Monday, April 19, 2010

Home Again, Home Again


We spent last Wed through Fri night at McKay Dee hospital. I thought that Jace just had a little cold but on Wed he started wheezing so I took him over to the kids care clinic and after 2 breathing treatments and a round of oral steriods the doctor informed me that he was going to need to be admitted to the hospital, run home, grab a bag and get to the hospital ASAP. We spent the next 2 days with intermittent sleep, lots of breathing treatments and a lot of waiting around.
Jace thought that he was having a fabulous time, flirting with the nurses, running up and down the halls with a mask on, playing with the toys they brought and spending one on one time with mom. He would run up and down the halls with a mask on wheezing away and stopping to laugh and say "hi" to everyone and giggle at the nurses.

I have a super cute pic of him getting ready for a bath with his little bum hanging out of the back of his gown. I would post it but don't want to get reported for obscene photos. But it's dang cute.
They diagnosed him with reactive airway disorder (RAD) similar to asthma, when I took him for a follow-up today the doctor thinks that it was probably due to a reaction to a virus (another kid at daycare was diagnosed with croup the same day. The doctor said that the same virus can affect kids differently depending on age.
Anyhow, we are now home and Jace is doing much better. We are doing breathing treatments every 6 hours now (instead of 4) and continuing to wean down. He's still happy as ever and actually seems to enjoy the breathing treatments.

2 comments:

Emu Monkey said...

I am so sorry to hear that you had a miserable couple of days. I am glad that he is okay and back home again.

Unknown said...

wow. This reminds me of when Nate was 2 and was in the hospital with broncitis and a double ear infection. He was so sick but he had such a blast playing with the nurses and toys. He didn't even mind the oxygen tubing in his nose. Kids are so amazing. glad to hear he is feeling better. Can't believe how BIG your boys are! And your yard looks fabulous as well