Back in the hospital

Just over a year after coming home from TCH, Trevor was back in it! Ever since he got sick at the end of October, there always seemed to be something wrong everytime we turned around. He'd get better for a few days, but then have a fever for a few days. I think the earache came back once, then he got a rash everywhere. The doctor said it was a virus and that the rash was a sign it was almost gone. Then within a week, he started having a cruddy cough. The doctor said this time he almost had pneunomia and he started breathing treatments at home. I think that time, he ended up missing 8 1/2 days of daycare within two weeks. I think he went back the week after Thanksgiving. Then was okay until last Saturday, the 11th. He had a fever again. The nurse said to give him Benadryl for some reason. Then the next day, he started wheezing, so we started breathing treatments. Monday got worse and I almost took him to the ER, which I probably should have, but we waited until Tuesday morning. The doctor said he had the flu and pneumonia and was sent straight to the ER at TCH. He spent 6 hours in the ER before we got moved to a room. Then Wednesday was an okay day. He got a bear from Santa and some building blocks. This picture was taken before he went to ICU. They tested him for RSV and said he had that. They haven't mentioned the flu since Wednesday, but I think he did have that and they gave him Tamiflu to treat it. Thursday night, I noticed his breathing was much worse and told the nurse. They looked and said they'd keep an eye on him. Well, Friday morning, his vital signs dropped and he was moved to ICU.

They hooked him to a breathing tube and took a chest xray. His lung was leaking air out into the chest cavity, causing an air pocket that made the lung collapse a bit. They had to insert a tube in his chest. The first two attempts were not successful at removing the pocket of air, but the third time worked. He still has the tube, I'm not completely sure why. Since he looked so pale, they had called me to say he might need a blood transfusion, but after testing his blood, his levels were okay. His pediatrician said he's always that pale, then they realized we are too. Saturday and Sunday have been stable. They put in a feeding tube yesterday and are giving him formula. They are slowly trying to decrease the amount of oxygen he is getting. Once the breathing tube is out, he can go back to the regular room. No word on how long it'll be.