Just a Bladder Infection
Anne had just turned seventeen months old and was the picture of health. She woke up that morning crying and feverish. The doctor’s appointment was for ten o’clock, and I knew that something was terribly wrong. As I waited patiently for the doctor, I went to switch shoulders. It was then that I saw her purple face, her blue lips and felt her limp body. I was numb as I made my way to the nurses’ station and held her out to them. A rush of panic filled every particle of the room. I was gently led back to the waiting room, alone. Everything was a blur as the ambulance sped us to the hospital. Eight days and nights we stayed, as she was treated for her first bladder infection. Little did I know that this was just the beginning.
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What a terrible experience for you …bluesky
Thanks for reading, Ann.
Oh my goodness bluesky! A bladder infection alone would cause her to turn blue?
Yes Artist, It was that severe. Thanks for reading.
Oh wow bluesky – I am so sorry this happened to you. Please tell us the outcome now and how she’s doing.
Hi Jojo –
She is twenty-five now and has numerous health issues. I will post bits and pieces, because it somehow feels comforting. Thanks for your response!
What a frightening experience Blue. Glad you shared it with us.
Thanks you for reading, sunflower.
Blue
thanks for letting us share a little of the pain you have had to bear ,
God bless you and yourbdaughter ..
Thank you for reading, Mac. Her trails have made me very sensitive to others and their children’s health issues. Blessings to you and your daughter during this trying time.
Blue as a mother I could not even imagine anything more frightening than that…and that was just the begining…
God bless you and your family.
Yes, nmod, it was just the beginning. Thanks so much for reading.
Hope all is ok now Blue xoxox
Thanks for reading Gj. xoxoxo
So sorry blue for your pain – God bless you and your daughter xo
Thanks for reading, forever. And God bless you and yours. xo
Blue, I have been there to. My girl is now 32 and we manage her health quite well now. She has no children due to the pressure it would put on her kidneys. She was left with 17% function in one and 25% function in the other. Over a period of 12 years she had several operations to fix the damage the constant infections caused, from age 6 through 13. To her bladder, tubes to her kidneys and her kidneys. As far as I am concerned, for a child, there is never ‘just a bladder infection’, and if it wasn’t for the diligence of a junior doctor and my mothers instinct I would have lost her.
Hi kiwi. Thanks for reading. You are a good writer. I wish you would share some of your experiences on the blog. Just this that you wrote here in you response gives me strength. I, personally, would love to read more from you. How is daughter now? Is she in constant pain, is the pain intermittent or has it subsided? How did the junior doctor find out what the problem was? How does she survive with so little functioning in her kidneys? I am truly interested. Blessings to you and yours.
Oh Blue sky…..thank you for sharing this….and when we look at our healthy children and grandchildren….we give thanks.
xxxx M
Thanks for reading, Morvenna.