So last Sunday when we were out in Hiko, Dalley started to get a little bit sick. Monday he started puking and by Wednesday evening he had quit eating altogether. I called Dustin and we took him to Panguitch to the emergency room. After doing numerous painful test on the poor little bugger, they determined that he had RSV and they immediately admitted us to the hospital. I was not prepared for that so neither Dustin nor I had any clothes or anything. Luckily Dustin's sister came up the next day with a few supplies. Anyhow after they admitted him they put him on an IV with some nourishment and antibiotics. When they put the IV in they blocked his arm so that he couldn't move it. They wrapped the block so tight that it cut off the IV and made it go bad. Because he is a baby and couldn't tell us what was going on the fluid from the IV caused his whole right side to swell. It was 16 hours before we took his gown off and noticed that his chest was huge on one side and not the other. I immediately called the nurse and she acted like it was no big deal. She took her time dealing with it so Dustin took out his pocket knife and cut the bandages off. The tape had cut into his skin and had cuts all the way around where it was. I felt so bad for the poor little bugger. He could barely move his arm and it took another day and a half before his arm and chest were back to normal size. He also has scab on his cheeks from where they put the stickers for the oxygen. When they took them off they took a lot of skin with them.
Anyhow they let us out on Friday and now Dalley is on quarantine. He is highly contagious and therefore not allowed to be around old people or children. I feel bad for the poor little guy. We took him back to the Dr. today and he has a double ear infection and to top it all off the antibiotics they gave him when we left the hospital had given him a terrible diaper rash. I am feeling like a really crummy mother. If you look at my baby it looks like has has been through battle with all of his wounds.
6 comments:
Don't be so hard one yourself. You are a good mom. Just sometimes bad things happen. i hear that things are going around. I am so sorry. I was teary eyed reading your post. Hope things work out for Dalley soon.
Not being able to help your baby when he is in pain is the worst feeling in the world. Just know that it happens a lot and you're definitely not a bad mom. Poor little guy. Reading that just about broke my heart.
P.S. I love hearing updates from you. I hope you will plan on going to the 10 year reunion May 30.
poor little guy!! Sorry you had to deal with that!! IT is so sad when the little guys can't tell you what is wrong with them. It makes it all that much harder. Hope all is well and if you need anything let me know!!
I'm glad your little guys is feeling better. That sucks! Hope you don't have to do that again.
Kristi!!! I swear your little family has been through everything!!! I'm SO sorry that you had this latest scare. Let me know if I can EVER do anything..... you are a wonderful mother and I admire your strength in all of these trials.
So how is your little guy now? Hope things are better! I am thinking about you.
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