I posted the other day about Collin and Maddox being sick and on Tuesday night we ended up in the ER because of it!! Maddox was feeling pretty cruddy that day so I called his doctor's office and talked to a nurse at around 4 pm who said he would either start getting better or much worse that night and if he got worse to bring him in the next day!! Well, he ended up getting WORSE!!! I put him to bed around 8:00 and he would not sleep for more than 15~20 minutes at a time before he would wake up crying!! He had a fever around 102 when I put him down so I gave him Tylenol at that time. He was SUPER congested and had a yucky cough and since he is a paci kid he was having a really hard time breathing!! We kept trying to put him back to bed but he would just wake back up crying! I could tell he was miserable!! We debated whether or not to take him somewhere and finally at around midnight we loaded up and headed to the ER because it was the only place open! Maddox cried almost the entire way there!! Poor buddy!!
They got us all checked in and checked his vitals which were fine (his oxygen level might have been a little low but nothing major). We then waited around for the Dr. Two of our best friends, Jennifer and Danielle, insisted on meeting us up there so we weren't alone!! A PA finally came in (Maddox again cried the entire time we waited) and got all the details then told us what they were going to do. They did a breathing treatment of humidified oxygen to help him out. Then the ER doctor come in just to check him out and she diagnosed him with an infection in his right ear. Then a respiratory specialist came in a did a sinus cleanse (I think is what they called it). The cleanse was HORRIBLE!! I had to put a pillow over his arms and chest to hold him down while a guy put saline solution in his nose and then stuck a tube up it and down his throat to get a sample to test or RSV and the flu!! I was awful!! Maddox just screamed and said "mamma" and it broke my heart!! After that was over he was exhausted and fell asleep in my arms. We then waited some more for the lab results. The PA finally came back in and said that he had tested positive for the flu despite having gotten a flu shot! Bummer!!!
For kids, they don't really do anything to treat the flu because tamiflu makes them sick to their stomach so it just has run it's course!! They did give him a dose of benadryl to help clear him up and help him sleep and also a prescription for amoxicillin for the ear infection. The was not thrilled about having to wake up to take the meds but after he did we were sent on our way!!
He fell asleep right when we got in the car and slept the entire way home. We ended up getting home at around 2:30 am. He still didn't sleep well that night so I ended up getting in bed with him and he finally slept for a few hours in a row. We were all exhausted the next day and just hung around the house for the most part. We made one trip to Walgreens for some popsicles, vapor rub, gatorade, and a battery powered nasal aspirator (that the hospital told me about...it works great too!!) and then a trip to the pediatricians office that afternoon!! The pediatrician wanted me to bring him in so they could make sure he wasn't getting dehydrated because I was having trouble getting him to drink any fluids. We saw the PA and she said he looked just fine and told me some signs to look for and to just keep an eye on him!!
Last night he finally slept through the night for the first time since last week!! It was fabulous and much needed for this tired momma and for him!! He woke up acting like he felt a ton better!! He is still stuffy and has a cough but hasn't had a fever all day!! He took a good nap this afternoon and ate a good lunch for the first time since getting sick!! Hopefully this means we are on the mend!!! Having a sick kiddo is never fun!! Now I'm just praying that I can somehow manage to stay well!! If you think about it send up a little prayer!!
So that was our not fun experience with our sick little boy!! I am so glad he seems to be feeling better!! There is not much worse as a parent than seeing your baby miserable and not being able to help them!!
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