Madison's Immunization Adventure

When we first enrolled the kids in school they, of course, ask for the kids' immunization records. It is now required in Arizona for 6th graders to have the Meningitis shot. Madison had not had that shot so they gave us a certain amount of time to get it done. The first time we went they already had their afternoon full so we would have to go back another day. The kids have early out on Fridays so we decided that this Friday would work. I picked up the kids from school and we headed out. My Tom Tom was having issues so I kind of got lost on the way. Thanks goes out to Mom and Alli for helping me getting it working again!!

Finally we arrived and signed in. Madison was so nervous--threatening to hide when they called her name! She just kept saying she was going to cry and didn't want the other kids to see her! So I made Taylor watch Emerie and Payton in the waiting room (there was a little kiddie play area).

Maddie and I went back to the room with the nurse. She kept pulling her arm away and getting teary! The nurse said I would have to hold her arms. She ended up getting 3 shots! The Meningitis vaccine, the 2nd Chicken Pox vaccine, and a Tetanus vaccine. After the shots the nurse told Maddie she was good for 10 years!! Small consolation! She then asked the nurse if you were supposed to get light-headed. The nurse said that was possible. They stopped the bleeding, put band-aids on (crayon shaped) and let her pick a pencil.

She struggled as she walked out of the room and asked if I could help her walk. I did but by the time we hit the door to leave she had passed out! I had to drag her back in! She came around and sat on a chair in the waiting room (I am sure it was a great show to the people waiting!) She laid her head back and closed her eyes for a few minutes while sweat gathered on her forehead. Then--all of a sudden she said she felt better and we got up to leave. We made it all the way to the car, got everyone buckled up and drove about 10 feet and Maddie said, "Hold on a sec!" She jumped out and began dry-heaving. Then after a few of those she actually threw up! She threw up about 3 times.