in which I pay untold sums of money for a pinwheel, part two

Read part one here.

I took Maria and her very expensive pinwheel over to our new children’s hospital outpatient clinic for her x-ray.  On the way there I called Timon asking him to bring another diaper to me, along with her ssn.  We got checked in and Maria enjoyed the very thoughtfully designed waiting room.  Before Timon could even get there and park, we’d been brought back and had the x-ray done.  Maria only got a little upset, probably because she was shirtless and had her legs strapped down with me holding her hands above her head.  I haven’t had an x-ray in a very, very long time, and I was amazed at how things have changed – it was so quick!

A few hours later Maria’s pediatrician called with the results of the x-ray.  She has a cloudy area on her right lung, and the doctor wanted to start treating her with antibiotics and continue the nebulizer.  We were to call back Thursday (today) if she still had fever. 

Wednesday night she had a nebulizer treatment and a bath, and had a 104* temp, along with a racing heartrate and jittery behavior.  It wasn’t pretty.

She woke up this morning with 103* temp.  This time when we took her to the doctor we were smart enough to bring our own stinkin’ nebulizer and mask so that we wouldn’t get charged for yet another one, since our insurance is so very wonderful.  The doctor took her pulse ox, using a device Timon marveled at repeatedly.  She also listened to Maria’s chest for quite a while, and Maria cooperated much more helpfully than she had Tuesday.  Dr. Lisa still hears rattling and crackling in Maria’s lungs, even after an in-office nebulizer.  She gave her a shot in the rear of antibiotics and we’re supposed to watch her and call tomorrow to let her know how the fever is. 

So, that’s where we are.  Currently Maria is whiny but walking around with her blanket and Curious George doll.  We’ll see what happens next.