Life has been rough this past week.
AmberElaine84
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My girls were outside playing on Sunday night, and Becca (4) was just standing there, pushing the glider swing back and forth, and Alli (1) walked right into it as she was swinging it. She made a cry and fell down. I waited for her to stand up, but she didn't, so I went and grabbed her. Her mouth opened in this sick sort of way like she was going to scream, but she didn't. Instead, her face turned purple and her eyes went in a different directions and rolled straight up into her head. Then her body went completely limp in my arms. We rushed her to the hospital...she was unconscious for about 30 minutes total.
When she came to, the doctors gave her a CT scan, and they thought they saw an occipital skull fracture. The ER dr. said he was 99.9 percent sure that it wasn't a fracture, but they wanted to monitor her anyway over night. They let us go Monday, said she didn't have skull fracture, but that they don't know whether she had a seizure or a concussion.
So, we have a follow up appt. today at 1:00pm. I pray that it wasn't a seizure, but the Dr. gave me signs to look for just in case. He said he didn't think she had a concussion because there wasn't much swelling and she had no bleeding or vomitting.
The look of her face and the way her body felt and looked still makes me completely sick to my stomach. Also, I can't believe the way that our hospital treated us. The receptionist saw Alli unconscious and didn't do anything until my husband yelled at her, and then they put her on the examining table and walked out. The doctor came in 15 minutes later, shook her little body around on the table, and told me he was going to try to "piss her off".
Anyway, all of this made me realize that our little ones are all that more precious. We could have lost our daughter. It makes me want to throw up.
Life is so short, so precious. We take for granted the things that we have and you never know when things like this will happen. So we need to forget about the material things that we think make us happy, and take a good look around at what God really gave us...our family and friends. They will be there for you when the rest of the world turns it's back on you.
When she came to, the doctors gave her a CT scan, and they thought they saw an occipital skull fracture. The ER dr. said he was 99.9 percent sure that it wasn't a fracture, but they wanted to monitor her anyway over night. They let us go Monday, said she didn't have skull fracture, but that they don't know whether she had a seizure or a concussion.
So, we have a follow up appt. today at 1:00pm. I pray that it wasn't a seizure, but the Dr. gave me signs to look for just in case. He said he didn't think she had a concussion because there wasn't much swelling and she had no bleeding or vomitting.
The look of her face and the way her body felt and looked still makes me completely sick to my stomach. Also, I can't believe the way that our hospital treated us. The receptionist saw Alli unconscious and didn't do anything until my husband yelled at her, and then they put her on the examining table and walked out. The doctor came in 15 minutes later, shook her little body around on the table, and told me he was going to try to "piss her off".
Anyway, all of this made me realize that our little ones are all that more precious. We could have lost our daughter. It makes me want to throw up.
Life is so short, so precious. We take for granted the things that we have and you never know when things like this will happen. So we need to forget about the material things that we think make us happy, and take a good look around at what God really gave us...our family and friends. They will be there for you when the rest of the world turns it's back on you.
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My girls were outside playing on Sunday night, and Becca (4) was just standing there, pushing the glider swing back and forth, and Alli (1) walked right into it as she was swinging it. She made a cry and fell down. I waited for her to stand up, but she didn't, so I went and grabbed her. Her mouth opened in this sick sort of way like she was going to scream, but she didn't. Instead, her face turned purple and her eyes went in a different directions and rolled straight up into her head. Then her body went completely limp in my arms. We rushed her to the hospital...she was unconscious for about 30 minutes total.
When she came to, the doctors gave her a CT scan, and they thought they saw an occipital skull fracture. The ER dr. said he was 99.9 percent sure that it wasn't a fracture, but they wanted to monitor her anyway over night. They let us go Monday, said she didn't have skull fracture, but that they don't know whether she had a seizure or a concussion.
So, we have a follow up appt. today at 1:00pm. I pray that it wasn't a seizure, but the Dr. gave me signs to look for just in case. He said he didn't think she had a concussion because there wasn't much swelling and she had no bleeding or vomitting.
The look of her face and the way her body felt and looked still makes me completely sick to my stomach. Also, I can't believe the way that our hospital treated us. The receptionist saw Alli unconscious and didn't do anything until my husband yelled at her, and then they put her on the examining table and walked out. The doctor came in 15 minutes later, shook her little body around on the table, and told me he was going to try to "piss her off".
Anyway, all of this made me realize that our little ones are all that more precious. We could have lost our daughter. It makes me want to throw up.
Life is so short, so precious. We take for granted the things that we have and you never know when things like this will happen. So we need to forget about the material things that we think make us happy, and take a good look around at what God really gave us...our family and friends. They will be there for you when the rest of the world turns it's back on you.0 -
:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I don't even know what to say...this brought me to tears...:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:0
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Oh no...I am sorry that you had to deal with that.
I hope your little one is ok.0 -
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Bless your heart. I can't even imagine what you were and are going through. I hope your little one is ok and I'll keep her and you in my prayers.
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Sending thoughts and best wishes to you and your family. Everything will be okay with your precious little one. :flowerforyou:0
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I'll be thinking of your daughter this week.
There is nothing that is challenging in quite the same way as dealing with ill children, especially if there is an unknown.
Yes, medical personnel can be awful as often as they can be terrific. I have been there many times.
I hope your little one is doing well and is completely healed soon.0 -
Glad everything is okay with your daughter, what an ordeal.
Think I'll give mine a extra hug tonight! 0 -
Oh my i am sorry you had to go through that. The behavior of the hospital is inexcusable. i would report it to the administrator. that is not right. i will be keeping you all in my thoughts today. hope everything is ok. hang in there!!!:flowerforyou:0
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it reminds me of something that happened to us.....
my middle child Joey (10 now) was about 6 and he was a MONSTER haha anyways he loved to climb so i guess when my back was turned he decided to climb the kitchen table... i was right in the kitchen occupied with dinner and i didnt see him.... anyways he stood on the table and the table tilted and he fell off and smashed his head on the ground... he started screaming and i picked him up and he did the same thing and he started to go red and his eyes rolled back in his head and his arms started shaking .... of course i paniced threw him in the car and took him to the hospital.... by the time we got there the was concious and had a massive goose egg on his head....so they did a ct scan and all that but never found anything.... they basically told me that the impact "may" have caused a seasure from the brain rattling around in his scull or he could have just held his breath from crying and passed out.....anyways we never figured out what really happened but it never happened again.
i hope this makes you feel a bit better to know that maybe it was a fluke thing the way she got hit??? i dunno?? but i will deffinately say a little prayer for alli that she will be ok
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my prayers are with your family0
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:flowerforyou: Hope your little one gets to feeling better!0
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I'm so sorry all this happened - I felt sick just reading it, I can't imagine what you felt going through it!!!! Ugh. Please let us know what the doctor says after the appt today.
Great post though - a good reminder of what really matters in life.
Take care
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I am thinking of your daughter and your family and wishing and praying for the best! 0
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Oh I am totally heartbroken. Think I will give mine extra hugs today.
I hope everything turns out well for your daughter. I will say a prayer for you and your family.0 -
You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. 0
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What a terrifying, horrible thing to go through. I hope everything is okay at your appointment and sending big hugs your way!0
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:flowerforyou: I'm so glad she's ok. What horrifying thing to go through.
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My girls were outside playing on Sunday night, and Becca (4) was just standing there, pushing the glider swing back and forth, and Alli (1) walked right into it as she was swinging it. She made a cry and fell down. I waited for her to stand up, but she didn't, so I went and grabbed her. Her mouth opened in this sick sort of way like she was going to scream, but she didn't. Instead, her face turned purple and her eyes went in a different directions and rolled straight up into her head. Then her body went completely limp in my arms. We rushed her to the hospital...she was unconscious for about 30 minutes total.
When she came to, the doctors gave her a CT scan, and they thought they saw an occipital skull fracture. The ER dr. said he was 99.9 percent sure that it wasn't a fracture, but they wanted to monitor her anyway over night. They let us go Monday, said she didn't have skull fracture, but that they don't know whether she had a seizure or a concussion.
So, we have a follow up appt. today at 1:00pm. I pray that it wasn't a seizure, but the Dr. gave me signs to look for just in case. He said he didn't think she had a concussion because there wasn't much swelling and she had no bleeding or vomitting.
The look of her face and the way her body felt and looked still makes me completely sick to my stomach. Also, I can't believe the way that our hospital treated us. The receptionist saw Alli unconscious and didn't do anything until my husband yelled at her, and then they put her on the examining table and walked out. The doctor came in 15 minutes later, shook her little body around on the table, and told me he was going to try to "piss her off".
Anyway, all of this made me realize that our little ones are all that more precious. We could have lost our daughter. It makes me want to throw up.
Life is so short, so precious. We take for granted the things that we have and you never know when things like this will happen. So we need to forget about the material things that we think make us happy, and take a good look around at what God really gave us...our family and friends. They will be there for you when the rest of the world turns it's back on you.
I'm having to hold back the tears since I'm at work.
Find the info for your state's medical board. Call and formalize a complaint. Against the hospital AND the doctor.
No one should ignore you as you rush into the hospital with an unconscious toddler.
No doctor should SHAKE your child in efforts to 'piss her off' because she isn't responding.
FORMALIZE A COMPLAINT.
If not for you, do it for the next person with an unconscious toddler that may walk into that hospital.
Also, if she did in fact have a seizure, it may not be as serious of a condition as you are worrying about. Children will sometimes have seizures and grow out of them. (They think my daughter had at least one as an infant.) I had a blackout episode last year and saw a neurologist who thought I might have had a seizure. They assured me that seizures don't all fall in that category/mental image we all get when we hear the word.
Please give us an update from the doctors on your poor baby. You'll be in my thoughts.0 -
Goodness, the whole ordeal sounds horrendous. I can't believe how the hospital treated you, it sounds so awful. I really hope your little one is feeling her happy healthy self again soon 0
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Oh my gosh!! I am so sorry!! I truely hope your little one is o.k.
Yes - file a formal complaint. Please do it. There is no excuse for that kind of behavior. I'm not sure that that receptionist and doctor wouldn't be in cold storage if my dh had been there. I KNOW if my fil had been there they would be. That is soooo wrong. Thanks for sharing - you and your family are in my prayers. :flowerforyou:0 -
This is for the state of Illinois. Difficult information to track down! There's a website where you can fill out the form and a contact number if you want to talk to someone about this.
Complaints against any individual or entity regulated by the Division of Professional Regulation may be filed by contacting the Complaint Intake Unit:
File a complaint by Email
https://www.idfpr.com/dpr/FILING/Complaint.asp
Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Division of Professional Regulation
Complaint Intake Unit
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 9-300
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312/814-69100
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