Eli's Story
Eli, Mexico
Eli's Story: English translation (scroll down further for the original Spanish version!)
Eli my daughter, only 7 months old, became ill with a fever and after visiting several doctors and hearing different diagnoses of throat infection, we went to a pediatrician who informed us about the gravity of my daughter's health. Later we went to the IMSS (Mexican Institute of Social Security) where the results of the analysis found that she had a very low level of platelets. The next day my daughter had a seizure, they transferred us to the IMSS in Zamora after she had seizures again. She was intubated and induced to coma and later we were transferred to the IMSS Charo from Morelia where she was admitted to intensive care for 4 days. Her diagnosis was pneumococcal meningitis with suspected pulmonary aspiration.
The pediatricians in charge of intensive care asked me not to leave the hospital because Eli could die at any moment.
My daughter was very poorly, she had forgotten that I was her mother and even forgot how to suck milk from a bottle. She was confused and, in addition to this, her head was stuck to her back, she had a stiff neck, her limbs did not move and appeared shrunken. In the hospital they gave her different treatments, some initially causing an allergy.
It was clear that the pediatrics team of IMSS Charo knew how to treat this terrible disease. In addition, the doctor in charge of infectious diseases and the therapist were present to help with what was needed.
After 23 days of hospitalization, she was discharged, the after effects that remain may be in her speech and when she walks because she seems to have a stiff foot.
We live in the kings of Salgado Michoacán Mexico. Here the vaccine is only found in the private sector.
Moms, reading this note, make sure this does not happen to you. In Mexico so far this year there is a record of 100 cases, remember that this disease progresses so fast that it leads children to death.
La historia de Eli
Eli mi hija con tan sólo 7 meses de edad comenzó con fiebres después de visitar varios doctores y escuchar diferentes diagnósticos de infección de garganta fuimos con un pediatra él nos informó acerca de la gravidez de salud de mi hija. Posteriormente fuimos al IMSS en donde los resultados de los análisis es que tenía las plaquetas muy bajas. Al día siguiente mi hija convulsionó, nos trasladaron al IMSS de Zamora después de que presentará nuevamente crisis convulsivas de intubada e inducida al coma y posteriormente fuimos trasladadas al IMSS Charo de Morelia en donde fue ingresada a terapia intensiva por 4 días. Su diagnóstico fue neumonía bacteriana meningitis con sospecha de broncoaspiración.
Las pediatras encargadas de terapia intensiva me pidieron que no me moviera del hospital porque en cualquier momento podía fallecer Eli.
Mi hija pasó a piso, había olvidado que yo era su mamá incluso olvido cómo succionar el biberón. Mi hija estaba confundida además de esto tenía su cabeza pegada a su espalda, cuello rígido, extremidades sin movimiento y encogidas, en el hospital le dieron diferentes tratamientos por qué algunos le causó alergia.
Sin duda el equipo de pediatra del IMSS Charo supieron tratar esta terrible enfermedad. Además de que estuvo presente la doctora encargada de infectología y la terapeuta para ayudar en lo que se necesitaba
Después de 23 días de hospitalización la dieron de alta, la secuela que a ella le quedó puede ser en el lenguaje y al caminar pues muestra un pie rígido.
Nosotros vivimos en los reyes de Salgado Michoacán México. Aquí la vacuna la encontramos solo en el sector privado.
Mamá que lees esta nota que no te pase a ti. En México en lo que va del año se tiene registro de 100 casos, recuerden que esta enfermedad avanza tan rápido que lleva a los niños a la muerte.
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