"Mumps" the word (maybe)

I had to take Kaitlyn to the Urgent Care clinic this morning because one side of her neck/lower jaw is swollen. It was yesterday and she said it hurt some, so she took some advil and went to work. Last night it hurt a little more and this morning it was still swollen. After a sleepless night (me panicking with gangrene? staph? fiddleback spider? cancer? etc.) I took her this morning to the clinic instead of waiting for her doctor's office to open at 9, then they try to work her in. They had to draw blood - her first time - she was freaked out and I told her to go ahead and cry, just concentrate on me and squeeze my hand. It was over before she knew it. They tested her blood and said the CBC looked good, they couldn't find anything, but they are testing her for mumps as it is making a comeback. She had not had her last booster shot (at 14-15 years old). They will let me know in a couple of days if her test comes back positive for mumps. Meanwhile, she is on a Z pack, steroids, and has pain medication. And I "sort of" have my sanity back. I remember my mother taking me to a little boys house when I was about 9 or 10 and EXPOSING me to mumps. I'd had everything else, measles, german measles, chicken pox, etc. but I never got the mumps! Anyway, the pharmacist said the steroids might make her irritable (will she kick my butt if I say something to her - like PMS on steroids??!!!!) Hopefully not. It's only for a few days. We'll see. Plus this week is finals so she has to go to school. Hopefully your week is better......