This morning we had a follow-up with a pediatrician (not her regular one, but one who has seen her before). He said although she sounds junky, it’s probably mostly in her upper airway and would benefit from suction. yuck. He tried to get her oxygen level, which was difficult as usual because she moves a lot. Then he put a sensor on her foot, taped it on, and less than 1 minute later, he had a reading of 99. Why has nobody else ever done that? OMG!
He saw the report from the ER and said to me, “no offense to the ER docs, but I defer to the radiologist. He found no pneumonia, so I don’t think she has it, or if she does, it’s a mild case.” I thanked him profusely, said that’s what I thought, and told him how much I appreciate him not overreacting, as so many medical professionals are prone to when it comes to sweet Maria.
She’s doing pretty well today. Ate fairly well, isn’t interested in sleeping, so I put her in the walker and she’s at the table trying to pull papers off. Yea Maria!! Love it when she gets in trouble like that.