Yesterday evening when Dave got home from work Samuel started to feel pretty hot. We went on a short 15 minute walk to try to get Samuel tired for bed. We got home and were getting him ready to put his pj's and he was super hot, so I took his temperature and it was 101.4. We totally freaked out and called the pediatrician and they said we needed to go to the ER to have him looked at.
We got to the ER around 7ish. They weren't sure what was wrong with him, so they decided they wanted to take another X-ray of his chest. This was again a miserable experience. Dave and I had to hold him down while they took the picture. Samuel was beat red from yelling so much and he had tears in his eyes. It was terrible.
Then they wanted to take blood, so they decided they wanted to start an IV just in case they would have to give him medicine they didn't want to have to stick him again. Again giving him the IV was horrible. He was screaming and crying.
So the blood tests came back fine, but the X-ray looked worse then his last one. The doctor wanted the radiologist to check out the x-ray and that person wouldn't be there until the morning.
Finally they let us leave around 10:30.
Then I had to make an appointment with Samuel's pediatrician today. We went in around 11 am. The doctor finally made the conclusion that he 100% has viral pneumonia and hopefully it will start clearing up soon.
Today he was much better and in a much better mood. The doctor says he shouldn't be around other children for a couple of days. Poor baby. Hopefully he will fully recover soon.
As for me and Dave, we are totally pooped. We were so stressed out. I haven't had a good night sleep in 3 weeks, so I am going to bed now.
1 comment:
Hang in there Sarah. It is the worst when babies are sick. You will make it!
Love
Jamie
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