Roadhouse
February 1st, 2006, 11:25 PM
I'm serious on this one, and it has nothing to do with motorcycles. My 4 year old daughter is in the hospital with this right now. She went in yesterday afternoon. She had a couple of the symptons show up over the weekend, so I took her to see a doctor Sunday. He didn't really know what it was, but thought one of her glands in her neck was infected(it was swollen) so she went on antibiatics. She started feeling really great Monday....Tuesday was iffy. She had a field trip that day, and got really bad at the field trip. I was at Pats and my wife called as I was leaving to tell me she thought Brooklyn had a reaction to the antibiatics, and was taking her back to the doctor.
We'll after numerous test last night and this morning they did confirm its Kawasaki Disease....pretty rare child disease. If not treated soon enough it can lead to serious heart problems and possible death. She had to have a IV for 12 hours that would help attack the infection and repair some blood vessel. When I left tonight she was just ending up the IV and still hadn't lost the rash, red eyes, lips, tongue, and they are suppose to after the first 12hr IV. Her fever is gone down, and she is feeling good, but not clear of the disease yet. So instead of her coming home tomorrow, they are going to do another 12hr IV drop, and keep her to Sat to monitor her heart. She may have to take aspirin everyday for at least a year to help with her heart.
Long story short, I've been pretty nervous since I left Pat's house the other day........I know she is going to be okay, but I know what could of happened so it's still bothers me.
When Paula called me last night and told me it wasn't a reaction to the meds it was Kawasaki disease, I laughed. I said like the motorcycles, she said ya.....I said but Brooklyn hasn't been around one :rolf: So I had to google it and see what it was all about, I had just never heard of it.
Its not contagous, they don't really know how kids get it. Only about 4000 cases a year in America are reported, and only 1% of those die from it.
Funny thing is 80% of people who get it are asian, and 60% of them are males....my caucasian daughter got it, how is that for Vegas odds.
Our Pastor stopped by tonight after church, and said some prayers for/with Brooklyn, altho' she laughed, and wouldn't put her crayon down long enough to actually pray.
Thanks for listening
Mike
Cliff notes.....One of my daughters is sick in the hospital, but will be alright. I posted this just 'cause I have some good friends here and wanted to let people know. And to see if anyone has heard of this disease.
We'll after numerous test last night and this morning they did confirm its Kawasaki Disease....pretty rare child disease. If not treated soon enough it can lead to serious heart problems and possible death. She had to have a IV for 12 hours that would help attack the infection and repair some blood vessel. When I left tonight she was just ending up the IV and still hadn't lost the rash, red eyes, lips, tongue, and they are suppose to after the first 12hr IV. Her fever is gone down, and she is feeling good, but not clear of the disease yet. So instead of her coming home tomorrow, they are going to do another 12hr IV drop, and keep her to Sat to monitor her heart. She may have to take aspirin everyday for at least a year to help with her heart.
Long story short, I've been pretty nervous since I left Pat's house the other day........I know she is going to be okay, but I know what could of happened so it's still bothers me.
When Paula called me last night and told me it wasn't a reaction to the meds it was Kawasaki disease, I laughed. I said like the motorcycles, she said ya.....I said but Brooklyn hasn't been around one :rolf: So I had to google it and see what it was all about, I had just never heard of it.
Its not contagous, they don't really know how kids get it. Only about 4000 cases a year in America are reported, and only 1% of those die from it.
Funny thing is 80% of people who get it are asian, and 60% of them are males....my caucasian daughter got it, how is that for Vegas odds.
Our Pastor stopped by tonight after church, and said some prayers for/with Brooklyn, altho' she laughed, and wouldn't put her crayon down long enough to actually pray.
Thanks for listening
Mike
Cliff notes.....One of my daughters is sick in the hospital, but will be alright. I posted this just 'cause I have some good friends here and wanted to let people know. And to see if anyone has heard of this disease.