Eliana has a relatively minor medical problem. I don't want to go into the details, but it is something that will require surgery eventually and meanwhile needs to be monitored to make sure there are no complications. So when our normally angelic baby was screaming, not crying but really shrieking, this morning, Shawn and I were concerned. We tried to get an appointment at her regular pediatrician's but were unable to until the evening. So after some debate it was decided that I would take her to the kupah (health fund) clinic and have her checked by the pediatrician on duty there. Shawn meanwhile was going to take Bracha to a check-up she had back at the hospital they were born at, and then on to a wedding we had both originally planned to attend, at least the chuppah part.
The pediatrician said we should see the pediatric surgeon on duty, who said she does seem to be in pain and we should check back with the pediatrician to make sure there was nothing else that could be causing her discomfort (ear infection, fever, etc.) If the ped says nothing is wrong then, the surgeon said, we should go to the ER where they can do a lot of tests in one place. I decided to take her to the hospital where her regular pediatric surgeon works (he's the department head). We got there at about 3pm and didn't leave till nearly 11pm. Shawn and Bracha joined us after her appointment instead of going to the wedding but after a couple of hours I sent them both home to sleep. My family all pitched in waiting with us, my brother and both my parents were over at various points.
Anyhow, long story made short, Eliana is thank God fine. It's likely that she was suffering a bit earlier but things straitened themselves out. If such a thing happens again we are to go to the doctor and they will again likely send us to the ER for immediate testing. If she seems to be in even worse shape we are to skip the pediatrician entirely and go straight to the ER.
We are so lucky she is such a happy baby. Besides for it being a pleasure in general, it also makes it very easy to detect when something is wrong with her. Sometimes she has her fussy days, every baby does. But when she shrieks in pain and acts unusually irritable like she was doing earlier we know it's something to worry about.
Now, to end with a picture of my awesome baby:
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