Saturday Night:
Parker’s O2 sats drop.
Fever spikes.
Ice packs and Moltrin bring temp down to 103.
One Sick Brave Hero.
Sunday Morning:
Fever still high.
Sats still low.
Coughing so hard he begins to dry heave.
Blood from trach and g-tube.
Pedi office tells us to go straight to PCMC.
Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.00
We walk into the ER at PCMC. You know you are a medically fragile Rock Star when you walk into an ER and people know your name.
We grab a seat in the hallway because the waiting is full of sick kids. We prefer not to bring home any surprises with us.
Ahem.
RT comes to check Parker out. Tells us that the doctor will see us sooner rather than later.
Three hours and we finally we see a doctor.
But to help make the time go by faster, the married couple behind the curtain next to us decide to have a rip-roaring verbal exercise in abuse. Write down a few new words we hear in order to look up their meaning later.
Snot is removed from both Parker’s trach and nose. X-rays taken.
You know you have spent way too much time in radiology when you are able to look at your kid’s lung x-rays and know that something is wrong.
Doctor comes in to tell us that Parker is sick. Really. Sick.
Reed and I look at each other and both wonder where this guy went to medical school.
Doctor tells us Parker either has a viral infection or a bacterial pneumonia. He gives us the ‘I really think you may be screwed, but I don’t want you to freak out on me’ look as he tells us that the viral panel being run on Parker’s snot includes the H1N1 virus.
Or, it may be bacterial pneumonia. In which case you are really, really, screwed.
Doctor sends us home with scripts for both powerful antibiotic AND Tamiflu. You know, in case it is that virus. Instructs us to call exactly two hours later for snot test results.
Call exactly two hours later.
Tests results have yet to return from the lab. ER tech asks if I am sure we had the tests ran at that ER.
Phone rings at midnight to give us the good news that while Parker is really sick, it is only the garden variety crap.
So our chances of Parker making that final trip down the drain are significantly less. Unless he starts to turn blue. Then we are back to screwed.
But if his bacterial panel comes back showing pneumonia we are really, really, really screwed.
Again.
Yup, life here is pretty crappy right now. Hope it’s much better where you are.
I’m sorry Parker’s so sick. I’ll be praying extra hard for you guys. {{big hugs}}
Keeping Parker in our prayers
So sorry to hear that Parker is so sick! I really don’t mean to sound ignorant, but wouldn’t it be better if it is a bacterial infection so that he can get antibiotics rather than an icky virus that there is no help for? Not that you want him to be sick at all… my kids do not have all of the medical issues that Parker does (they have asthma and had frequent bronchiolitis/ear infections/pneumonia, etc) but seems like they always got better faster when it was bacterial. Praying for a speedy recover for him and that everyone else stays healthy!
Keeping Parker and your family in my prayers!!
things not really better here, no sickness, just bad news from Boston and things that cost money. Hoping we are both better soon, LOL
I’m so sorry Parker is not feeling well. Is there anything I can do?
Oh gosh. I am so sorry. I will be praying it’s not bacterial (I know how bad that can be!!!) I really hope he feels better soon. Keep going, little hero!!
*sigh* I’m sorry Tammy. We’re praying for your little guy… as always… and for you too… keep on keeping on!!
awww…i’m so sorry that gorgeous little guy is sick!! i hope he gets well soon!
I hope Parker feels better soon.
Ooooh Parker, you can do it! Fight it off little man. We will all be praying.
I am SO sorry that Parker’s not well right now. he’s a tough little trooper, and I hope that he gets feeling better VERY soon.
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No better here either. We’ve spent the last two weekends in the ER with a one-way ticket to PICU both times.
The first, we discover Alexander has RSV (who gets RSV in May, particularly when they only leave the house for doctors visits?!?!?), and the rest of the ER was packed full of kiddos with H1N1.
The second was a PH spike partially induced by being sick, and we arrived by ambulance with a sat of 80 @ 8 liters of O2, so we spent almost no time at all in ER…just had to drag a vent up to the room he’d been in the previous weekend.
We’re home again, and trying to get things back to normal. Not there yet, but considerably better than this weekend….
big big hugs to you and yours, and prayers for Parker to get through the crud and get to feeling better ASAP.
I hope Parker is better soon……..real soon!!
(((((((((tammy & parker))))))))))) Hugs from California, and prayers…..love to Brave Rockstar from Lottie……..
Sending prayers.
So sorry he isn’t feeling well. Yes, I understand medically fragile children. Ugh, I will pray for him
I am so sorry for you & sweet Parker!! UGH, this poor little boy goes through way too much…Keeping you both in my prayers!! Hang in there Momma;)
Poor little guy! Healing prayers sent his way!
AAA!! NOOOOO!!! Poor little guy. Give him a hug from all of us. Here’s hoping it’s flu and that Tamiflu works wonders.
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I looked all over the keyboard for a symbol that might depict blowing MY nose, which is necessary every time MY eyes tear-up, but nothing sufficed.
My thought at the end of this post was that you could’ve used the same title as for the previous post.
What prescription did doctor-talk-down-to-you give for yourselves?
Just add my voice to the herald upward for Parker to be well again soon. Cyber-and-germ-free hugs-and-kisses.
ps I pray for your missionary son every time I pray for Parker. And you.
Oh boy! Sending so many wonderful well wishes your way!! We hope he feels better very, very soon! *hugs*
Praying it is just a very bad cold….Parker is a fighter. He will continue to fight…he gets that from his mom.
Oh man, praying things get really better soon. {{hugs}}
Is he better today? I am way to excited to meet him in July for him to be all sick!! Get better quick!?
Oh, I’m so sorry!
Oh my gosh, no
!!!!! I am so sorry. PLEASE keep us updated Tammy. I KNOW that is the last thing on your mind. I am praying. Parker, I love you baby!!! You are the strongest person I know Parky!!!
Love to ALL,
Amy
I am so sorry!There are times you wonder if they really passed all their classes in Medical school. I am sorry. We will pray for Parker to get better. Poor baby
My daughter was just in the hospital for bacterial pneumonia. Its scary.
Sorry you and your son are going through this …