Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Torticollis...

So this is what i've been up to. i'll just copy and paste from MM.

Wednesday, April 23rd 1:06am
so this evening isa was playing...pushing her baby stroller when all of the sudden she grabs the back of her head and starts screaming. she comes over to me in tears and i start checking her to see if there is anything. and nothing. i take her to greg and we're watching her, and she's still crying and screaming, and he says "get her dressed, we're leaving". well when i lay her down to change her diaper, she starts screaming again..i sit her up and again she's screaming in pain. at this point i know something is def wrong. so we get to the hosptial around 940. 945 the triage nurse sees her and says its prolly an ear infection but wont put drops in her ear bc she says that since she's not really pulling on her ear, it could be something else. we finally see the dr at friggin MIDNIGHT!!! it wasnt even busy but it took that long to see the dr. so dr comes in and already has a sh!t face on bc isa is scared of him. gee i wonder why?? he comes in all mean looking, not even trying to gain her trust and he thinks she's just gonna run to him?? ugh a-hole. so he calls a male nurse in to help him hold her down, which really pissed me off. she's 2 yo, she's not fighting, she's just scared and crying bc we're laying her down, and as i had told him, it hurts her to lay down!! but the nurse was really nice with her, and the dr cleans out a little bit of wax in both ears and says it's an infection. he says that it's worse on her left side, but she keeps grabbing the back of her head on her right side. he insist it's an infection. so he rx her drops and no antibotics, which is fine with me. and send us on our marry way. and from the moment he left the room til the time someone was in there getting payment was, no lie, 3 minutes! but Isa was really good while we were waiting. she just basically was lying on gregs lap. then after the motrin she got real hyper, started singing, counting, talking...she even tried to run around some but she would move her head and she was down crying again. but i'm not convinced with what the dr said. she's still grabbing the back of her head, and that really worries me. so im taking her to her pedi tomorrow. if he tells me the same then i'll feel better, but in the mean time, i'm not convinced. it just feels like there is something more. now she and greg are sleeping soundly. but let me tell u guys, on the way to the hospital, i was soooooo scared i wanted to throw up. this was our first trip to the er and our first ear infection. my heart was beating soo fast, i just wanted to cry. but once i heard "ear infection" from the nurse, i totally calmed down.

ok im so sorry this is sooo long. i'll print it out and save it with her hospital bracelet for prosperity.

Wednesday, April 23 733pm
well my motherly instinct kicked in last night when i KNEW isa didn't have an ear infection. took her to the pedi today and told him the story. he started giggling when i said that "i'm not convinced it's an ear infection, i dont believe the er dr, but if u tell me she has one, then i'll believe you" and he checked her ears and he laughed again, and i said "dang it is an ear infection!" and he "NO!, her ears are perfect!!" i felt like i had gotten the mother of the year award he said he was glad i had come in bc now she doesnt have to take any meds that she doesnt need. and he massaged her neck, which is something the ER dr did NOT do, and he said "i found it!" and he blurted out TORTICOLLIS! hahaha i was like wth?? and he explained that it usually happens in the morning after we've been sleeping in a certain position and then we jerk our heads and that pain, thats what she has. but luckily this morning she took a shower with me, and the warm water really helped her. after the shower she was completely different and she hasnt really complained again from the pain, though she still cautiously turns her head.

so the sucky er dr was completely WRONG! thank god for my pedi!!! i'm gonna write a nasty little letter to the hospital. the more i think about it the more upset i get.

thanks again for all your thoughts and prayers. it really meant a lot see everyone sending them.

4 comments:

Karelle said...

effing E.R. doctors! I'm glad you trusted your instincts and even happier that ISa is feeling better!

mig_l said...

omg, i was like terrified reading this cynthia! I was, omg isa's in the hospital and i don't know! god. y'know, funny thing, the er doctor told tia lila that she had torticulio or whatever it's called, except she had an inflammation. i hope isa is doing alright. give her a kiss for me!

Anonymous said...

I was wondering what was up with you! BIG HUGE HUGS! I always follow up the next day with my dr, for the entire family after an urgent care or ER visit! UGG So glad you listened to yourself!

xoxo

-KD

Cedric said...

Glad to hear little Bella is feeling much better. I was bugging out just reading ur post.