Well it's been a very draining past few days...
I got a call at work on Thursday afternoon from daycare saying Hunter's breathing was really bad -- 'can't seem to catch a breath' were their exact words. After picking him up and spending some time with him at home, I realized how bad it was and took him to the ER where Brad met us after leaving his Client dinner. Thankfully 'Aunt' Laura was there with me to help keep my nerves at bay until Brad arrived.
We got admitted to Beaumont hospital around 12:30AM with a diagnosis of RSV (respiratory virus. Find more info at the CDC's Web site here: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/respiratory/rsvfeat.htm). As many of you know, this is not our 1st visit to the hospital -- Hunter was hospitalized for a severe form of bronchiolitis back in December, and then suffered bouts of it again in January, February and March although to a lesser degree. But this is our 1st RSV diagnosis, something that has the doctors baffled as it is typically a winter illness.
We fought to have him removed from all of the monitoring machines -- for an almost 1-year-old to be confined to an area roughly 3 feet in radius is as hellacious as you can imagine. Luckily the hospital has a fantastic toy room that children can pick from and take back to their suites so this picture is of Hunter enjoying all of his new-found goodies. :) As usual though, the nurses and respiratory therapists were amazing.
We were discharged late yesterday afternoon -- just in time to wade through the Dream Cruise -- and have been monitoring his breathing here at home. So far things seem to be going well although he does sound quite winded from time to time.
Thanks to my mom, Laura, and Pat and Katie for coming to visit. It really helped break up the monotony of bad cable television and also gave H someone else to look at other than his parents' mugs. I know he appreciated it and we did too. ;)
Will call for our follow-up doctor appointment tomorrow morning -- please keep your fingers crossed...
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