Kalista's sniffles took a turn for the worst last night. She went to bed around 10 pm and woke up at midnight struggling to breathe. She was wheezing and working really hard to get a breath. Jen called the triage nurse at our pediatrician's office and they suggested that we call 911. What?!?!?? 911? We made the executive decision to drive to Children's ER ourselves with Kalista's medical binder in tow. We hopped in the car and we were at Rady Children's ER in 5 minutes. Thank goodness we live so close!
Kalista was seen within five minutes of checking in. She was suctioned and then deep suctioned because of her severe chest congestion. They ordered chest x-rays and a nose swab to see if she had RSV, which evidently is at an epidemic peak. It was good to see Kalista get some relief after they cleared all the mucous from her airways. By 3:30 am, we were discharged and Kalista was diagnosed with bronchiolitis from RSV....not pneumonia...whew! We were given an inhaler and nebulizer to help relieve her breathing issues and sent home to rest.
She is doing much better today and looks like she has a bit more energy. She is still rosy and not the same 'ol energetic gal...but we are on the mend.
Yuck! Karsie had RSV RIGHT after she came home from Rady's. We fought the insurance and got her the RSV shots (3 of them) for last year. She ended up in the hospital for 5 days with it... so really glad to hear that Kalista is home and on the mend.
ReplyDeleteWe have found that a little Yo Gabba Gabba makes the nebulizer treatments much easier too! Haha!