Well, crap

[marydell]

Mike's getting over the flu. I'm on my 3rd day of Tamiflu so kind of keeping it at bay. Charlie's on his 2d day of godawful-bronchial-thing. Yesterday we took him to the emergency room when he was wheezing, and the sucked a bunch of goo out of him, and he was better so we went home with a nebulizer and stuff. All night he was ok--coughing, sick, but sleeping and eating ok and with the nebulizer every 4 hours, also breathing ok. Then this morning he woke up abruptly at 5:30 hollering, and wouldn't stop crying; wouldn't eat, spiked a fever, etc. Breathing 75 breaths a minute, which is a whole lot. Back to the emergency room, more suction, some motrin, some kind of steroid to break up the fuh in his chest. Which worked pretty well and he's eating and happy again.

Good news: cultures and xrays show that it's not flu, not RSV, not pneumonia. Something viral, though.

Bad news: he's still breathing too fast; he still has a fever. They're admitting him for 24-hour observation. Mike's with him now while I run home to have a shower and medicate myself for my damn flu, and possibly take a nap, because this thing is catching up to me, and I can't let myself get bronchitis, and I'll be spending the night up there with him.

Please send good thoughts Charlie's way, if you have some to spare...he's a strong, big baby, so he should be fine, but he's not 4 months old yet, so any kind of illness is a big deal.

Comments

[pnkrokhockeymom.livejournal.com]

I have a gazillion good thoughts that I am sending your way, and so are all of my people! Please let me know if there is anything my long-distance self can do for you in addition to thinking happy, positive, healthful thoughts.

[pmrabble.livejournal.com]

Best wishes, Mary, to you all.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, it's so hard when they're so little and can't have things explained to them. I'll be thinking of you all.

[mirrorshard.livejournal.com]

Always good thoughts to spare. Babies have a lot of natural resistance, but it's never fun for them or anyone around.

[vcmw]

Hope that poor Charlie feels better and that you don't get all sick taking care of him. Poor little dude, phlegmy infections are extra nasty when you're little. Too small to even blow your nose!

[readinggeek451]

Best wishes to Charlie, and to you, for a quick and complete recovery.

*hugs*

[ashnistrike.livejournal.com]

I hope everyone recovers quickly. *hugs*

[redrose3125.livejournal.com]

[[adds you all to the list of people I am praying for]]

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Best wishes for you all. I hope Charlie's immune system isn't too strained.