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28217. judithathome - 9/25/2014 8:25:37 PM It's a sad state of affairs in this country that people are leery of taking their kids to a hospital for fear it will make them WORSE.
I certainly feel for you, 3i3b...it must be maddening weighing all these options while also under the normal stress of just worrying about the health of your child. 28218. judithathome - 9/25/2014 8:28:27 PM I can say, with the luxury of 50 years passed, that I was reluctant to take my son to the hospital, too, but it DID save his life...well, it afforded him 40+ more years, at least. 28219. iiibbb - 9/25/2014 9:29:37 PM Well, he's one of the at-risk peole for this virus. It was a wrinkle. He also deteriorated quickly.
I don't think the dr was just being nice when he said that given the timing of things we didn't do it wrong. But by the time he was in the office It was definitely pushing. Steroids...nebulizing...antibiotics in case pneumonia is an issue.
Based on how fast it came on it might just be the Enterovirus in the news. 28220. iiibbb - 9/25/2014 9:30:41 PM Dr also said the o2 sensor would just make me crazy 28221. judithathome - 9/25/2014 10:55:24 PM You...AND the kid.
It's not easy but in my opinion, it's best to try and NOT "hover" too much. I've seen parents make their kids into hypochondriacs by being TOO concerned about every little twinge.
Not suggesting you're doing that, by any means...just an observation. 28222. arkymalarky - 9/26/2014 12:33:27 AM that advice comes too late for me. poor Mose needs to read that before she has kids. 28223. arkymalarky - 9/26/2014 12:33:41 AM that advice comes too late for me. poor Mose needs to read that before she has kids. 28224. iiibbb - 9/26/2014 1:28:08 AM I don't think it'd drive him crazy... we're already slapping a mask on him and having him breath a medicated mist for 15 minutes... every 4 hours when it's bad.
I really hope he outgrows this. I still think he will. We have a follow up with the Dr tomorrow.
I was thinking the o2 sensor because I am very metric oriented. Counting breaths is less satisfying that knowing the oxygen saturation of the blood.
We are no helicopters. I've very much into letting them spread their wings a bit... but a kid that can't breath is the worst thing I can imagine. 28225. arkymalarky - 9/26/2014 2:38:27 AM as one who really wishes I'd dealt with it as a kid, if you get him allergy tested and deal with that if results are positive, that could help more than anything. I've had students who had allergy shots when they were little who had zero problems as teens. 28226. arkymalarky - 9/26/2014 2:39:01 AM breathing problems 28227. iiibbb - 9/27/2014 1:27:52 AM We're going to do a low dose steroid theough the winter.
It's also not that we avoided the emergency room because we only thought it might make it worse. There's also the issue of having him seen by people who know his history. There is a cetrai. Type of care you get in an ER that is different than the type of care you get from your own Dr. 28228. arkymalarky - 9/27/2014 3:54:04 AM has he been allergy tested? what do they think is causing his breathing problems? 28229. iiibbb - 9/27/2014 12:13:17 PM Next week. Allergist. Have had this appointment for a while.
28230. arkymalarky - 9/27/2014 2:54:49 PM oh good. if he's positive they can really help. it takes a lot of time and commitment, but it works. they'll give you lots of guidance in dealing with the current situation too. 28232. arkymalarky - 9/27/2014 2:55:07 PM oh good. if he's positive they can really help. it takes a lot of time and commitment, but it works. they'll give you lots of guidance in dealing with the current situation too. 28233. arkymalarky - 9/27/2014 5:16:37 PM Stan said a mean funny. I rarely laugh at his humor, but we were talking about his voice wrt the phone he's getting, and he said his voice was ignored more that anyone he knew. I said "I'm ignored too." He said, "no, you're avoided." 28234. Ms. No - 9/28/2014 6:13:32 PM Ha! I could almost hear his voice as I read that. 28235. arkymalarky - 9/28/2014 8:56:18 PM I was trying to figure out whether y'all were ignoring me or avoiding me!
Anyone here on ello? I'm thinking about trying to get an invite and go there. I'll never go back to Facebook, no matter what. 28236. Ms. No - 9/28/2014 9:57:59 PM Facebook is a pain in the ass. I mostly go there to see what other people are up to. I think I've posted maybe five whole times in four years of having an account. 28237. arkymalarky - 9/28/2014 10:58:58 PM I want to be able to keep up with people I care about but don't get to see, but fb is just not worth it. I've been away from it almost two years, and there are things I still miss, but ello sounds like it might become a good alternative.
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