Some Updates

Sorry that it's been so long since my last posting. A lot has been going on, so I haven't had a whole lot of time. Let's see, where do I start?

As you all know, Caden was hospitalized due to him contracting RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus). Holly had taken Caden into the doctor the Thursday before he was admitted because he was sick. The doctor looked at him and figured that it was RSV, so she sent Holly home with a nebulizer and some medication to help Caden breath easier. Holly said that he started breathing a little easier when the did the first treatment at the doctor's office.

Over the weekend he was doing okay. He kind of looked sick and had a stuffy nose as well as the breathing problems, but he was eating the same as normal and playing just fine.

On Monday, February 6th, Holly said that he didn't really want to wake up and he looked a little pale. She called the doctor and she said that she wanted to see him. The earliest urgent appointment she had open was at 1:50 PM. We went in and she said he seemed the same as when he was last in. Stuffy nose, and the same crackling while he was breathing due to the secretion build up. She decided to check his oxygen level, and it was down to 73%. It is supposed to be 90% or higher. Preferrably in the high 90's. Dr. Krenzer said that with an oxygen level that low, she would feel much better admitting him to Chilren's Hospital and putting him on some oxygen, at least overnight.

Of course, this put Holly in tears. I completely understand why, we already had 6 weeks of worrying; and with all of the other news that we've had. They gave him another breathing treatment then put him on oxygen. We had to sit and wait at the doctor's office a short while before we could go over to the hospital. Luckily it is only a few blocks away. They said he would be fine without oxygen until we got over there. We left daddy's truck at the doctor's office and just drove the car.

Dr. Krenzer had called over so that the paper work would be ready and we could get right into a room. When we got there I dropped Holly and Caden off at the front doors and then went to park. I expected that they would already be going up to his room by the time I hit the lobby to find out where they went. When I got to the lobby, there they were sitting at one of the admittance desks. They said that they didn't have a room ready yet. So, they took us up to the 5th floor and put us in a treatment room so that they could get the stats that they needed from Caden. Mommy filled out paperwork and answered questions while daddy comforted Caden.

They got us into room 514.

As soon as we walked in, we knew this room was better than the one he had in the NICU. It was bigger, it was completely private with a door you can shut, it had it's own private bathroom, more seating, and a TV.

We figured he'd be in the hospital for 2 nights for sure; not the 4 (almost 5) nights that it was. He didn't get released unil Friday night.

We also figured that Caden was too old to leave in the hospital by hisself and he was too used to sleeping in his own bed that we decided that at least one of us should stay with him overnight. The first night, Holly stayed at the hospital overnight with Caden. The second night, I did. And the third and fourth nights Holly stayed.

They took some blood, a urine sample, and gave us instructions on what we should do. (Ex. keep track of how much he takes from each bottle, not throw away his dirty diapers,...) They said they could do a Rapid RSV test to verify that that is what we are dealing with. The next day they actually did the test and did verify that it was RSV.




Until Next time, I continue to ask for and thank you for your prayers.