We are in the emergency room at the moment waiting to be admitted for the evening. Iris had a very scary episode of some very scary symptoms earlier in the evening. She vomited (her 2nd of the day) and had diarrhea. These can be signs of heart failure. Additionally, she was in a cold sweat and was having tons of bubbly saliva (foam?) coming from her mouth. It did not appear to be a seizure, so far as we know. As we decided to make the drive to the ER her skin became mottled and ashen. We rushed out the door and on the way to the hospital we called 911. I had them connect us to the ER at Children's Hospital so that they would be expecting us when we arrived.
By the time we arrived Iris had fallen asleep. A little while later she looked fairly good and she is now sitting in her dad's arms feeling kind of smiley.
The best guess for what happened is that she had an episode of SVT (supraventricular tachycardia). She is on digoxin to combat this condition but it can still recur. Iris and I are staying the night and I imagine we'll be discharged tomorrow. More info when I have it.
By the time we arrived Iris had fallen asleep. A little while later she looked fairly good and she is now sitting in her dad's arms feeling kind of smiley.
The best guess for what happened is that she had an episode of SVT (supraventricular tachycardia). She is on digoxin to combat this condition but it can still recur. Iris and I are staying the night and I imagine we'll be discharged tomorrow. More info when I have it.
Thanks for the update -- I sent you an email earlier today but just now saw this -- glad to know Iris settled back down.
ReplyDeleteHappy 2-month-day to the young lady, by the way. :-)
ReplyDeleteHeart sinks. But good to read that she recovered and is doing better.
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