Another ER trip ... but not for Ryan

So, it's Jessica's turn. On Tuesday, July 21st, Jessica started complaining of a headache, sore throat and a fever. She declined going to the coast with Dwight and the older boys because she didn't feel good. They left on Wednesday and from Wednesday through Friday morning, she laid on the couch not feeling well. She even missed out on an Art school party and a fun youth activity that she was looking forward to attending. When she was still feeling lousy on Friday, I took her to the dr. He ran a strep test that came back negative, and then determined that it was probably viral.

Her fever was gone by Friday as was the sore throat. However, the headache has remained. She's been tracking it on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the worst pain she can imagine. It has gone down to a 2-4 at times, but then it jumps to a 7 or 8 for no apparent reason. Movement seems to make it worse. Tylenol, Motrin, or Aleve do not give her any relief.

She doesn't typical take naps during the day ... even if she's really tired. She also doesn't typically complain much. But the past few days she has pretty much just laid around complaining of her head hurting and sleeping. So, tonight when her headache jumped to a 9 after walking up the stairs, we decided to call the dr.

The Pediatrician recommended that we take her to the ER. So, Dwight and Jessica are there now. They are doing a mono screening, and all the typical blood labs. They are also giving her some IV pain relief meds. Dwight just called and said she's quite loopy. I'll post when we know more.

11.22p: Dwight just called again. The mono screening was negative. Whew. The IV meds were actually an antihistamine. Hmmm. They are going to keep her for a little while longer and observe her. She has had quite a bit of IV fluids and has not gone potty. So, once she goes potty, if she's feeling better then she can be released. I'll keep you posted...

12:15a: Jessica is back home and in bed. Dr is unsure whether it's viral, dehydration, or migraines. We'll follow up with our Pediatrician on Monday.