Paizlie started to get sick this past Saturday. She has always had a few problems with her lungs so I started to treat her with
Albuterol on Saturday because I could tell her lungs were shut off a little bit. We thought she just was getting a cold because the other kids had one last week. Sunday she started running a small temperature and sounded a little
weasy so Sam and I kept giving her the treatments. Monday night she scared Sam and I. About 5:30 pm Sam gave her a treatment and it didn't help at all. Her breathing became very labored and she started retracting heavily. I called
Insta-Care and we ran her up to the Tanner Clinic.
The doctor tested her for RSV, tested her oxygen, and did a chest x-ray. I told Sam that I felt like it wasn't going to be good for all the test they were running. The doctor told us she had RSV.
She told us
Paizlie would need to be hospitalized since the treatments I was giving her weren't working and her breathing was so labored.
Sam and I ran over to the hospital and checked her in. She has been here for 5 days now. Tuesday was her worst day. Her temperature was just over 103 for half of the day. She was so sick. She was very lethargic. She laid on Sam all day long. Wednesday she seemed more herself but her oxygen had to be increased because her
sat's were dropping. Thursday the same. Thursday, the doctor ordered another chest x-ray on her because everyone has been baffled as why her oxygen keeps needing to be increased. The x-ray report came back showing only signs of RSV, no pneumonia, or any other problems but minor fluid between the lungs. Friday morning they did more blood tests on her and still they showed to be good, that nothing else was going on. Her doctor ran down to the radiology department to look at her x-ray and he noticed that little parts of her lungs had collapsed from all the gunk in them from the RSV. So, that finally explained why the increase in oxygen. He recommended that she try and get more activity, which is hard because she is so tired and feels rotten. So today, Friday, we are going to give her a few baths, so she'll play a bit. We have and are going to give her some wagon rides. Sam ran home before going to work and brought me her doll stroller so hopefully I can get her to push her stuff doggies around in our room. The respiratory therapist has increased her oxygen to 3 liters now to get some pressure going into her lungs. We will see how it goes. Until now we are still here waiting.....
Her treatments have been a little traumatic for her. The nurses and therapist have to mask and gown every time they enter the room. It's very intimidating. Every time a nurse or therapist enters Paizlie gets scared and has a come apart. She gets so upset, we usually have to pin her to give her her
med's. She also has to have a breathing treatment of
Albuterol every four hours which is fine but, after the breathing treatment she has to get her nose cleaned out. Sam and I along with the respiratory therapist have to pin her down so the therapist can put saline down her nose and suck out all the gunk. She HATES it. She screams and kicks. She feels like she is being suffocated. It's sad.
To top it off, her tubes she just got a week and half ago have started to drain nasty gunk because she's so sick. So she's had to have another antibiotic and ear drops for those as well. Again, it's so sad.
I have to be honest, it's been harder to be in the hospital this time around with her because she is bigger. She can't lay in bed all day, but she can't really get down and walk around everywhere either because she's hooked up to a few machines and her oxygen. She just wants to be held most of the time. The days and nights have been long. Thank goodness Sam stays most nights at the hospital with her so I can get a good nights rest at home. I need it so I can spend all day here with her. We've been good to takes turns and give each other a break. It too has been a little hard on the kids. They miss her a lot. I am sure they are worried as well.
It will be good to get her home. Sam and I have decided that this trip to the hospital is going to be like the trip in
NICU.
Paizlie is a very slow recover-er but when she swings up, she'll swing fast. That's how it went in the
NICU, VERY SLOW then all the sudden she got better quick and we left. I see the same pattern here. So we will continue to wait for her upswing....
Daddy's cuddle bug...
Tuesday was her worst day, she laid around lethargic. So sad.
Nanny brought Paizlie this cute puppy from Texas. SHE LOVES puppies.
Wednesday, she looked most like this all day. She was just mad a lot.
Tage getting some T.V. watching in while he was here visiting
Paizlie.The look on his face is really how exciting it is here :)
Poor Baby!
Thank you everyone for helping us out this week. We have such a great support group of friends and family. Thank you for your prayers, love, and help! It means alot to us.
