1) How is The Baby feeling today after her horrible experience on Wednesday?
Completely back to normal. She's running around, cutting up every piece of paper she can find and screaming at Dora. "JUST GO TO THE VOLCANO ALREADY, DORA! STOP TALKING TO THE CAMERA!"
2) What do we do if - God forbid - it happens again?
We lay her down flat and on her side RIGHT AWAY and she should start regaining consciousness and turning a normal colour immediately. We also call 911. I plan on also doing a lot of hysterical sobbing. The situation seems to warrant it.
3) Is this something that happened because of a pre-existing condition?
Apparently, although I'm not totally sure. She has some appointments coming up. I googled around a little bit and then stopped because No Good Comes Of That.
4) What was she saying to the nurse?
I think the nurse was asking her how she was feeling and she was answering.
5) What did I do while all of this was happening?
I was totally losing my head, of course. My mother told me that I was yelling "DO SOMETHING!" which seems pretty reasonable. A nurse actually came over to get me calmed down. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. They made me drink a juice in the ambulance, because I think I looked like I was going to pass out. As one would.
6) Are we sure it wasn't the vaccine?
It wasn't.
It is possible to have an allergic reaction to vaccinations, of COURSE, but this isn't what happened. It was more like the pain from the shot + the pain from the fall + watching her sister freak out triggered a shut-down switch in her body. Apparently this is a pretty common condition - although her reaction was extreme, let me be clear - and it can be triggered by any number of things, as reading the comments to my post will show.
7) How am I doing?
I am all right NOW. I spent most of yesterday crying but today I feel a lot more like myself. The Baby has had enough of being fussed over - "STOP hugging me and crying every time I go by!" she said to me. "Hug (the Boy) and cry for a change! GEEEZ."
And now - I HOPE - we will resume our regular blogging.
Friday, November 6, 2009
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Well, YOU must be feeling better, making numbered lists and being reasonable and such.
Now, dammit, I want you to write about the Xmas shopping opportunities in Ontario Out of Doors, or something ridiculous. And get that baby tweeting again. I'm ready for a laugh.
{still, if you need to cry, I've got lots of Kleenex}
I'm very relieved. Very.
Thank you for answering our questions. Hug your children as much as you want, and STAY AWAY FROM DR. GOOGLE.
Thank you for answering all the questions. I've been wondering the same things myself.
So glad she is up and about and doing her normal silliness. :)
Good news...I cannot imagine how scary that moment must have been. You are hardy stock Miss Beck, you really are.
Thankful for a return to normalcy.
This summer my strong-as-an-ox husband had a vaso-vagal reaction to the tremendous stomach pain he endured when he was hit with food poisoning (from a church meal, not my cooking!). He passed out, hit the floor and his heart went into atrial fibrillation. After he came to, I took him to the ER, where the doctor kept looking at the monitor and back at my husband, bewildered. A cardiologist finally told us about the vagal nerve, and a few hours later his heart went back to normal. "I can laugh about it now, but at the time it was terrible." (I thought you might appreciate a Smiths quote) Seriously, I am so glad The Baby is good and you too are recovering. I truly hope the upcoming appointments show nothing to be alarmd about.
she's a trouper, that one.
you,too.
You need to read this woman's post, Beck. I think her daughter has the same condition, which just manifested itself in her daughter as well. The comments are interesting too, as a bunch of women whose kids have the same issue chimed in. (And you're right, it's pretty common and usually quite benign.) Scary, though!
Anyway, here's the blog in question:
http://adailyscoop.blogspot.com/2009/10/no-more-shots.html
Glad she's back to herself again!
=)
Love your daughter's reaction. So glad you're all feeling better.
Thank God for cranky, head-strong girls, eh? When my daughter's been sick I like nothing better than to have her snap at me -- LEAVE ME ALONE ALREADY! -- because it means she's back to her old self!
Love that you still have that Beck-ish sense of humor in the midst of trauma. That was a pretty intense series of events--it's hard to imagine anything that intense in such a short period of time happening again. Poor baby, tho. Poor you.
Back to the vaccine question - if it had been a severe vaccine reaction, the problem would have been anaphylactic shock - that's why the nurse was readying the Epipen. They keep those on hand at any vaccination center, I believe. Did they actually use it on Baby, however? Just curious...
The day I (mistakenly, of course) left my 3-year-old son in the hot car for 45 minutes? I spent the rest of the day sitting on the couch, periodically sobbing and grabbing him in a hug as he walked by. I was a total mess.
Hugs to you Beck!
I'm so glad to hear she's back to her old self---that's a sure sign all is well. Hooray!
THey got the Epi-pen ready but the most experienced nurse realized what was going on and didn't use it.
Do not Google. Do not Google.
I'm so glad everyone is all right. Now - go hug the Boy! Jeeze.
I meant to Tweet you yesterday, Beck, and tell you that I've had many mild vasovagal reactions over the course of my life. My heart doesn't stop; I just pass out very quickly. But as I've grown into adulthood, I've learned the feeling of impending darkness (clammy hands, darkening eyes, heart pounding) so I can usually make it to a couch or a floor before I crumple.
I guess the good news is, it's not life-threatening. But still. Such a scary experience for you.
Oh!
I'm so glad she's okay! Hugs to you and your family.
So scary. Can understand that your own recovery is probably going to take longer than hers! Poor her, poor you!
Yikes! That is terribly scary. But, I am so glad she is fine and you will know what to expect if it happens again.
Holy Shit, Beck. I hadn't read the other post yet. And now I'm bawling for you and the fear you must have had... The fear you must STILL have.
I don't know what to say other than THANK GOD she's ok. I'm sending you the hugest hug you can imagine...
Thank God she is fine now. And you too. You deserved a day of crying (but what she said to you, again had me cracking me right up). Now please, may you never have to write that kind of post again!
Hi, Erin just referred your blog to me when she found I am in Canada too. Glad I found it and hope to catch up on your posts. This most recent one is so scary. I'm glad that your little one is back to her old self.
I have a 3 1/2 year old and no amount of valium would have calmed me down in your shoes!
The advice to stay away from Dr. Google is right on.
Thanks for all that. And stay the hell away from Google. Doctor's orders.
(Only, yeah, I'm not a doctor. Sue me.)
HOW in the FREAKING WORLD did I miss this?! Holy guacamole, I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes after reading your Wed ordeal. GAH!!! I'm SO glad she's ok. But man, you made me feel like I was right there with you. And I doubt I'm the only bloggy friend who feels incredibly invested with your kids. You guys are FAMILY, for the love of Pete!
I'm so glad she's ok. I'm so sorry for the horror of the situation. You are such a wonderful mommy. Hugs all around.
Oh, I'm so glad you're both okay. Rest assured that if I were in your position, I would have been freaking out and yelling and passing out and falling apart all at once.
Terrifying! I'm so sorry Beck. I'm glad you're both OK. hugs!
Oh, beck I am SO sorry about this--how horrifying. This, believe it or not, happens to my husband. The first time I saw it happen he was DRIVING THE CAR, and I had to grab the steering wheel and dramatically pull over.
I"m glad she's okay.
Wow Beck.
I know how scary that is. My daughter has passed out like that a few times. At first the doc said that it was the same thing the Baby had, but now we know she has something else called ketotic hypoglycemia.
Geez, kids like to stress us out or what??
If it makes you feel better, once Josh (in HS) passed out and had a small seizure while giving a blood sample and it has NEVER happened again. Sometimes these things happen, but at least you know what to do next time...if there IS a next time.
What an incredibly scary experience. It was good to read all the extra info on this post.
OK! I'm glad she's OK. That happened to me once... I was on the operating table, about to get a c-section, and there is was... and I was blissfully peaceful, just letting the world slip away. The doctor pulled me back, by saying, "Just... look.... into...my .... eyes." It worked... and now I'm his friend forever.
Poor you. Glad everyone is ok.
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