Remember how I said things were uneventful around here, well not now! Had to keep Colby home from school yesterday. He has some major head congestion. How did this happen, he was fine 2 days ago?! You can hear the rattling in his nose/throat from 2 feet away. Keeping him on his bi-pap continuously. Doing cough treatments every 3 hours, even through the night. So far his secretions have stayed clear, no yucky green or yellowish nastiness. Yesterday he looked horrible through his eyes, but today he seems to act a little better. I'm trying to get him to take a nap right now. Trying but failing. TVs, radios and lights are all off. I'm in here in the living room and Colby is back there in his room. I just peeked in on him, yep, wide awake. He should be exhausted, first of all because he's sick and second of all I woke him up every 3 hours to cough him last night. It's a perfect day for a nap - dark, pouring down rain. Come on Colby, get with the program. Colby's pulmonologist thinks what he has is viral and doesn't want to put him on an antibiotic just yet. I don't know if I agree with this or not, but I'm willing to give it a shot for a couple of days. If he's no better by this time tomorrow, I'm going to insist putting Colby on an antibiotic.
I was supposed to work at the hospital today, but obviously that didn't happen. When I got Colby up for his 5:30 a.m. treatment, it did not go well. I was thinking oh crap, this kid will be in the hospital before the end of the day. Finally got him stabilized, but just couldn't leave him today. His 8:30 a.m. cough treatment went much better. You know what else I've done today besides take care of Colby? Absolutely nothing. Among his shaky vest, nebulizer and cough treatment schedule; feeding and giving extra free water schedule; giving him extra lovins and calling Cincy, I haven't got a darn thing done. Except this blogging! Haven't even unpacked the dishwasher or thrown in a load of laundry. Those are the simplest of chores. But then I'm like, oh well, who gives a crap, it'll be here waiting on me. I'll get to it when I get to it. I've made arrangements with Colby's nurse, so hopefully I'll get to go to work tomorrow and make up for the time I lost today.
Of course it's pouring down rain and Colby doesn't feel well on a day I've made plans. Isn't that the way the cookie crumbles, haha. Wine Night is tonight and I'm planning on going. I know what you're thinking. If Colby is so sick, why are you leaving him? Okay, I can answer that. The nurse staying with Colby tonight has been with us for over 2 years now. She's fully capable of taking care of him. Plus I'm planning on coming home early. Plus I'm going to plan it where she won't have to do much with Colby's care. I'll do a cough treatment right before I leave and when I get home. He'll be on his bi-pap most of the time I'm gone. Am I nervous about leaving him? Yes. Do I think he'll be okay while I'm gone? Yes. Do I think if he has issues the nurse can handle it? Yes. I would never, ever, ever do anything to put him in any kind of danger. Any other questions you may have? Didn't think so.
Well, it's 2:00. Time to feed my no-nap kid. Then at 3:00 another cough treatment. Good times, gooooood times. I'll update soon.
p.s. - GO IU FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT.
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