Dixon has been sick for about a month now. First we called the Pediatrician's office and she suggested a cold mist humidifier and saline gel. We did that for about two weeks and then I called again because he was making a wheezing noise when he breathed. She had us come in for a sick baby visit, took his blood oxygen level and then gave him a nebulizer treatment and an inhaler for home use. Dixon HATES in inhaler but we were good about giving it to him 3 to 4 times a day for the past week. Monday he sounded awful and after chatting with his daycare ladies I decided to call the pediatrician. She asked us to take him to emergency at Children's Hospital and off we went!
They saw him very quickly which made me quite nervous because the waiting room was pretty full. They took his blood oxygen level again and then did a double nebulizer treatment and sent us home with another inhaler and instructions to call the pediatrician the next morning to get a in-home nebulizer kit.
Tuesday morning we went into the pediatrician's office again and they took his blood oxygen level, listened to his chest and performed another nebulizer treatment before listening to his chest again and taking his blood oxygen level one more time. Apparently it had been so low when we got in they had been thinking we were going to need to go back to Children's and be admitted for care. SCARY. Luckily it went up to an acceptable level and we are home with a in-home nebulizer and another visit scheduled for Friday.
Until then you can find me anxiously listening for the next breath.
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