizure that needed diastat to stop it and my heart sank - she hasn't required diastat in a few months, so I knew that meant she was getting sick. Sure enough, by 2am that night, she had a fever and was miserable, but I was able to get her into the doctor. By the time we got to the doctor, Ana had a fever, although wasn't very sick. So we all got treated together.
Last night Gracie's fever was 104.4 F!!! Wow! BUT, only small seizure activity, nothing dramatic! The Vagal Nerve Stimulator has definitely made a dramatic difference in our lives by suppressing her seizure activity. Now the thing I'm waiting to see is how she reacts to tamiflu which can increase seizure activity. We both slept in the living room so that I could be near her and keep a close eye on her and not bother Josh. She was so miserable that she spent the night alternating between a body pillow on the floor and laying on Mama. Poor baby!
Pray that Josh doesn't get sick! So far so good - I think he may have actually gotten H1N1 in the spring when it first hit, but no way to be sure.
Comments