Insult to Injury
So.... I'll try not to be too dramatic, but I'm bummed. This weekend Kayla came down with what I'm assuming is the flu. She didn’t wake up on Sunday until 9:45 (that should have been my first clue!) and she had puke on her mattress and was dry-heaving when I picked her up. She threw up multiple times on Sunday and was quite needy (and David was gone hunting most of the day). But Monday was worse. Much worse. She had puked in her sleep multiple times when I got her in the morning, and was just pathetic all day long. PA-thetic. Like, needed to be held all day long, couldn't keep down water but was constantly asking for it, slept on and off all day long, etc. She finally started to hold down Pedialyte in the afternoon and we thought we were on the other side of it. But then threw up again about 6:30. I went to bed with a sad heart. It is so hard to watch her suffer and not really be able to help or make her understand. However, today is a new day. She woke up without puke on her mattress and has held down the little food and drink she's been given, thankfully. She is still rather needy and lethargic, but also will leave my lap to grab a book for us to read, or to play with her toys on her own a little bit. She keeps saying "more" but with no context, so I have no idea what she wants more of! I think it's rather frustrating for the 2 of us! But at least I’m not doing constant laundry. Seriously, when you and she are going through multiple outfits a day, plus sheets, plus towels…. That creates an awful lot of laundry!
I don't even know what the insult to injury is..... The fact that she got sick shortly after being sick and while David was gone, none-the-less.... or the fact that now that she is getting better I've heard bad results from the blood tests. She tested positive to both groups.... so they have ordered further tests on the blood to test for each item specifically. We'll get results in 48 hours. I am rather overwhelmed with the circumstances. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, but I am. I was kinda hoping that her reaction was a fluke (although, that would really stink to not know and wonder when something like that would happen again). But no matter what the new results show, she is for sure going to be allergic to some type of nut, if not more than one. And that possibly means a large change in lifestyle. I’m trying to not get worked up or worry about those kinds of details until we get the more specific test results…. but it’s not really working. I’m really bummed. After several exhausting days this bad news is hitting me hard. To put it in perspective, things could be a lot worse. It’s not like this is the worst thing that could happen ever. But to me right now it seems like it. I’m feeling a loss… that sounds so silly, but it is what it is. I’ll update more when we get more results, in 48 hours or so. Until then, keep us all in your prayers please.