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Showing posts with label RSV. Show all posts
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Friday, April 3, 2009

Parker Update

Parker is doing so much better. Here he is in the hospital having his breathing treatment. I love his dinosaur mask.

Even though he is getting better he still isn't completely healthy yet. I took him back to the pediatrician this week because of his cough. In the middle of the night he coughs so hard that his entire body shakes and he starts to gag/choke. He then starts to cry but somehow stays asleep. Mom on the other hand cannot sleep because it is rather scary. The doctor said his lungs sound clear if you can listen past the congestion. They did give us another prescription for the suction clinic so we have been doing that again every night before bed. When I was talking the the respiratory therapist (same one who sent us to the ER and then by ambulance to PCMC) the other night expressing my concern/frustration he said, "You have to understand he was very very sick. It is going to take a long time for him to get better."

Even though he still sounds so yucky he is acting happier every day. He is really starting to enjoy looking at the toys on his play gym and occasionally tries to get them.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Finally



Parker is finally off oxygen. I am thrilled, to say the least. Hopefully he will continue to get better. I've been told his cough will last a month. I can handle that. Since I don't have to go into the hospital twice a day now I have just picked up an extra four hours a day. What shall I do with all that time?

Sleep!!!

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Home

We just got home from the hospital. Parker is on oxygen and we will take him to the outpatient suction clinic for a few days as needed. I am so glad to be home.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

RSV

Parker has been admitted to Primary Children's Medical Center. I went to the doctor on Friday and was told I had bronchitis. Parker started coughing late Saturday night and I decided we better get him checked before we went to Las Vegas. The doctor at the Urgent Care had us come in three times on Sunday to monitor him. He then decided to send us to PCMC to get tested for RSV. After five hours in the ER it was confirmed that he did have RSV. They sent us home and told us where to take him for RSV/bronchiolitis clinics (they suction out the babies and can do breathing treatment so babies don't have to be hospitalized).

I took him for suctioning three times yesterday, the third being at 2:00am. His heart rate was way too high and his oxygen was too low. They couldn't get him to the levels they wanted so we were transported via ambulance to PCMC.

We have been here for about three hours. Parker is doing okay. He is just on oxygen he hasn't had any breathing treatments here yet but I'm sure he will. Hopefully he will get better quickly.