Re: n in the hospital - prayers needed

[Guest guest]

I hope n is feeling better soon and that both of you get home.

B

5 and Kelli 2 1/2

mom2brendan2000 wrote:

Hi,

Last weekend n had some diarrhea, nothing else, just couldn'd

tolerate his feeds. By Tuesday he wasn't looking too good. My

glucometer wasn't working. Took him in, his blood sugars were 25!

Admitted him, had him on an IV D5. Jodi, your words were echoing in

my head how we have to take it very slowly to bring his system back

to normal. We learned our lesson this week!

I think they took the IV out too soon, but he was doing well on 1/4

strength formula, that is, until the damn nurse set up his overnight

feeds, he's g-tube fed, and I didn't realize until 4:30 a.m. that it

was not 1/4 strength, it was much more, which was why he had

diarrhea more than every hour during the night! I was sooooo

pissed!!! so, we were back to square one and had him just on IV for

24 hours, which was yesterday.

Right now he's just started 1/4 strength again very slowly and

hopfully if he handles it, we'll be home tommorow, day 6!

Send us good wishes please!

jennifer, I'm so glad you're getting this book together to have this

all in writing!

Cindy

[Guest guest]

cindy!!!

i hope poor brendan feels better soon!!! he is in my thoughts and

prayers!!! poor little guy!!!

jodie c

[Guest guest]

Cindy - I just printed your email, too, to ensure that I remember to

note the 1/4 g-tube feeds and then incrementally moving up, just

like oral feeds. I truly hope that he is able to tolerate full

feeds soon and you can go home. We're thinking of you! Jenn

>

> Hi,

> Last weekend n had some diarrhea, nothing else, just

couldn'd

> tolerate his feeds. By Tuesday he wasn't looking too good. My

> glucometer wasn't working. Took him in, his blood sugars were 25!

>

> Admitted him, had him on an IV D5. Jodi, your words were echoing

in

> my head how we have to take it very slowly to bring his system

back

> to normal. We learned our lesson this week!

> I think they took the IV out too soon, but he was doing well on

1/4

> strength formula, that is, until the damn nurse set up his

overnight

> feeds, he's g-tube fed, and I didn't realize until 4:30 a.m. that

it

> was not 1/4 strength, it was much more, which was why he had

> diarrhea more than every hour during the night! I was sooooo

> pissed!!! so, we were back to square one and had him just on IV

for

> 24 hours, which was yesterday.

> Right now he's just started 1/4 strength again very slowly and

> hopfully if he handles it, we'll be home tommorow, day 6!

> Send us good wishes please!

> jennifer, I'm so glad you're getting this book together to have

this

> all in writing!

>

> Cindy