Were do i start?! The past 72hrs with Ollie have been a living nightmare.
Within hours of my last Blog Friday evening Ollie was taken into hospital by his dad.
He seemed to have perked up a little and my first thought was that we are probably going to waste there precious time.
After an phone update from Matt we were all prepared for a very long evening of waiting. How wrong could we have all been.
Ollie was called into triage within 5 mins of arriving then promptly taken to assessment were he was then rushed into resus!
Ollie was indeed very poorly.
Unable to maintain his oxygen saturation and struggling to breath Ollie was given a nebuliser and placed on Oxygen.
After then assessment it turns out Ollie didn't have tonsillitis but an ear infection as well as a chest infection!
It was indeed a scary times!
At just gone 1am a good friend of mine offered to give me a lift to the hospital so i could stay over with Ollie. She was also having the girls too so that was one less weight of worry.
When i arrived i could see Ollie was on good form but really struggling to breath, He has been made hyperactive but the drugs they had given him so it was continuous non stop talking!
Ollie was taken to the ward just after 3 where they tried to see if he would tolerate some low flow o2 after around 10 mins it wasobvious he could and remained on 4lts of O2 for the next 24 hours.
Within hours of my last Blog Friday evening Ollie was taken into hospital by his dad.
He seemed to have perked up a little and my first thought was that we are probably going to waste there precious time.
After an phone update from Matt we were all prepared for a very long evening of waiting. How wrong could we have all been.
Ollie was called into triage within 5 mins of arriving then promptly taken to assessment were he was then rushed into resus!
Ollie was indeed very poorly.
Unable to maintain his oxygen saturation and struggling to breath Ollie was given a nebuliser and placed on Oxygen.
After then assessment it turns out Ollie didn't have tonsillitis but an ear infection as well as a chest infection!
It was indeed a scary times!
At just gone 1am a good friend of mine offered to give me a lift to the hospital so i could stay over with Ollie. She was also having the girls too so that was one less weight of worry.
When i arrived i could see Ollie was on good form but really struggling to breath, He has been made hyperactive but the drugs they had given him so it was continuous non stop talking!
Ollie was taken to the ward just after 3 where they tried to see if he would tolerate some low flow o2 after around 10 mins it wasobvious he could and remained on 4lts of O2 for the next 24 hours.
Early Sunday morning they tried him off the O2 again, he copped for 10 mins before they had to hook him back up.
Ollie had had a nose bleed during the night so was desperate for a bath and clean bedding so this was a good time to give time off the O2 a go again.
I think Ollie enjoyed the bath as he actually laid down in it! Something he has never done before.......
He managed well in the bath with out the O2 so once cleaned dried and fresh PJ's on we made our way to the place room for some well earned fun!
Ollie pretty much carried on the rest of the day coping fairly well with out the Oxygen and actually complained to the nurse that he wanted to come home! That my boy!
That afternoon the nurse came and told me they have to make sure Ollie maintains his oxygen levels as he sleeps so in order for him to go home he needs to nap!!
So yea i need to get a medically induced hyperactive child to have a nap.... Baring in mind he hasn't napped for months now!
Challenge accepted!
Unfortunately a challenge was exactly what it was and Ollie was very non compliant! The nurse has pretty much closed the ward of 4 beds down closed all the curtains, lights down etc........ Nope just wasn't happening.
By tea time he still hadn't given in so i pretty much resolved to the fact we are staying another night.
Daddy came to visit at 6:30 and with in 15 mins of him being there BAM! Ollie is asleep!
Obs done and he was given the all clear, we just had to wait for the doctor to give the final ok..................The wait was long!
9:30 pm the Doc finally came and gave us the ok to go home but that wasn't the end of it
Ollie decided that whilst the doc checked him over as he slept that he would stop breathing..............Ok to some this may sound very dramatic but to us its something we have lived with for nearly 5 years.
Concerned the doctor asks how often this happens, with a chuckle i tell he not to worry it happens all the time......No one has ever been concerned when we have mentioned it before so we figured it was nothing to worry about.
Ollie now has a sleep study book.
We have also been given 24hour Open access to the children's ward again which means no more waiting in GP's not more waiting in A&E, which is FAB!
Today Ollie has been as high as a kite due to the amount of medication he is on but has recovered fantastically which means he could be back in school as early as Wednesday.
On a personal note i would like to thank those from the bottom of my heart for the help and support you have given us over the past few days.
It means a great deal.
Ollie had had a nose bleed during the night so was desperate for a bath and clean bedding so this was a good time to give time off the O2 a go again.
I think Ollie enjoyed the bath as he actually laid down in it! Something he has never done before.......
He managed well in the bath with out the O2 so once cleaned dried and fresh PJ's on we made our way to the place room for some well earned fun!
Ollie pretty much carried on the rest of the day coping fairly well with out the Oxygen and actually complained to the nurse that he wanted to come home! That my boy!
That afternoon the nurse came and told me they have to make sure Ollie maintains his oxygen levels as he sleeps so in order for him to go home he needs to nap!!
So yea i need to get a medically induced hyperactive child to have a nap.... Baring in mind he hasn't napped for months now!
Challenge accepted!
Unfortunately a challenge was exactly what it was and Ollie was very non compliant! The nurse has pretty much closed the ward of 4 beds down closed all the curtains, lights down etc........ Nope just wasn't happening.
By tea time he still hadn't given in so i pretty much resolved to the fact we are staying another night.
Daddy came to visit at 6:30 and with in 15 mins of him being there BAM! Ollie is asleep!
Obs done and he was given the all clear, we just had to wait for the doctor to give the final ok..................The wait was long!
9:30 pm the Doc finally came and gave us the ok to go home but that wasn't the end of it
Ollie decided that whilst the doc checked him over as he slept that he would stop breathing..............Ok to some this may sound very dramatic but to us its something we have lived with for nearly 5 years.
Concerned the doctor asks how often this happens, with a chuckle i tell he not to worry it happens all the time......No one has ever been concerned when we have mentioned it before so we figured it was nothing to worry about.
Ollie now has a sleep study book.
We have also been given 24hour Open access to the children's ward again which means no more waiting in GP's not more waiting in A&E, which is FAB!
Today Ollie has been as high as a kite due to the amount of medication he is on but has recovered fantastically which means he could be back in school as early as Wednesday.
On a personal note i would like to thank those from the bottom of my heart for the help and support you have given us over the past few days.
It means a great deal.