Yucky Stomach Bug

Well the Tuesday (April 20th) after coming back from Wichita Madelyn became very ill with a stomach virus. Jim stayed home with her on Wednesday and we took her to the doctor and she said she had a bad bug and to keep her hydrated! Jim’s mom and dad came and stayed with her Thursday and Friday which was so nice and we are so thankful for!!!! She was still vomiting and having diarrhea but we thought she was getting better until Thursday evening. She was up all night screaming and extremely uncomfortable. We took her back to the doctor Friday afternoon and they sent us right to the hospital. We got to the hospital and they immediately started an IV and it only took 2 tries this time to get everything going. They took blood and her blood results showed low sugar levels and dehydration so after 2 bags of fluids and a bag of dextrose she was A LOT better!!!! She was running all over the room, hiding from the nurses and trying to escape the room whenever anyone would open the door….she was being so FUNNY! They also took stomach x-rays because of how bad she was crying when they did the stomach exam but everything looked good!!! We were sent home late Friday evening and she slept through the night…THANK GOODNESS because we were exhausted from 3 nights of no sleep. She was still sick Saturday, Sunday and Monday but by Tuesday she was doing a lot better. Jim came down with it Saturday afternoon so I guess it was contagious. Jim’s Mom and Dad came back and stayed with her so she could get extra TLC!!! Just for the record 7 days of vomiting and diarrhea SUCKS!!!