Tuesday 13 February 2007

Jazzie is a bio-hazard

Went to the hospital yesterday for what we had hoped would be Jasmine's last postpartum check-up. It's really supposed to be a review of her development, to make sure everything is progressing OK and that there are no complications as a result of her being premature, but inevitably we used it as an excuse to get a Paediatrician give our sick bub the once over.

Within seconds he had diagnosed her as having adenovirus, a very nasty virus that has led to Jazzie's conjunctivitis, croup-like cough, sore throat, sore ear, runny nose and fever. It's not the best news, but at least we know what it is now. She's had conjunctivitis for over a week now, and they said that it can last as long as 10 days. Apparently her cough will last as long as 3-4 weeks as the protective lining of her chest has been affected and needs to re-build itself fully (or something like that.)

So, grandma still here and being our guardian angel, and Jazzie gets a reprieve from nursery, which I bet she loves. Last time we saw the paediatrician he said Jazzie was 'the full package'. This time he said she was a 'bio-hazard.'

Poor poor poor poor little bub.

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