Not sure how it's possible, but we've been to the ER four times between the kids and every trip has been for Maddux. Mad Dog woke up last Thursday vomiting and very weak. If you've followed her timeline you'll realize that the only real blemish on her wellness in her four years has been through a few 'episodes' such as this. Lehr didn't even think to call me at camp as this is usually a very routine thing that runs its course within a few hours. Unfortunately, this time she continued to get sick once/hour and couldn't keep even water down. At the twelve hour mark I decided to call the doctor. I'd been researching 'stuff' all day and had determined that outside of treating dehydration, there wasn't much to do for her other than let the illness run its course. (She had no fever.)
As usually happens, the questions the nurse and then doctor asked me caused me to be more concerned, so off to the ER we went. While she wasn't dehydrated, she couldn't do anything other than lie flat (even cradling her in your arms caused vomiting), so the ER staff immediately gave her a Zofran (aka miracle pill!). It cured her nausea on the spot. She was then able to sit up in a bed and drink 8oz of gatorade without any problems at all. After about an hour (to make sure it stayed down), they released her and gave us a few pills for the road. She took a few days to fully recover, complete with several ups and downs, but by Monday morning, she was back to being Maddux again.
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