One more day, at least. That's the latest word. The doctor says Daniel is improved (not gasping for breath anymore, even hours after his treatments), but still has some wheezing and a lot of congestion that he wants to get cleared up before sending us out into the world. Also, the much-mentioned blood oxygen levels are hovering in the 93-94 range. Honestly, I've never heard so much talk of "O2 Sats" in all my life, and I hope I never do again. Still, he's well enough to be off the IV fluids, so he's a little more free to move around the room and hall, not to mention finally getting to play his DS! Right now he's still playing games on my iPhone, but he's excited about the possibilities. The doctor did mention that once we do go home, he's going to want Daniel to see an allergist so that we can maybe prevent whatever triggered this thing from happening again in the future, or at least keep it manageable from home.
Daniel's spirits remain high, although honestly I think he's a fairly contented child in general. Give him a video game, a fun movie, or some Legos and he's good. Plus no schoolwork; that seems to be a bonus in his view. He was upset when the doctor said we'd be here another day, but he moved past it pretty quickly with some breakfast and Curious George on the TV. So, to sum up: one more day, needs more blood oxygen and less congestion, needs less wheezing and more DS-playing. Thanks again for all the prayers, everyone. I have a sneaking suspicions they're largely responsible the improvement thus far, and for our continued sanity.
Daniel's spirits remain high, although honestly I think he's a fairly contented child in general. Give him a video game, a fun movie, or some Legos and he's good. Plus no schoolwork; that seems to be a bonus in his view. He was upset when the doctor said we'd be here another day, but he moved past it pretty quickly with some breakfast and Curious George on the TV. So, to sum up: one more day, needs more blood oxygen and less congestion, needs less wheezing and more DS-playing. Thanks again for all the prayers, everyone. I have a sneaking suspicions they're largely responsible the improvement thus far, and for our continued sanity.
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like i said, those o2 sats can really be a nuisance...i think if some of us did ours all day long they might be lower than 100! we have to have max's done all the time. every doc visit. we are rejoicing if he gets 92!
glad that this thing will be managable and i hope he will never have to deal with it again.
love yall hang in there. the hospital sure makes you thankful for regular life doesn't it??
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