Soooo.... The Girl came down with what appeared to be an eye infection Sunday night, after we returned from Silverwood theme park. A bit later that night she sprung a fever of 102, which came down quickly with Tylenol and cold compresses, so I wasn't too worried. The eye looked less gunky the next day, and she sounded stuffy, so I thought it was just a cold and didn't take her in to the doc. (She HATES going, so I only go if absolutely necessary). Today the eye was still bloodshot, so I told her we were going in and to my surprise she didn't object. By the time of her appointment, her ear had started hurting like hell and the fever was back.
Two hours and four prescriptions later, we exited the doc's. Turns out she has a double ear infection, sinus infection, conjunctivitis and the beginning of what appears to be bronchitis, which she has never had before. Actually, the doc (a new one) asked if she had asthma, because she sounded so wheezy when he listened to her breathe. So, he gave her an inhaler, a strong antibiotic, antibiotic eye drops and codeine with promethizine. Our house looks like a frikken pharmacy! She will basically be taking meds or getting eyedrops all hours of the day and night, but I am so glad he caught it and was so thorough. She wasn't acting any sicker than she has with past colds, and it was concern for the eye that made me take her in. Poor kid- her Grandma ordered her the American Girl Marisol doll with a rush shipment as a surprise to perk her up. God bless Grandma's.
