Re: It's already started (hosp)

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Beth-

This part sounds very familiar to me. We kept a pulse ox monitor here in

our house last winter and an oxygen bottle. When the oxygen no longer kept

it above 88. We left for the ER.

Has he had a bronchoscope done?

Schulte

> 3:25, get to the hospital, treatment of Epinepherine begins. His pulse

oxy

> saturation drops down to 73, and mom wigs out quietly. Treatment works.

Yep,

> he's ok now. By 630, we were on our way out the door. The doctors are

familar

> with Austin, and only sent him home because they know we deal with it

> constantly in the winter. He could have stayed, but we would have trapped

him in a

> hospital bed all day, just to see if he would get croupy again tonight.

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In a message dated 10/5/2003 11:00:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

djackht@... writes:

> It's a hard decison to make. A little living, or a healthy boring time.

> Maybe I just don't get it. The ER doc said a little fun even when you have

> to

> take a chance is ok, but boy, I sure feel guilty.

>

>

Beth,

Don't feel guilty. You both need to live and unfortunately these things can

happen at anytime. Liam wound up in the ER in August with croup that I

couldn't control. August -- not cold just rainy! I nebulized him too & gave

him

pediapred as we went out the door & the doctor said it was the right thing to

do. By the time it kicked in we were at the ER. We still had to stay a few

hours till they knew he was better. Just like with you guys, they didn't admit

him because they felt I had a handle on it. We stayed up all night watching

videos. With all that prednisone & albuterol he was still wide awake at 3:30

am. If it happens again I'm gonna ask for the eppi-pen too. The bottom line is

that it could've happened if you stayed home too!

Kathy, Liam's mom( 5)

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Beth,

I had the same run with and croup. Usually I knew situations which

would trigger an attach (and thus a visit to the ER)- like change in temps. But

there were times I was so totally unprepared and taken by surprise. Also,

when jesse was feeling run down or was getting sick, an attack of croup usually

preceeded his onset of a cold, etc.

So, IMHO, I think that Austin needs more rest and less time in stressful

(although fun) situations. Like I know that the buddy walk is a whole day event

that can sometimes make both my kids sick ( i mean like get run down the next

day), so I try to minimize the time spent there and go really slow and head

home directly after the activites and try to get them some rest.

I too, very often want to have fun and keep them out too late, and then have

to suffer the consequences. Dont worry, you have about 12 years more to go

before you can actually have some fun!

Oh, and jesse is now 9- hasnt had a bout of croup in about 1 and a half

years- and they do say that they will out grow it....

[Guest guest]

,

We were only at the buddy walk for about 2 hours. Not an all day

event here. And we went home and rested before the bonfire. For 5 hours. I

knew

there was already a chance when we went to the buddy walk. It happens every

year. The doc said it could have been a factor, but maybe not. He has

spasmodic croup, not caused by a virus, etc. So, we just deal with it. The

boys

were in bed by nine, and were only out in the cool air for the 2 minute drive

from Kim's house to mine at midnight, and back in bed. I didn't keep the boys

outside late, just out, lol. They went to Kim's other sisters house and went

right to sleep at nine. I actually got to relax, not worrying about what they

were doing for the first time in months. I got a whole 3 hours of this, and

still feel like a total reject for a mom. So, Yep, I'm a bad mom. They were

tucked safe and sound in bed, but not their beds.

We have our annual company christmas party December 12. One of 2 nights a

year we go out without kids.Our anniversary is in July, so we average one night

every 6 months without the worry of listening to him breath as he sleeps. We

didn't go last year, as he was sick and in the hospital. This year, we have

plans to go, and though it's a few months away, I know there's a chance we won't

get to go. I was selfish, wanting a few free hours, and now am paying for

it.Thanks, . Glad to know I'm not the only guilty one.

Beth

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Beth,

Dont be so hard on yourself. We all make decisions that we need to learn

from. I know i have been missing many adult activities cause of sick kids, or

needy kids or what ever. Thats why i sorta like our getaways so much- we get to

hang with adults and we know our kids are really near by or could be with us

somehow.

Two things- right now we are struggling with ralph going to allysons bd

party- if we both go then i need a sitter. And it will cost double the money.

if

i go alone, then ralph doesnt get to go out. tomorrow is our anniversary and

we arent doing anything...

Also this weekend, i got really bad mouthed for bad parenting. We went to a

family retreat with our church. There were 4 boys jesses age (thats 4- 9/10

year olds) and we thought we could leave them in one room next to ours

together. BIG mistake- they stayed up all night and ran amuck. Well, we all

suffered- no sleep, being pointed to as the bad parents, etc.

Sometimes we just have to do the wrong thing to learn how to fix it for next

time. Where is that book again????? LOL

[Guest guest]

Croup is the scariest thing. We've never had a serious problem but

both my kids had a few sessions of it and to wake up at night and hear that can

just about do me in. Jessie

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/6/2003 2:24:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

JB66111@... writes:

> Croup is the scariest thing.

That's so true Jessie. Add asthma to it and it's a major deal. It really

adds to the exhaustion afterwards.

Come one Beth. You know you're doing a great job. I know plenty of parents

of typical kids who manage to go out at least twice a month, let alone twice a

year.

Kathy, Liam's mom( 5)

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Oh Beth

((((HUGE CYBER HUGS))))))

You are NOT a bad mum. You NEED time to yourself and your hubby.

Asthma and croup are a bad combo hun, but you are coping well with it.

You shouldnt doubt yourself. Just bad luck it had to happen in the nite

you frst went out for ages.

We all need a life, and we all feel guilty at times.

(((HUGS))))

Leis - Aussie mum to BJ ds nearly 6 , Natahsa supertoddler 20months who

doesnt stop and bubs #3 due in 2 weeks