Hi girls,
I had a horrible day yesterday. It started Monday night actually..I posted on here that I had heartburn..well it went on for hours n hours and I couldn't breathe right..bump was hard as a rock up at the top! Went to bed still suffering..couldn't get to sleep untill I think I exhausted myself with all the tossin and turning and I started to drift off..only to be woken by my son crying saying his throat and chest were hurting. OH got up and gave him some medicine and saw him back into bed but he wouldn't settle,wouldn't stop crying. I went into him and lay with him on his bed for a while to calm him down but within 30mins of me getting back into my own bed he was up again crying. It was much the same for the whole night. 7.30am came and time to get up but he said he couldn't. He was as white as a sheet and was struggling to breathe (he has occasional outbursts of asthma,when he has had a cold or something) So he went on his inhaler and I phoned the doctors to get him an appointment. Took daughter to school,then on route to the docs he was sick..luckily he had said he felt sick before we left so we were prepared with an empty plastic marg container! He was getting worse in the doctors waiting room so I asked if he could be seen as a priority cos he was gasping for breath! Were seen shortly after and told to take him straight to hospital (30miles away though,as our local is rubbish!!!!) Rung hubby,he said come for me,I'm coming,I'll drive. More drama...hubby had to pull over onto the hard shoulder of the motorway for a few mins on the way cos he said he came over all faint!
When we got to the childrens ward they were waiting for us and got him onto SATS machine straight away which showed his sats were under 92 so sraight onto nebullizer. He was also given steroid medicine for his lungs and another nebullizer session. He improved abit but not enough for them to be happy,he was on hourly observation and 10puffs of inhaler. After 6hours we were moved onto a ward,then finally a doctor agreed to dischsrge him at 9pm.
I was prepared to have to stay in the night with him though (have done before) as when they did the staff shift change,the night nurse came round to say hello and that she would be looking after our ward tonight.
We were waiting another half an hour for the discharge letter and supplies of inhalers ect..so when we finally got home and into our beds it was such a relief
I slept like a baby all night long,while hubby got up twice to do inhaler with Ellis (he still on 4hourly)
He's fine today,but Ive kept him off school another day for him to recover fully..he is so tired out after having to work sooo hard yesterday just to breathe,my poor little man.