Sunday, January 9, 2011

SUPER BUG

Posted by S.DAY
CAN YOU GUESS WHERE WE ARE?
My little Lady Bug has caught another round of the Super Bug. Luckily we were able to procure a speedy treatment with no overnight stay in the hospital. Three doctors, two nurses, and four hours in the ER later...  and we're home with a sleepy baby. We were fortunate enough to have caught the bug earlier in the process and avoid the need to cut into the sores. The treatment plan - another round of icky sicky antibiotics that cause a little tummy ache, 3 warm baths a day, 1 of which is a bleach bath, and some nasal ointment for all three of us 2 times a day for a few weeks.
I'm uber bugged that this is back - No worries, Layla is fine and dandy happy despite being  irritated by all the bathing going on! But I feel bad that her little body can't fight this nasty bug. I asked the doctors to tell us how we can avoid this or to explain what I'm doing wrong--- they said it's almost impossible to prevent. Primary Children's Hospital sees 10-11 kids a week because of this bug. They said we're doing all the right things, we had our entire house sterilized for heaven's sake! Her immune system is just susceptible to this specific bug and because almost everyone in the community is a carrier - it's tricky to explain and tricky to get rid of.

2 comments:

Kady Day Lieber said...

I am so sorry! Poor Layla and Poor you! You aren't doing anything wrong. You are a great mom!

January 9, 2011 at 6:23 AM
Nana Mary said...

Glad we could come see you guys tonight. Glad you caught it early; Layla seems to be coping fine and she isn't so sick like last time. I know it is frustrating, Shannon. Guess you just do what you can and go on. As parents, we all like to think we can "fix" everything, and don't like it much when we realize we can't control every circumstance. Keep up the good work. Tell Kevin that he did a cool job taking that picture at the hospital.

January 9, 2011 at 7:19 PM

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