Just the word will strike fear in any parent’s heart: meningitis.<\/p>\n
No, we don’t have anyone here with meningitis, thank God. But we are supposed to be on the lookout for the symptoms and take Elsa to the ER immediately if she displays any of the symptoms. <\/p>\n
Yes, this mommy is freaking right out.<\/p>\n
So what happened?<\/p>\n
The stupid Lyme disease.<\/p>\n
From everything I’ve read, I thought two weeks was an awfully short time for a course of antibiotics for Lyme disease, but it also seemed like the standard first step.<\/p>\n
Today Elsa woke up with a fever, she was really tried and cranky, she was crying like she was in pain. I tried to convince myself it was just a virus, but then I noticed the spot by her tick bite was really red.<\/p>\n
I called the doctor and had her in for a visit less than two hours later.<\/p>\n
The doctor is also hoping it is just a virus, especially because the redness around the tick bite was gone. However, she says we can’t be too safe and I totally agree. We are doing another round of antibiotics (anyone have tips for traveling by air with liquid medication that needs to be kept cold?) and taking her in for a blood test. Then we have an appointment with a specialist in infectious disease. It’s a good thing we live where we live because we know we will be getting the best possible care. The appointment is actually in Frederick, so just a half hour drive from us. <\/p>\n
Before we left, the doctor pulled me aside and told me she had went back to her office to read some more about Lyme and saw that meningitis has a much higher incidence in children with Lyme, so she wants us to keep a close eye on her. I know it is unlikely she will get it, but after having a friend have a friend lose a 4 month old baby to meningitis just a couple of weeks ago, the consequences are fresh in my mind. It’s not something to play around with.<\/p>\n
So there you have it. We could use some good thoughts thrown our way!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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