We decided to take a trip to the Emergency Room today.
Okay, you can call me paranoid. I deserve it.
This morning we took the girls to visit with Laura, Mike and Anne. We had some small gifts to exchange for Christmas since we won't see eachother over that holiday. During our visit, I took Grace to the potty. She sat down, and as soon as she started to pee she yelped "Mommy, it hurts!"
Given that she just finished her last dose of antibiotics four days ago, we were primed for concern. We made a quick call to Lynne, and she advised us to take her to the hospital just up the road from her house.
Thankfully the ER was slow. If only Grace were able to pee on command, it would have been a very short visit. In the end we spent a couple of hours walking to and from the bathroom with samples that were too small. In the end (after coaxing her to drink nearly half a liter of water) she gave a good sample.
The good news is that it didn't show any signs of infection, but her little parts are pretty inflamed. She needs to keep drinking lots of fluids and take extra care to avoid irritating an already sore area. We will find out about her culture in another 48 hours.
I am kicking myself a little bit for making the trip, but then again, we are very far from home. She is barely over a UTI that persisted for a month. I think I can cut myself some slack for being a worry wart!
We have one more full day in Indy, and then it's off to Michigan to visit with my family. I can only hope that the rest of our trip is boring!
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If it makes you feel any better we had a trip to the ER as well - Talli got really sick after dinner on Saturday night so Bob took her to the ER - she has colitis which could have gotten very serious, not that it isn't at this point, but it could have been a lot worse if she hadn't gone in. So they will be staying with us for a little longer - they were supposed to leave this morning.
I am using this like email so this comment will be a little long :)
I hope you guys get some relaxation in Michigan - it sounds like you had a long week. I feel like I did and I didn't even travel! I will send an email a little later in the week to catch up. Hope you guys are getting some rest and enjoying the time with your parents. Give everyone a kiss for me! I hope Grace is feeling better. Talk to you soon.
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