Friday, February 18, 2011

Hudson spent a night in the hospital this week. He was fine Tuesday, seemed to have some minor congestion Wednesday morning, then couldn't breathe by Wednesday afternoon. He had (has) pneumonia on his right lung, but that wasn't what the doctors seemed most concerned about. They're not sure what caused the attack.

He was such a trooper through all the tests, treatments, questions, etc... He loved getting to have his binky and blankie and spend lots of time watching movies and reading books.


Just before he was released, he drove around the hallways waving and smiling at all who passed.
Now we're doing breathing treatments and meds at home. He's doing well. We go back to the pediatrician next week to talk about where we go from here. I hear of more and more kids needing breathing treatments. What's going on?

We're thankful to be home! They told us we'd be there at least a couple nights, so we're thankful we got discharged after one night and that the little guy is doing better.

3 comments:

Emily Burr said...

Hey Em--MJ told me about this yesterday. I'm sure that was pretty scary!! For some reason, this year seems to be particularly bad with respiratory infections in kids. The other day we had 7 kids going with breathing treatments at the same time!! And we only have 8 rooms. Anyway, I'm so glad Hudson's okay. And don't let them diagnose him with asthma or anything yet. It's likely this was just a limited event. He should be good as new in a week! ~Emily 2

Emily said...

Thanks for your expertise!! We're going back to the doctor this afternoon. I'm hearing more and more that this is fairly common for kids to have this when they're little and grow out of it. Actually, Trent just told me he had this when he was little and grew out of it.

I heard you might not go to Ashley's wedding. Booo! I've been looking forward to catching up with you. I'd love to see you if it works!!

Stephanie Meleady Brown said...

Hi Em,

Thinking of you and so thankful that Hudson is ok.

I will stay tuned in for updates on where you go from here.

Stephanie