Guest guest Posted October 27, 2002 Report Share Posted October 27, 2002 Jeanne, I know in our Children's Hsp. where the Cf Clinic is you cannot do home IV's until they are 2 years old. Even then for the first time IV's they have to stay in the hsp. Just to cover if there is a reaction etc. (Australia) Probable hospitalization Hope you are not getting sick of me. I have gone from not posting too much to posting every few days. In any case, Shaelin had a CT of his sinuses last week as he has been chronically congested and his x-ray showed that he was totally blocked up. The CT essentially confirmed the x-rays results and we are awaiting an appointment with an ENT specialist to decide the best course of action. He has been on Ceftin for the past 5 weeks which obviously has done little. The options that are being decided is hospitalizing him for IV antibiotics to see if the sinuses clear vs surgery to scrape his sinuses. If we start with the antibiotics and it doesn't work, he will probably end up with a long hospital course and may need surgery anyway. Also, does anyone have experience with IV therapy at home with children as young as Shaelin. I was told that he would need to be hospitalized until he is older. Thanks again. You guys are great. Jeanne (foster mom to 20 mos wcf) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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