We are finally headed down the long road of recovery. Callista from her illness of course, but her daddy and I from sleeping on a hospital couch, cafeteria food, and little to no rest. They released her Monday (20 minutes after the snow started, thanks again) with oxygen for at night if she drops her saturation. They didn't send us home with a weaning plan, but thank goodness for our wonderful pediatrician. We couldn't ask for anyone better to be on her side! He gave us the go ahead to wean, suggested we stop the antibiotics, and said that if he didn't know what Callie had just been through he never would have guessed because she looked so good. Now if we could just get our one year wellness visit it! Apparently you are required to be WELL for that.
It seems as though our little one has started growing and developing like a weed just within the last two weeks. She is now expanding her babbling sounds and I swear we are thiiiiiiiiiis close to saying mama. She talks non stop at this point and is becoming such a big girl! Her head control is developing nicely and she is starting to get some strength in her core. She has started reaching for things and touching things. Her whole body movements have increased by a lot as well. Miss Callista has had a long break from therapy after being sick, but next week she is back to working her little baby butt off. Her grandpa made her a therapy bench so she will not get lazy at home either!
Callista
Showing posts with label RSV. Show all posts
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Friday, February 8, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
A Diagnosis
Ding Ding! We have a winner. Two winners actually in regards to what the heck Callista has. RSV with secondary pneumonia. Oh joy... They have her on amoxicilin as precaution but the reality is there's no treatment for either of these. She just needs to get over it. Right now they've got her admitted as "comfort care", meaning she gets oxygen as needed, some saline breathing treatments and tylenol as needed.
We still have a day or two left in the hospital according to what the doctors have to say. She is okay being off oxygen while awake, but still dips into the 80's while she is in a deep sleep. Until she can behave herself while sleeping, she will remain admitted. We've had some excellent care this stay, although I still don't feel comfortable leaving her by herself. Daddy and I have been trading places as to who stays with her, just so we can get a shower in our own home and to sleep on a real bed. I've had to take off work for several days, but you do what you have to. Personally, I think there's a week minimum stay for Children's Hospital. It's probably in the fine print on that yellow consent form you sign in the ER! I will use the hospital time to finish the latest Stephanie Plum novel, Nineteen. (The Stephanie Plum Novels By Evanovich, Janet). It's junk food reading, good for those long, LONG days hanging out in the least fun place to be....
I've been doing a lot of soul searching (if that's what you want to call it) over the past week or so, and I am trying to find a better way to be there for my child more. Financially, we cannot afford me not working, but we've been working very hard to get out of debt. I think we are making some great progress, although we still have a long way to go. Thanks to everyone who donated to our give forward account over the past year. I wanted you all to know how appreciated it is, and to let you know it will go toward paying for outstanding bills we still have from our trip to Vanderbilt in 2011 (yeah, that long ago!). We never would have made it without the support of our friends, family, and amazing strangers.
We still have a day or two left in the hospital according to what the doctors have to say. She is okay being off oxygen while awake, but still dips into the 80's while she is in a deep sleep. Until she can behave herself while sleeping, she will remain admitted. We've had some excellent care this stay, although I still don't feel comfortable leaving her by herself. Daddy and I have been trading places as to who stays with her, just so we can get a shower in our own home and to sleep on a real bed. I've had to take off work for several days, but you do what you have to. Personally, I think there's a week minimum stay for Children's Hospital. It's probably in the fine print on that yellow consent form you sign in the ER! I will use the hospital time to finish the latest Stephanie Plum novel, Nineteen. (The Stephanie Plum Novels By Evanovich, Janet). It's junk food reading, good for those long, LONG days hanging out in the least fun place to be....
I've been doing a lot of soul searching (if that's what you want to call it) over the past week or so, and I am trying to find a better way to be there for my child more. Financially, we cannot afford me not working, but we've been working very hard to get out of debt. I think we are making some great progress, although we still have a long way to go. Thanks to everyone who donated to our give forward account over the past year. I wanted you all to know how appreciated it is, and to let you know it will go toward paying for outstanding bills we still have from our trip to Vanderbilt in 2011 (yeah, that long ago!). We never would have made it without the support of our friends, family, and amazing strangers.
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