Saturday, June 14, 2014
I spoke too soon
I find it ironic that I am blogging from a hospital room after just posting how well Paige did after her tonsillectomy. After such a great day I just knew this would be a smooth recover but last night about 2 things changed. She woke up and asked for more medicine because her throat was starting to hurt again. I gave her some Motrin and then she tried to go back to sleep but seemed pretty restless to me. Of course I couldn't sleep so I just watched her. A few minutes later she started coughing and she said she thought she might throw up. The nurses and doctors had told me that she might get sick and a little blood was to be expected so I was not too worried. But a second later she threw up again only this time it was a little more. It was also bright red so I knew it was fresh blood. I woke Jimmy up (he was in Caden's bed) to see what he thought. He reminded me they said this could happen and I felt better and he went back to bed. But then she threw up again and it was more then even the time before. At this point I was nervous and went to find the paperwork they sent home with us. It said bleeding could occur but anything more than half a cup was a problem. I knew by then she had thrown up more than half a cup so I called the doctor. This is when things got very scary. Every time she threw up it was more and more and after speaking to the doctor she let me know we needed to head to the ER immediately. I woke up Jimmy and we quickly threw on what we could and headed to the ER. After we got into Jimmy's truck I realized I forgot Paige's blankie so Jimmy ran back in to get it. That is when Paige threw up a huge amount of blood at once. Just to explain how much I brought a mixing bowl with us and it was almost spilling out it could not hold anymore. When Jimmy got into the car and saw it I could see the panic in his eyes too. We rushed to the ER and on the way she filled the bowl several more times. I was panicking inside but trying to stay calm for Paige. I was frantically trying to text family and praying over my daughter that she would be ok. Thankfully we made it to the ER and since the doctor had called ahead they took us back right away. She was given an IV and taken back to surgery to stop the bleeding. Now I am sitting here watching my poor baby sleep. All I can say is God is good. The doctor said it is rare but this can happen. Hopefully we will get to go home sometime today although I almost wish they would just keep her. Thank you Lord for taking care of our sweet girl.
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