A Yearly Tradition

Last January Miss L was hospitalized for 9 days with pneumonia and RSV. This February, Miss L was hospitalized with pneumonia. Yep. Again. It seems to be some yearly tradition she is starting.

I took her into her Dr on Friday, January 31 cuz she had a cold that she couldn't seem to kick, was running a fever, and her cough was getting worse. He said she had an ear infection and a sore throat, prescribed her some antibiotic, and we went home. On Sunday night, or I guess Monday morning since it was like 2 AM, her fever hit 103.6, so we went to the ER.

They were able to get her fever under control, but her oxygen levels were only in the 80's. They took an X-ray of her chest and saw some cloudiness in her right lung and some inflammation of the lungs. Although her RSV and flu test came back negative, her oxygen and lungs were enough for them to admit her.

They hooked her up to on IV to administer fluid and medications to help with the cloudiness and inflammation. Throughout the week she needed oxygen, and by Wednesday she had developed pneumonia in both lungs. They continued her meds and continued to monitor her. Wednesday night her heart rate dropped into the 60's and Thursday night it dropped lower yet into the 50's. On Friday they did an EKG to make sure she wasn't developing a heart block. Thank God it came back good. Her heart dr said she could go home as soon, oxygen permitting.

EKG

Spending some time with her sister :)

Walking the halls of the hospital

We were able to finally come home on Saturday February 8! We did have to bring home a nebulizer though so that we could give her home treatments for her pneumonia since she still sounded a little junky. She had a follow-up with her dr on Monday and he said she sounded great! We go back again this Monday to double check that nothing is coming back. I really hope she is still good cuz tonight she started to get a runny nose, low grade fever, and was a little lethargic. Hoping its just a little cold and doesn't develop into anything more again.

Using the nebulizer at home... She's such a trooper

M and I decided that at the beginning of next year we are just going to have a bag packed for the hospital just in case she decides to get pneumonia again!