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Originally Posted by earthmama369 View Post
Time is important in things like that. DS had a high fever at 8 days old and was hospitalized for 3 days, and they also did a spinal tap on admission, in addition to a catheter and a blood draw. Yes, it was horrible. But they were trying to get as many answers as possible, as quickly as possible, to prevent damage and complications. If they were wrong about the urine test results, but waited on those to start the other tests, valuable time could have been lost for treatment.

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I know how awful it feels to watch your baby go through that. I hope she's feeling better now.
I agree. It's hard to watch and terrifying to go through, but you did the right thing. When they're that tiny, time is truly of the essence.

I hope you are all feeling better soon.