Aussie Dragonfly

Aussie Dragonfly

Thursday, February 28, 2008

I hate hospitals.

So I've had quite a week. Last Wednesday Caitlyn started feeling sick. I ended up staying home with her on Thursday and Friday. On Sunday she seemed to be feeling much better. She was playing with her sisters and running around. She even went to school on Monday. On Tuesday morning she told me she didn't feel good, but I sent her to school anyway. The school ended up calling me. So I called the Dr's office and made her an appt. I picked her up and took her in. We sat for about 40 mins before we even went back. Her Dr had a x-ray done on her chest then started her on a breathing treatment. Then she told me that Catie has pneumonia. So of course I'm getting worried. They ended up giving her 3 breathing treatment and a steroid shot. Her oxygen levels wouldn't go up. They stayed at 88%. So they decided to put her on oxygen. After being at the office for over 3 hours they decided to admit her to the hospital. So Rob and I drove her to Carson Tahoe hospital. They kept her on oxygen. We finally saw a Dr. at around 6:30. At around 11 they finally put an IV in her and gave her some antibiotics. Poor thing didn't get much sleep. As she was getting breathing treatments every four hours along with all the other interruptions. We got to come home last night. She was able to average 94% with out oxygen. Poor little thing. She did enjoy getting waited on. They had a whole list of movies for her to pick from. I'm so tired of kids movies. lol She's home now though. She has an appt tomorrow with her Dr and can probably go back to school on Monday. My throat has been bothering me so I went to the Dr today. He said it was just sinuses. I was glad because I always seem to get strep throat. He also told me that my bp pills are working well and that I am doing a great job of getting the weight off. I've lost 12 lbs since Jan. I'm so exhausted. In an hour and a half I can go home and relax!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi Christie - sorry to hear about the hospital trip
I came to check out your blog and what did I see - my pic of the dragonfly on our pink rose (an Australian dragonfly even!)
Can you please PM me sometime because Ineed to know how to set up my blog
Lots of Love
Marelle (Australia)