Olivia's Trip to The Dayton Children's E.R.

A couple of weeks ago I took Olivia to the pediatrician for a diaper rash gone wrong.  What started out as a rash quickly turned into a very hard, large, painful bump on her bum.  Upon examination of the area by the doctor we were quickly told that we needed to take her to Dayton Children's E.R. to have the area  cut and drained.  It turned out the area was infected and caused a large abscess.  We were warned that depending on what they decided at E.R. she might be admitted over night.  Thankfully, that didn't happen.  My Mama instincts were spot on and had I waited to take her to her original appointment we had made for few days later we would have been faced with surgery and a hospital stay for a treatment of IV antibiotics.  But, because we caught before it got way too big they were able to take care of in the E.R. and treat with outpatient antibiotics.  In order to drain the abscess, Olivia had to be strapped into a a papoose (straight-jacket) to keep her from moving, and then she was given a shot with a local anesthetic to numb the area, and then the doctor took a razor blade and cut into the area to squeeze and drain it.  Olivia was brave but when they started cutting, she (and I) started crying.  She kept saying over and over between cries, "all done, please Mommy!"  It was enough to break my heart!  But, all is well now and we made it home in time for dinner!