Man, today I have to say I'm glad I didn't delay any of Kat's vaccinations! She's already had 2 of her 3 Rotavirus vaccines, and because of that, she's dealing better with Rotavirus than she normally would and we weren't given a pass directly to the hospital from the doctor's office.
Kat has been vomiting for about 2 days now and has had some moderate to high fevers, I took her into the doctor this morning expecting to get the 'it's a stomach bug' brush off... turns out Kat has Rotavirus. Normally a kind of benign thing in adults (causes some real minor tummy discomfort) but in infants can be deadly if not treated. There isn't any medicine we can give her, but we just need to push fluids to keep her from getting dehydrated. Apparently Rotavirus causes rapid and extended fluid loss.
So for the rest of the night she is on a clear liquid (read pedialyte only) diet, and if by tomorrow she's not showing some major improvement we have to call the doc and possibly take her to the hospital to start getting IV fluids.
It's hard to tell she's even sick... she's playing and laughing... granted she's getting tired out more quickly than normal, and obviously the projectile vomiting is a tip off, but she's not letting it get her down at all! The doctor was seriously impressed at how cheerful she was and how well her body was coping.
Gotta run and take care of WeeKat... here's hoping that tomorrow I post from home how much better she's doing!!!
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