Flu Shot appointment lead to other...

Flu Shot scheduled ended up getting the appointment turned the table around!!!

Today, our kids were scheduled to have flu shot. First of all, Mikaela turned 5 and need to have "5" years old check up. Dr. D checked Mikaela and Everything looks good! Dr. D looked at Kyron and looked puzzled. She asked me - how long did Kyron have cold? I said - since Friday. She asked - any fever? I said once - Saturday night (Sunday early early morning). She said ok... then took her stethoscope on him. She stood up and said - I'm going to get nebulizer for him. (In my mind - WHAT??? WHAT is she saying?? Nebulizer - a breathing treatment for my BOY! - F**K! Something is not right!!) Nurse came and said - he will be needing breathing treatment immediately as he is dealing with severe wheezing. (Of course as a mother - would say yes - sure anything to make my boy feel better - I was worried!) He ended up having to take breathing treatment. He wasn’t happy at all but cooperated. After 10 minutes later, Dr. D came and checked on him and said – I’m not satisfied and he will need one more breathing treatment. He is still wheezing. (In my mind – you gotta be kidding!!) . He took it again! He cooperated – bless his heart! Finally Dr. D checked and said – much better! Finally we can go home! We were suppose to be there for Kyron to get a flu shot but ended up with breathing treatments.
Dr D wrote a note to me saying – NO FLU SHOT TODAY for Kyron – just Mikaela and she will need varivax (sp?) also. Kyron will have to continue aubuterol medicine by taking breathing treatment for every 3 hours today and tomorrow – every 4 hours as well will need to take pulmicort in the afternoon (one time a day) then every 6 hours on Wednesday. Plus antibodic ( I forgot what it is. as Hollie took Rx to get medicine).

The whole scene sure brought my memories BACK! When Mikaela was only 13 weeks old, she was taken to hospital for severe wheezing. She had ongoing breathing treatment (on and off - depends on 'her attack' or ‘when she was wheezing') until around 3 1/2 years old. I remembered I had to hold the mask to cover Mikaela's mouth and nose for 10 - 15 minutes... for every 3 hours, then 4 hours then at last every 6 hours (depending on condition). I was praying so hard that it’s just one time thing for Kyron. In the past, when I hold the mask on Mikaela - my mind was racing - is that medicine safe for my kid? Will that medicine shut her growth especially with some of steroids medicine and pulmicort. (not all the time) - often aubuterol. All those crazy things come to my mind. AND it happened again with Kyron today. I asked Dr. She said- it doesn’t do much harm but HELP him to breathe better. I have to research more on it.

Poor Mikaela, she had been so good – patience with me and Kyron. I asked – her – what would she like to have for dessert? She picked brownies so I paged Hollie to get brownies for dessert and other things for dinner. Kids and I ended up staying in the doctor office for over 2 hours! Dr. asked me an interesting question – If it wasn’t for Flu Shot appointment – Will I bring him to dr? I simply said – no. He was active; his appetite was good and all that. Just cold and congested.. Dr agreed and said I’m glad that he’s here! He must have that treatment now! I said – if not then what? Dr said it could be fine or for worse. I want him to be VERY fine than go for worse. Kyron didn’t have his flu shot and I’m happy that he has been treated for his severe wheezing. That’s suck being deaf! I can’t hear his wheezing. Dr. D, she also asked me question – how does he sleeps? Not so good for few nights now. She smiled! (WTF…she smiled!) I had to ask! Why? She said – Kyron wasn’t sleeping well because he has stuffy in his nose and “lungs”. In my mind – could it lead to SIDS? Then Dr. D said – it could lead to SIDS as he couldn’t breathe well. Now I probably will never go sleep! The good news is that he kept me wake most of night when he couldn’t “feel” comfortable with himself.

That is scary moment but I know he’s going to be fine. But I'm glad that it had happened today.

My two children are my precious babies!