A mama's life: HOT CHICK in da house

Mia's First Halloween was a total success: She decided to dress up as "HOT CHICK" and a hot chick she was!

On the spooky night of October 31, she played her part to the fullest with the most believable prop ever: a fever of 39.5°C which, indeed, was utterly scary and all Halloweeny. So much in fact we had to run to the ER.

But it looks like someone did not get the memo!

And Mia probably thinks it is still Halloween because she categorically refuses to stop being "Hot Chick". Talk about staying in character!

After our visit to the ER we got the fever under control, that is under 39.5°C but again, the next morning we got back to the same status quo. And it extended all day. Needless to say yesterday was not very hot for all of us, bar Mia of course.

And if we were able to somewhat manage the fever during the day, the night got completely wild and we ended up calling SOS Médecins who sent us our usual general practitioner who is almost one of the family now. We have called him so many times in the past, his house calls feel more like casual visits than a doctor's appointment! It also means we trust him and he managed to prevent another trip to the ER.

He examined Mia's chest, ears, throat and temperature which was still 39.5°C at the time and prescribed a dose of Voltaren (suppository). It took two whole hours for the fever to start cooling down! But thankfully, Mia's temperature was completely normal all night. Until this morning.

We woke up to find her once again boiling hot with a temperature over 39°C so we immediately started the day with a lukewarm bath and a dose of Tylenol. Poor thing was freezing in the water at 7am. Then again, that will teach her to want to be a Chick. You are never too young to start learning the basics and she should know chickens start their day early.

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We are hoping today will be the last of that Broadway performance of Halloween. Otherwise, we will have to take Mia to the hospital tomorrow for some blood tests. But we are not there yet. And hopefully we will not get there.

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REFERENCES:

SOS Médecins Lebanon

Tel.: +961 1 344444

Mob.: +961 3 344444

SOS Médecins Dubai

Tel.: +971 4 4275000

Mob.: +971 55 3804196

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS BLOG DOES NOT RECOMMEND THE ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS WITHOUT CONSULTING A PHYSICIAN FIRST.

THE DRUGS AND ADVICE RECOMMENDED ABOVE APPLY TO MIA'S CASE AND MAY NOT BE SUITABLE IN OTHER CASES OR FOR OTHER PATIENTS EVEN IF DISPLAYING SIMILAR SYMPTOMS.

I DID NOT MENTION DOSAGES ON PURPOSE AS ONLY A PHYSICIAN CAN PRESCRIBE THE SUITABLE AMOUNTS OF DRUG TO BE ADMINISTERED BASED ON EACH PATIENT'S CASE.

THANK YOU FOR STAYING SAFE AND ALWAYS SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE FROM A PHYSICIAN BEFORE ADMINISTERING DRUGS TO CHILDREN AND/OR ADULTS.

Mamma Mia

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