Yesterday was the most frightened I have been in my WHOLE life!
The day started VERY early. Asher began crying around midnight saying that his ear was hurt... the whole night had him fussing & crying. Rough night...right? I called the pediatrician and they said there was no open appointment time until today.... so rather than making him suffer until today, I decided to take him to Urgent Care. The doctor there said that he has a pretty nasty ear infection (the second one of 2010). He said he'd fax the Rx over to Wal-Mart. Got home from Urgent Care at 11:15, then Tim went to work...saying he'd pickup the antibiotics at 4 when he got off work... The "master" plan! Tim got to work about 11:45. Then, at 12:45 he had to leave to come home (short work day, huh?)....
Asher went in his room at about 12:45, he cried for a second, so I went to check on him. Xander was by his side. I asked Asher what happened...he didn't answer. (Normally that means Xander hurt him) So, I asked Xander what happened. He said he didn't know because he had just been in the potty. I figured he was fine...so I walked away for a second. Then I thought, "Maybe I should check on him one more time." I went back in his room and he was laying on the floor just staring blankly.
I got him to his feet...thinking maybe he fell & hit his head or something. He could barely stand, so I carried him into the living room and laid him on the couch. He continued to stare at the ceiling. His pupils went from completely dilated down to a needlepoint size. His lips were purple. His saliva was pouring out of his mouth. He wouldn't talk. He wouldn't make eye contact. His lips were quivering and he had very short shallow breaths. For all that I know of strokes, I was almost convinced that he'd had a stroke. I called my mom (she's a nurse) to see what she thought, but she didn't answer. I couldn't get Asher to respond to me...his eyes were rolling back. I called Tim and told him to come home b/c I was calling 911.
Within minutes the sirens were wailing down my road....paramedics came in & very casually said, "He has had a febrile seizure. When a person's temperature goes up high & fast, it can cause them to have a seizure.... he'll pretty much be in zombieland for the rest of the day, but keep him awake for at least an hour..... he should be fine, but if you want us to take him to the ER, we will." Isn't it crazy how calm these people can be.... I was a wreck! Called Tim to see what he thought we should do.... called our pediatrician too. The dr. said he should be ok, but that if he has another one within the next 24 hours, we would need to take him in the the ER.
So... basically, the rest of the day was a waiting game... wait for an hour to keep him awake... wait by his side to make sure he didn't have another seizure... wait for him to wake up (he slept for over 4 hours after it all happened). I was scared to death to let more than 3 hours pass without giving him Tylenol or Ibuprofen... I was terrified of his temp skyrocketing again & having to face this terror all over again! All through the night, I kept watching the clock (even though I set an alarm for every 3 hours)... I watched the clock afraid I'd sleep through the alarm and not be able to check on him.
TODAY... he is his normal, happy, little self! He still says his ear hurts, and he's had diarrhea (poor little bottom), but he's playing and happy! I am so glad these stupid seizures don't have lasting effects! Just heard an ambulance go by my house & my heart stopped...even though it wasn't for us... I think it might just take a day or two to de-stress myself!!
On a funny note... the paramedics were talking to Xander... babies were in the playpen. The paramedic asked Xander "What do you have in your cage over there?" (pointing to the hamster cage).... Xander replied, "Oh, that's not really a cage, it's just a playpen!!" LOL... so funny!
Going back to the doctor today to have Asher checked out.... Will try to remember to post the results later!
Thanks to everyone who has been praying for my little man.... I know the prayers were heard & I know that God is in control!
The day started VERY early. Asher began crying around midnight saying that his ear was hurt... the whole night had him fussing & crying. Rough night...right? I called the pediatrician and they said there was no open appointment time until today.... so rather than making him suffer until today, I decided to take him to Urgent Care. The doctor there said that he has a pretty nasty ear infection (the second one of 2010). He said he'd fax the Rx over to Wal-Mart. Got home from Urgent Care at 11:15, then Tim went to work...saying he'd pickup the antibiotics at 4 when he got off work... The "master" plan! Tim got to work about 11:45. Then, at 12:45 he had to leave to come home (short work day, huh?)....
Asher went in his room at about 12:45, he cried for a second, so I went to check on him. Xander was by his side. I asked Asher what happened...he didn't answer. (Normally that means Xander hurt him) So, I asked Xander what happened. He said he didn't know because he had just been in the potty. I figured he was fine...so I walked away for a second. Then I thought, "Maybe I should check on him one more time." I went back in his room and he was laying on the floor just staring blankly.
I got him to his feet...thinking maybe he fell & hit his head or something. He could barely stand, so I carried him into the living room and laid him on the couch. He continued to stare at the ceiling. His pupils went from completely dilated down to a needlepoint size. His lips were purple. His saliva was pouring out of his mouth. He wouldn't talk. He wouldn't make eye contact. His lips were quivering and he had very short shallow breaths. For all that I know of strokes, I was almost convinced that he'd had a stroke. I called my mom (she's a nurse) to see what she thought, but she didn't answer. I couldn't get Asher to respond to me...his eyes were rolling back. I called Tim and told him to come home b/c I was calling 911.
Within minutes the sirens were wailing down my road....paramedics came in & very casually said, "He has had a febrile seizure. When a person's temperature goes up high & fast, it can cause them to have a seizure.... he'll pretty much be in zombieland for the rest of the day, but keep him awake for at least an hour..... he should be fine, but if you want us to take him to the ER, we will." Isn't it crazy how calm these people can be.... I was a wreck! Called Tim to see what he thought we should do.... called our pediatrician too. The dr. said he should be ok, but that if he has another one within the next 24 hours, we would need to take him in the the ER.
So... basically, the rest of the day was a waiting game... wait for an hour to keep him awake... wait by his side to make sure he didn't have another seizure... wait for him to wake up (he slept for over 4 hours after it all happened). I was scared to death to let more than 3 hours pass without giving him Tylenol or Ibuprofen... I was terrified of his temp skyrocketing again & having to face this terror all over again! All through the night, I kept watching the clock (even though I set an alarm for every 3 hours)... I watched the clock afraid I'd sleep through the alarm and not be able to check on him.
TODAY... he is his normal, happy, little self! He still says his ear hurts, and he's had diarrhea (poor little bottom), but he's playing and happy! I am so glad these stupid seizures don't have lasting effects! Just heard an ambulance go by my house & my heart stopped...even though it wasn't for us... I think it might just take a day or two to de-stress myself!!
On a funny note... the paramedics were talking to Xander... babies were in the playpen. The paramedic asked Xander "What do you have in your cage over there?" (pointing to the hamster cage).... Xander replied, "Oh, that's not really a cage, it's just a playpen!!" LOL... so funny!
Going back to the doctor today to have Asher checked out.... Will try to remember to post the results later!
Thanks to everyone who has been praying for my little man.... I know the prayers were heard & I know that God is in control!
I am SO glad that Asher is ok. I can't imagine how you felt having to call 911 for your baby...SO SCARY!!
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