A late night adventure!

We had a little bit of an adventure last night!  Gabby had a bit of a tough day, left school earlier than planned and came home because her stomach was sore near her incision.  Rested and took it easy then went to her first piano lesson since her surgery.  Jerry and I had a grad meeting to attend and Gabby texted us that her stomach was upset.  She got a bowl and by the time we got home had settled into her place on the couch, wrapped in a blanket with her bucket.  We gave her some gravol and hoped that she would feel better.  By 9:10 she was throwing up and having stomach cramps.  We usually give her Cortef at 9 but she doesn't need it till 10 so at 9:30 we gave her the medication.  She threw it up about 5 min later.  Protocol is to triple her dose when she is sick so we gave her a second  triple dose which she threw up soon after.  Once she has thrown up her meds twice we have to take her to the hospital where they can administer her Cortef either through IV or injection.  So we had a late night at the ER. 

They checked her over and are pretty sure she just has a stomach bug, no headache, no earache, neurological test fine so they gave her some medication for her tummy and just kept and eye on her for a while after giving her the Cortef.  We had hoped not to be back to the hospital for a few weeks but a short 3 hr visit is fine! Lol

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  1. Satermo's7 April 2017 at 06:52

    I am sad that you had a terrible day Abby...I hope that you are feeling better soon.

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