Quick Update On My 6 Year Old Mikayla’s Condition.

 

Quick Update On My 6 Year Old Mikayla’s Condition.

5-27-2012

 

 

A healthier & happier looking Mikayla yesterday. 

For those who read my lengthy story a couple of days ago which had me and my husband beside ourselves in a puddle of tears after being told that our daughter has some form of cancer. That horror seems to be fully behind us now. 

 

She is fighting off a mono infection, and while the signs and symptoms did mimic some forms of cancer, that word should never have been uttered. And with such definitive certainty.

 

Believe you me, I will file a complaint against this doctor for making me and my husband think our little girl might die before all of the blood work and other testing came back in. I’ve only been that frightened one other time in my life and I am just so glad we can move on from this now.

 

If you did see the last post and the unexplained swelling of her face one day suddenly, and the extreme hives that were continuing on, she needed to see somebody. We saw an allergist on Friday who even called yesterday to check up on Mikayla, which was nice. Even unexpected in this day and age.

 

I was nervous because I didn’t want the allergy testing to be painful for her. Also, I was scared because I didn’t know what it might show. I was going to insist they do it to me first because I wasn’t going to let them do anything barbaric to my child. I seriously wanted to feel what she would be feeling. They insisted that now there are no more needles involved. Zero pain. That was a load off.

 

Until the appointment we carried epi pens around not knowing what she was reacting to and if God forbid she came into contact with whatever that was, she could have her throat swell up and possibly die. So I was very scared going out anywhere with her in case this were to happen.

 

Again, a swollen Mickey.

 *cry*

 

In my mind though, it did seem so bizarre that this brand new allergy could be separate from this illness she had been diagnosed with. To me, I kept having the feeling that it all was a bit too coincidental. The facial swelling only happened once, but we certainly didn’t want to see it happen again and worse. The hives were coming on and going off without any rhyme or reason. I just had a feeling they were related. Then on Friday, I indeed got that confirmation. The rashes are related to the mononucleosis.

 

She doesn’t have a food or pollen, animal fur or any kind of allergy causing this. It’s just one of the less common symptoms of the mono virus. The swelling he figured out was because of a dose of Motrin she had received the day prior. We now need to use only Tylenol and some Zyrtec for the itchiness. She should be good as new. Yesterday was a good day for her.

 

Scared before the doctor came in.

 

   Yahoo…I’m alright! The relief sets in.

 

Out we go!

 

She’s still a bit tired and moody..yes, but my little girl is going to be alright, praise the Lord! My own symptoms have since subsided. My exhaustion and itchiness. Amazing how we do feel our children’s pain quite literally. Such a roller coaster ride this past week has been. This could have all played out so very differently.

 

Today, every day, just remember how lucky you are to have healthy children in your homes. Even if they make you crazy sometimes. Spilling juice on your brand new carpet, you catch them writing in crayon on the living room wall, they have a meltdown in the middle of isle 17 at Target, or they are screaming in the middle of the night and you can’t figure out why. Remember..never forget just how lucky you are that they are strong, healthy, perfect little beings.

 

To have to think about one of them disappearing from your lives is the most scary and enlightening thing that could ever happen to a person. That scary thought has made me fight to become an even better mom. And a better, more patient, attentive, and loving human being in general.

 

Moral of the story: ”Don’t sweat the small stuff. The saying is true..Things can always be much worse.” Mama P.

 

Thank you for the prayers!