Abigail is now doing much better, after spending Wednesday night in hospital with fevers. Seems that beginning her immunisations a week after having some sort of virus/infection was a little too much for her. Her white cell count was over 15 and neutrophils above 7, so a bit of a personal high there for her immune system! The doctors think that the high level of these had her 'primed' to respond to any perceived infection quickly, and perhaps this lead to an over enthusiastic response to the vaccine. That said the flu shot she had last year also sent her into fevers, landing her in the ICU, so it might just be that this is the norm for her system.
Luckily this time around things were not as bad, with temps of 38+, but only 48hrs of anti-biotics and one night in hospital sufficient for her to recover. She was still very flat however, and had problems keeping much of anything down. However, yesterday things improved markedly, so hopefully she is over the worst of it now. Some ground now needs to be made up, as she has clearly lost some weight, but is now feeling a little better as you can see.
Luckily this time around things were not as bad, with temps of 38+, but only 48hrs of anti-biotics and one night in hospital sufficient for her to recover. She was still very flat however, and had problems keeping much of anything down. However, yesterday things improved markedly, so hopefully she is over the worst of it now. Some ground now needs to be made up, as she has clearly lost some weight, but is now feeling a little better as you can see.
Bad news is she'll need another two shots over the next two months, so we're hoping a night in the clink doesn't accompany each one. It is a good reminder however of how sensitive she is at present, and a good chance to remind all that might visit that now is a good time to get your own flu shot up to date.
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