Vomiting is Back

We thought Annie was starting to do a little better. Her seizures have been so mild that we usually don't catch them at all unless we happen to be looking at her hand or holding her hand.  However, last night Annie started vomiting again. She vomited again this morning right after getting her morning meds, so I waited a little while for her tummy to rest, and then re-dosed her seizure meds. I waited a full 2 hours for those to stay down, and then started her on some Gatorade.

While her stomach was empty earlier today, Annie had a big seizure followed by strong retching. If she had had anything in her stomach, I'm sure she would have thrown up. It was almost as if the seizure induced the retching, but I'm not sure.

Annie tolerated the Gatorade all day, so late this afternoon I started her back very slowly on her formula. She did well for a few hours, so I increased the rate, but then about two hours later, she threw up twice. So we went back to Gatorade and will continue that through the night and see if tomorrow is better.

We really don't know what could be causing this vomiting. Today was her last day on the antibiotics, so her UTI should be totally cleared up. Molly has had a cold, so we wonder if Annie has caught that cold from Molly, even though Molly isn't really home much. Colds for Annie can cause vomiting because she can't tolerate any amount of congestion. She can't blow her nose, and ends up gagging on secretions and phlegm which make her vomit. She doesn't sound congested tonight after putting her to bed, but we'll definitely be trying some decongestants tomorrow if the vomiting continues.

So we're back to our goal of just staying hydrated. Dehydration can affect Annie's seizures, but also being off of her normal diet, or anything else that disrupts her routines can also increase her seizures. So hopefully the vomiting doesn't persist. One more week until her brain MRI. Pray that she is well enough for it to move forward. Since she'll require full sedation for the MRI, she has to be healthy and well and not vomiting. She also has to be very hydrated for her bladder scan study coming up on Monday!