Carmen update

Saturday night, August 6th was a crazy evening for us. Carmen was six and a half weeks old. Mark and Whitney came in town and were swimming at their friend's neighborhood pool. Matt and I really wanted to go, so we packed up the family. Matt and I took turns swimming with Roman and holding Carmen in the shade with a damp towel on to keep her cool. Later that evening we all grilled out and Roman enjoyed playing with his cousins. Carmen slept most of the evening. When we got home around 9pm to feed her, I noticed she was burning hot. She had a fever of 102.1. For an infant, this was extremely high! I called the after hours pediatric doctor and they said to immediately go to the ER. I felt horrible! Did we make her sick and overheated by being outside in 100 degree weather?! The doctors took a urine sample and blood sample from her. Everything came back clear, so they sent me home telling me to give her Tylenol every four hours for a viral infection.

Her fever never went down all day Sunday. By Sunday evening I was starting to get nervous. Why did she still have a fever so high that would never go under 100.4? I called her pediatrician before bed that night and he said to immediately get back to the ER. Something else was probably wrong besides a viral infection. I took Carmen to the Children's hospital in Plano and they examined her and said it was probably still viral and to just keep giving her Tylenol. I was annoyed! They really didn't do much at all.

By Monday afternoon, Carmen's fever still hadn't gone down completely. I called her pediatrician and we set up an appointment for that afternoon. He called the original ER and got her test results. Sure enough, she had a urinary tract infection that didn't show up for 48 hours! Our pediatrician immediately gave Carmen a shot of antibiotics that day and had us go back the next day for another shot. After 10 days of antibiotics, our girl is back to normal! The pediatrician was still worried that the infection could have scarred her kidneys, which could cause for more infections in the future. It made me so nervous!

I took her this morning to get an ultrasound and VCUG to determine if there was any damage to her kidneys. She is completely clear! No scarring or damage! I literally felt the prayers surrounding us this morning. God is so good!! I'm so glad to have our baby girl back and healthy. The doctor has no clue what caused the infection. He says just bad luck. Who knows. Praise God for health!