Jake came home & met me because I was terrified to drive by myself down to Goodlettsville in case she had another seizure in the car. I grabbed her Halloween costume (she was going to be Minnie Mouse) since we were supposed to go eat at my Gigi's that night for mine & Jake's birthdays. I wasn't sure if we'd get to go or not, but wanted to take everything just in case so we didn't have to drive all the way back home.
All her vitals were good at the pediatrician, and she was fine when Dr. White examined her. They called in a prescription for her everyday seizure medicine so we could pick it up. We decided to get it at the Walgreens in Springfield instead of the one in Goodlettsville (since we figured it would give the pharmacy time to get the medicine ready).
Madison fell asleep in the car right before we got into Springfield. We got to the first main light in Springfield, and she opened her eyes and looked at me. She had a weird look about her, so I grabbed her oxygen tank. All the sudden her eyes rolled back in her head & she started turning blue. It seemed like it took forever to get the tank to work & the oxygen put in her nose. I told Jake to turn left & go to Northcrest. Madison wasn't breathing & her whole face was turning purple. The oxygen was cranked up all the way, but since she wasn't breathing it wasn't doing any good.
Jake was having to drive almost the whole way to Northcrest in the turning lane, and I got Madison out of her car seat to try to turn her on her side. I could see her tongue was blocking her mouth / airway. I tried to pull down on her mouth to open the airway & she was so rigid I couldn't even budge her chin down. It probably took 2 minutes to get to the hospital. I seriously thought she wasn't going to make it because I couldn't get her to breathe. I jumped out of the truck & ran in the ER. As I was yelling that she wasn't breathing & we needed someone NOW - Madison started breathing some & her color was improving. Out of all the things that have happened so far, I think that was the scariest. I just felt helpless & had no idea what I could do. If this happens again I will try to do CPR, but I couldn't do it in the truck.
They made sure she was stable at Northcrest & started her seizure medicine, then she was transported to Vanderbilt. They did a chest x-ray & CT scan (which were normal). We got up to a room late last night & they finished hooking up the EEG about 1:30am. It ran until lunchtime today, and it also came back normal. She is now on seizure medicine twice a day. We are just praying that this is the right medicine for her & the right dosage. I don't know if I can take another day like yesterday. But if it happens, we will just trust in God & do all we can to help her.
I'm so thankful we happened to choose to go to Springfield instead of home. I know God had His hand over Madison & I'm so thankful that she is ok. We love this sweet little angel so much (even though she's going to give me a heart attack before I'm 30).
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