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It has finally happened--I'm not too sure that I can do this alone. I

took yesterday off from school, cause I was in so much discomfort from

an UTI and bladder infection. Then today, I had to skip another class to

take Karrie to the dentist.

The day started out great. I found the dentist's office on my own (It's

over 45 miles from here and I wasn't sure where it was). Karrie does not

need her tooth capped like he thought and everything else looked great.

She was such a big girl and let him clean and check her teeth. The

insurance even covered all the visit, no copay!!

Downhill from there...Karrie was running a fever by 1:00 and really

wheezing. I caller her doctor and was told I could make an appt. for

next week. Now , I know she's busy, but Karrie was miserable. I was told

I should call in sooner. Yet, if I had called 2 weeks ago when this

started, I would have been told, " Let it run it's course " .

I took Karrie to the ER. The doctor there checked her out. She had a

temp. She was wheezing from the congestion. Her ears are infected. She

had a strep test done and a chest x-ray (both clear). He said he heard a

heart murmur...first time since she was 5 months old that anyone has

mentioned it. I was devastated. I was trying real hard to remain calm

when the doctor says, " You shouldn't have let her get this sick "

WHAT!!!! I let 'im have it.

Lon, long story short--the murmur went away as the temp went down. Has

anyone ever heard of that happening? Karrie is on antibiotics and

Pedi-Care now.

Thanks for listening...

Sue mom to Kate 11 and Karrie 4.8 w/ds

[Guest guest]

Heart murmurs happen. When (27,DS) was little, she would get a heart

murmur every time she had a temp. The docs called it a " flow " murmur. I have

a couple of relatives who had heart murmurs all their lives and lived to

ripe old ages.

granny

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vent, vent, and more vent

> It has finally happened--I'm not too sure that I can do this alone. I

> took yesterday off from school, cause I was in so much discomfort from

> an UTI and bladder infection. Then today, I had to skip another class to

> take Karrie to the dentist.

> The day started out great. I found the dentist's office on my own (It's

> over 45 miles from here and I wasn't sure where it was). Karrie does not

> need her tooth capped like he thought and everything else looked great.

> She was such a big girl and let him clean and check her teeth. The

> insurance even covered all the visit, no copay!!

> Downhill from there...Karrie was running a fever by 1:00 and really

> wheezing. I caller her doctor and was told I could make an appt. for

> next week. Now , I know she's busy, but Karrie was miserable. I was told

> I should call in sooner. Yet, if I had called 2 weeks ago when this

> started, I would have been told, " Let it run it's course " .

> I took Karrie to the ER. The doctor there checked her out. She had a

> temp. She was wheezing from the congestion. Her ears are infected. She

> had a strep test done and a chest x-ray (both clear). He said he heard a

> heart murmur...first time since she was 5 months old that anyone has

> mentioned it. I was devastated. I was trying real hard to remain calm

> when the doctor says, " You shouldn't have let her get this sick "

> WHAT!!!! I let 'im have it.

> Lon, long story short--the murmur went away as the temp went down. Has

> anyone ever heard of that happening? Karrie is on antibiotics and

> Pedi-Care now.

> Thanks for listening...

> Sue mom to Kate 11 and Karrie 4.8 w/ds

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