As it turns out, most people here take the week before Easter or the week after Easter or both off for vacation. Our normal doctor was following protocol and was gone. We asked around and were given a few Dr. names in town but none of them opened until 10AM. It was 7 AM and she was in a lot of pain. We decided to go to the ER as it was right around the corner from where we live and we knew they could get her in right away. Plus, we knew it would be a normal sized bill unlike using the ER in the states. They don't really have the in between "Urgent Care" places that we would normally use in the US if the same thing were to happen there.
We didn't have to wait too terribly long and in fact were in and out and diagnosed by 9 AM. So an hour before even the normal Dr. offices were even open. The diagnosis was Mono!! It is interesting because for the past couple of weeks I told Marty it almost seems like Josie has Mono because she always looked so tired but I didn't think you could get it that young. Apparently Mono is silently multiplying in your body for 30-60 days before you show signs and symptoms!!
We came directly home. I went to the store to stock up on tons of liquids (juices, teas, popsicles, etc) and Josie went straight back to bed and slept most of the day. Poor thing.
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