Maddie wouldn't stop throwing up... and then she stopped drinking. She would grit her teeth and turn her head away, or just let it run out of her mouth, so my sister and I took her to the ER because her last wet diaper was at 10 the previous night (it was about 5pm when we left) and she had only had 4 ounces all day - which she threw up.
The nurse there was a BITCH. "Why didn't you go the clinic?" "It's closed." "Well, I'm going to tell Medicaid this wasn't an emergency, so they won't cover it. You need to go to the clinic when something happens." "It's CLOSED!!!" She rolled her eyes and left, without even ASKING what was wrong or seeing Maddie. WTF? How could she know it was an emergency or not?
So she came back like half an hour later - by then Maddie wasn't doing anything at all. Just laying there, very unresponsive. The nurse wouldn't believe that she wouldn't take anything, and made me do it in front of her. Yup, she wouldn't take formula, water or 3 different flavors of pedialyte. When the nurse realized that I was right, she called Dr. Curtis - who owns the ENTIRE hospital.
He was worried about how unresponsive she was, so they admitted us, and put an IV in her. About 10 minutes after the IV, she REALLY perked up. She started drinking on her own again, so they let us go home, but left the IV in her arm in case we had to go back. The bitchy nurse was all apologetic, but I am still angry. Maddie fussed for a little bit, and then her motrin kicked in. She cooed in her crib for awhile, and then fell asleep. Today, she woke up laughing. I had to take her back and Dr. Curtis saw her again and gave me something that's like baby bismol, and antibiotics. She's been a little fussy, but MUCH better, and wolfing down her food.
That was the SCARIEST moment of my life. I had to turn away when they gave her the IV. Ugh... it was just horrible.
Im really sorry you had to go through that Im gald shes doing ok
i would complain about the nurse. its good she apologised but she had no right to act that way in the first place.
im very glad that maddie is doing better.
Thank goddess she is okay! Geez, that nurse sounded horrible, what an asshole. I hate that, when you go somewhere and the people who are supposed to help make everything awful. :(
But all in all, glad to hear she is doing better.
We had to go to the hospital with Austin when he had the stomach flu.The worst part was that they counldnt get a IV in and they had to try on his hand, crook of arm, foot and finally they got it in on the other foot. He had bruises on all the puncture spots and where the rubber thing had been ties to his arms. He had those marks for like two weeks before they went away and people must of thought i beat my kid! He looked like he had been in a car accident. Poor little guy. I hate hospitals :x
definitely make a complaint about the nurse. That kind of behaviour is absolutely unacceptable. Had she even taken one look at Maddie she would have known that she was very, very sick.
I'm sorry you had to go through that, i had to take Aaron to the ER last year around this time for the same thing, they admitted us to the ER right away but let us sit there for EIGHT HOURS trying to decide if they should admit us or not. grr! all this during the SARS scare and we were supposed to wear face masks the entire time. blegghhh.
I am glad to hear that Maddie is doing better though. Keep us posted on her progress!
How frightening and awful for you both. You must be so relieved Maddie is on the mend, did they take some bloods when they put in the iv, to see if they can find out what Maddie had?
That nurse needs to be reported, and all power to you for not putting up with her crap.
She's got the stomach flu that's going around, and she was pretty much over that part, but when she got dehydrated, she got really sick. Right now she's playing with my sister and the kitty. Yesterday she was a little cranky and tired, but no fever or anything.
report that nurse, hours can be crucial especially for babies.
I hated when Chloe had to get an IV too, it sucks seeing them hurt. I'm glad she's doing better.
i would definatly report the nurse... thats bs...
i'm glad shes feeling better. i remember the feeling of the first time you have to take your kid to the er... its scary but you made it thru okay... thats all that matters mama :)