Stomach Flu again..

Well, Ella's sick with the stomach flu again (or rotavirus, or whatever else is going around).. She got violently ill yesterday, and couldn't keep anything down, not even water. By late afternoon she was getting listless and shaky, so after my wife called the pediatrician, we took her to the hospital.

Going to the hospital perked her up because it was a new place, and the doctor who saw her wasn't terribly concerned, but ordered and IV of fluids and a little bloodwork as well. Originally they were just going to IV her for an hour (200ml/hr of sodium chloride 0.9% solution), however after the bloodwork came back they upped that to 2 hours and gave her a dose of zofran for nausea.

So, we spent a bit under 4 hours at the hospital last night (from about 5 to about 9), but it turned out to be a good thing. about 75% of the way through treatment Ella felt much better and started drinking water out of a soda bottle (I got it for my wife, but Ella protested vehemently until we gave it to her). She drank about 8oz and kept it down, which was really good.

She's still quite sick, but has been able to keep fluids and simple foods down now without immediately vomiting. She got sick once today, but that's not so bad.

As for the parents, both of us are feeling a bit run down, but it's hard to tell if that's lack of sleep and stress, or if we're coming down with it too...

Hope you're all staying well...