Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Unbelievable...

Well, I guess the saying is true - there is always a first time for everything.

I took Ethan back to the pediatrician this morning for a re-check from yesterday.  His oxygen saturation levels weren't great (reading in the low 90s; normally 98-100), so he received another in-office breathing treatment.

(By the way, thanks for the prayers last night.  We were able to get Ethan to take two breathing treatments without much of a fight and we all slept really well between them!)

His numbers only came up slightly after the treatment today, so the pediatrician ordered a chest x-ray and a RSV swab.  As the doctor was walking us out, giving the orders for the x-ray, the nurse walked up with the results from the RSV test.

Our jaws dropped when she told us it was positive. In the first year that Ethan doesn't receive the Synagis shots, and in the last month of cold and flu season, he comes down with RSflippin'V.

This new diagnosis doesn't change his current treatment much, aside from a few more doses of Prednisone and Albuterol (FANtastic).  We will need to watch him closely over the next couple of days, however, as it's possible things can get worse before they get better.  I called our local medical supply company faster than you can say "pulse oximeter" to get a prescription filled for a home PulseOx monitor, and I hope to have that sweet piece of Heart Mama heaven in my hands by tomorrow.

As history goes over the past three years, this has thrown a wrench in some long weekend plans, but I'm already feeling better after a parking lot pity party and a talk with my Mama.  She said there'd be days like this after all, right?

8 comments:

Kim Smith said...

Aww... my prayers are with you, girl! Love ya!

Kelly said...

Darn RSV. I am glad they didn't mention the dreaded 'H' word (as in hospital) and I hope that you guys are able to stay far, far away and that his medicines kick it quickly. We have a finger pulse ox here and it gives me a lot of piece of mind (except the morning I popped it on his finger and he was in the 60's!) Lots of good thoughts coming your way...

Kelly said...

(my above comment should read 'far, far away from the hospital.' Sorry about that :)

Heidi Bristol said...

hey...does albuterol hype him up? if so, our doctor gave greysen an alternate form of albuterol the last time he needed treatments. (I can't, for the life of me, remember the name...) but apparently drugs have "opposite pairings" and this one works like albuterol but it doesn't seem to hype them up so bad. Greysen has to do breathing treatments almost every time he gets sick. I'm sorry he's sick! I hope he gets better soon!!

Heidi Bristol said...

ah-ha! found it...
http://scienceblog.com/community/older/2001/C/200113314.html

BlessedMommy said...

Nooooooo! Poor Ethan! March was Mason's last synagis shot and I'm dreading this.

Praying!

Jen said...

Wow! No way! RSV is such a scary thing in CHD world! I can't believe of course, the one year he doesn't get the shots. Figures! I'm sorry about this wrench in your plans... I definitely understand how that feels! But soon you'll be like me- canceling plans because Ethan was naughty at school! Ha! Sending prayers for a fast recovery!

heather said...

We have learned from October until May Slade calls the shots!!! Hahahaha.....we are down to 5 stays this fall-winter and I have to say I am quite elated!!! Funny how quick the things that excite us change when we have such special children! Love n Stuff

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