Sunday evening (April 3) we noticed that Calle didn't seem to be feeling well. She didn't sleep well that night, and Monday she was quite miserable. Monday night she didn't sleep well either, and Lia took her in to the doctor on Tuesday. She was diagnosed with bronchiolitis and we started her on Albuterol nebulizer treatments.
Wednesday was our regularly scheduled appointment to get Synagis, and so we had them both in to the doctors office. At that time Calle was still pretty ill, and we were advised to monitor her with a pulse-oximeter (which we already have from when the kids first came home from the NICU). We set her up that night, and as we were going to bed we went in to check on her and noticed that she was desaturating. We watched her for a while and then paged the doctor on call. After getting her symptoms, he recommended that we get her to a hospital where she could get some treatment. While Jordan Valley hospital is close, it was likely that she'd end up at PCMC eventually, so Lia had her loaded into the car and headed into the night. By 4:00 AM Thursday, after they had stabilized Calle with oxygen and admitted her, Lia was finally able to lie down and get some restless sleep.
Sometime during the ER process they tested Calle for RSV, and the results were positive.
Calle seemed to bounce right back on Thursday. She was smiling and seemed like she was on the rebound. There was talk of discharging her and having us keep her on oxygen at home (since we're the seasoned canula/oxygen/pulse-oximeter veterans), and I was anxious to get her home. Lia was anxious to get her home as well, but she wisely decided to stay one more night. Thursday night and early Friday morning were apparently miserable for Calle, and they had to "suction out" her nasal passages several times, and increase the oxygen flow as well. Obviously she's not yet ready to come home, and when she does, we'll have her on oxygen for a while.
It's Friday night and Lia and Calle are still at the hospital. I really dislike the loneliness of leaving loved ones at the hospital and driving home alone. It is nice to have Christian home -- he keeps our spirits up as we continue our adventures with medicine. He has somehow avoided this bug and seems to be in excellent health. He’s sleeping particularly well because he’s had a couple of intensely fun days with grandparents and extended family.
We’re anxious for life to get back to normal! (As if we know what normal is)
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