I have now been to the clinic three times this week :(. By mid-morning, Sarah had a low grade fever (between 99-100). We called up to the clinic and they said to watch her for a hour and see how she does. The fever subsided. When then home health care nurse came, the fever was back at 100.3 F. We called back up to the clinic and were a little more worried as Sarah hadn't been drinking very well, and her appetite was less. They said to bring her in. I packed up bags to stay overnight in the hospital and took Sarah up to the clinic. When we got there, her temperature was 37.9 C (100.2 F). They took some blood to run cultures and to get numbers. Then they started her on some fluids. The numbers came back OK and expected. It didn't look like she was dehydrated or anything. Her sodium was a little low but nothing to be concerned about. The fever wasn't high enough for them to do anything more than we are doing at home (giving the fortraz antibiotic). The doc even said it is kind of pointless for Sarah to be in the hospital just to get the same medication that she is getting at home. So they sent us home. Sarah was disappointed when we got put in a room in the clinic that we weren't in a room with a "bendy" bed. She was happy to come home.
Thanks for all the love and support.
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