Last week Spark Plug came down with a fever. It got as high as 103.6F. She was sick and so Hubby took her to the hospital. They looked her over and taped a bag on her to get a urine sample. She came home and went to bed. Poor girl. I felt so badly for her. It breaks my heart to see kids sick and uncomfortable.

Those bags are horrible when taped to little ladies. When they go to the bathroom hardly any gets in the bag. Hubby dropped the minuscule amount off at the doctor's office the next morning and the doctor made fun of him for turning in such a piddly sample. After a few jokes passed back and forth, it turns out she had a bladder infection. She got a prescription for antibiotics and is still taking the meds. She will be done tomorrow and is much more herself now that her lips and hands aren't turning blue from being outside in the 20 degree Celsius heat.

Yesterday afternoon EvieG started complaining that it hurt when she went tinkles. Later in the day she felt warm. I took her temperature. She was at 101.4F. Great. Hubby took her to the hospital and sure enough she too has a bladder infection and is now on antibiotics. I am glad I continued to pay into my health care benefits.

I have learned from very dear friends of ours who are in the health profession that bladder infections are to be taken seriously. They should be given a VCUG, which is a test where they put a dye into their bladders to make sure that they don't have reflux where the urine backtracks into the kidney. Reflux could result in kidney damage. I called the doctor's office and have an appointment for them both tomorrow. They will both have an renal ultrasound and I am going to ask for a referral to a pediatrician. From there we will see if we go further and have a VCUG done.

I am worried and think it is very curious that they both have the same infection at the same time. The doctor said that this is purely coincidental. I hope they don't have some congenital bladder problem. They have both had these infections in the past. We will have it looked at and from here on in, I will not be using any bubble bath. I think that maybe there could be a common link there.

All's I'm sayin's all.

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