3rd time’s…the charm?

3 times before turning two years old. Noah has been confined 3 times and his birthday is this Sunday na. The reason for all confinements are all the same: Pneumonia.

His first time was a few months after he was discharged from the NICU. We went to the ER on Dec. 1 because Noah kept throwing up and his coughing got worse. The ER doctors heard something and saw a bit of fluid in his lungs so off we went to be admitted. The second one was just the same, a cough that got worse, a baby who couldn’t sleep anymore because he was coughing every minute and throwing up too. Even with regular nebulizing Noah was not relieved at all.

Then last Monday, we had to bring him to the ER again because his fever has stayed between 38.8 and 39.4. He never got better and his cough got worse again. He was just so tired. His eyes were always watery. He was asleep the whole day and in the few hours he was awake he was miserable and cranky.

It’s just worse this time because his oxygen levels were low enough for the doctors to have him on oxygen support. As soon as I heard that, I cried and my heart sank. His x-rays showed he had phlegm in his lungs which makes it hard for him to breathe and take in the oxygen he needs. It’s just so hard though seeing him with his cannula (you can see part of it in the pic above) . It’s nerve wracking to see the doctors huddled in a corner and talking about his case and how frequent his pneumonia has been. It’s distressing to see the docs checking his oxymeter every so often. Even though I know it’s all for Noah, I was still a mess. My knees were like jelly and I looked at Noah who was just so weak.

We’re on day 2 now and Noah’s fever has remained in the high 30s. His pedia-pulmonologist has started him on Ampicillin. Even though Noah’s pneumonia is viral and his CBC was normal, the fact that his fever has yet to improve warranted the additional medicine.

It will take 2 days for the antibiotics to take full effect. Which means we will be at the hospital until Friday.

Noah hates his cannula but me and Dan have gotten the hang of putting it back on quickly. Noah has been asleep for a good part of his stay here at the hospital. He’s just sooo weak.

We haven’t seen him smile since Sunday 🙁

Noah pagaling ka na  ha?

May I ask for good and healing energy for Noah? May I also ask that you pray for his speedy recovery and that his doctors be guided to treat him in the best way that they can. Thank you so much!

 

UPDATE (9/10/2014): Noah had a hard time breathing last night. Ht on e was coughing continuously too. Two residents came and checked him and had him nebulized again even if he just finished a session a few hours prior. He only really calmed down at around 3 am. Little dude is tired. He only took around 2 ozs of milk since this morning and has been asleep since. His pulmonologist came this morning too and told me that there is still phlegm in Noah’s lungs and that his airway is still restricted. She put him on steroids now to open up his airways. The good news is the Noah’s fever has gone down. As of 12pm today his temp is at 36 degrees na. Woohooo!! We’ll be taking things one day at a time. Slow and steady wins the race right? Can’t wait to reach the finish line though….