Last Mon. (19th) we took Kaylee in to check her cough/fever and they couldn't figure out 100% what it was, but said it was 50/50 croupe and asthma, but there may be some underlying pneumonia and to save Kaylee from the trauma of an x-ray, they put her on antibiotics--which I okayed--a steroid and albuterol (breathing treatments). Through the week she did okay, but thanks to this inversion we are having the air quality would not let her breathe well.
Friday started out with Ashley getting her adenoids out and tubes replaced in the morning, supposed to be home by 11am, which ended up being an all day (7:30am-4:30pm) at the surgical center to monitor the low oxygen and high pulse. Then they transfered us to the hospital, ambulance ride included, for low oxygen levels, then being discharged 1 1/2 hours later. (Don't get me started on that!)
Meanwhile, Kaylee had her checkup and ended up not having her oxygen levels stable either. They did an x-ray and found pneumonia and asthma. The doctor sent her home with an oxygen tank and the Praxair people came and hooked up an oxygen machine for her at our house. She has been on oxygen for 2 days now and we have another follow-up appt. tomorrow to see if it has helped. I think she is doing better, but who knows what will happen when we take her off the oxygen!
I managed to get a picture of Kaylee with her tubes on, but none of Ashley! She spends a lot of thime on the couch, but, as you can see, not too long without company!
(Yes, that is Kaylee sucking her finger. We will probably be getting another spacer in a few months! But that can wait for another day!)
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We hope everyone is feeling better in no time!
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