On Wednesday Brandon woke up a lot worse than he had been. He was coughing much worse, had a runny nose, and a fever. I brought him to the pediatrician and he sent him to the emergency room because he wanted bloodwork and a chest x ray to check for pneumonia. They gsve Brandon iv fluids because he was dehydrated and they also gave him an antibiotic and steroid through his iv. It really seemed to help a lot. After 7 hours we were sent home and told to continue using his 2 inhalers- xopenex every 4-6 hours and flovent two times a day. He also needed to be brought back to the pediatrician for the next 2 days for an antibiotic shot since he wouldn't take the medicine orally and he was also given oral steroids to take for the next few days. He sounds SO much better today.
Yesterday morning Wesley threw up his first bottle of the day. 2 1/2 hours later, when he hadn't eaten, he threw up again. He then was gagging and throwing up on and off so I brought him to the pediatrician. The pediatrician said his ears are clear now and to stop his antibiotic and said he had probably picked up a stomach bug. He said to give him pedialyte which I did in the office. He threw it up right away. We went home but I asked the doctor before we left how many more times were ok for him to throw up before bringing him to the ER. The doctor said 2 times in 5 hours. He threw up 2 more times in a half hour. So he had to go to the ER. They gave him fluids for dehydration and zofran for nausea and he was finally able to hold down pedialyte so they sent him home after 7 hours. Since being home we have been mixing one ounce of formula with one ounce of ater and he is able to hold it down. He is not happy that he isn't being fed more. I cn try 2 ounces of full strength formula for his next bottle and I need to bring him back for a recheck today.
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