The Wahiawa ER we usually go to was full, so we ended up going to Pali Momi, and I discovered how totally behind the times Wahiawa ER was! This place was posh! She even had her own TV to watch, a nice, clean private room, and doctors and nurses who were fantastic (they were fantastic at Wahiawa as well :). In fact, when the nurse walked into the room, we recognized each other from an exercise class!
The doctor immediately bonded with Elysse, and she fell head over heels for him. He was so terrific and a real blessing because these lancings are no fun for Elysse.
Our experience, however, had a flip side, when they tried giving Elysse an oral medicine to "knock her out" but she started to come out of it and complain of pain just before they were going to lance. I mentioned my concern to the staff that was about to make the cut, and he pretty much shrugged it off with "We'll try anyway". Um, NO!!!!! Keep in mind, her infection is right between her legs. No, we are not just gonna try. I was aghast. I again spoke up and this time after consulting they called in the Doctor who decided we ought to try giving Elysse an IV to desensitize her again. That worked (although really not pleasant to see your child so out of it), they did the procedure, Elysse got stickers,
and we were out of there. Through these trials, Elysse has become a very brave and upbeat girl,
and I have to say, her pain tolerance seems to have gone up too. Four year olds are amazing. Elysse is now trying out an Eastern medicine and we're being careful to have her stay dry at night to try to knock this out of her system. We're all sick of it. Now is the time when she usually gets a reoccurence, and so far she's healthy, so we are thankful for that.
