Re: Chat - Ian's Back Home - Learned Alot - Long

[Guest guest]

Hey -

Glad to see you made it home finally!! Hope you guys stay healthy for a

while now. We almost missed our plane yesterday because our apt went so long.

We

are also glad to be home. Stay well and good luck with everything!

The other

[Guest guest]

Welcome Home ! (sorry Sheldon I just had to say it)

I'm so glad that Ian is on the mend and you are home and happy now.

Stay healthy all of you!

Dawna

>

> Whew! We are finally back home. I'm only going to take a few

> minutes to type this - the boys are SO happy to be home. I haven't

> even had the chance to review all the posts - but, I will

definately

> check on everyone.

>

> We started our journey last Sunday going into the hospital here in

> VA, then again on Wednesday. By Thursday evening, Ian seemed to be

> doing okay and they released us so we could drive to DC to drop off

> my 3 1/2 year old with his Aunt's and cousins and then off to New

> York. We finally got to NY at about 12 Midnight. Ian wasn't doing

> so well in the middle of the night and by the time we got to Dr. H

> in the morning he was really sick again. He started having more

> diarreah. When Dr. H saw him - she noticed he wasn't doing very

> well and immediately put him on an IV. Needless to say - he was

> admitted for the third time last week - but, this time in NY.

Well,

> Ian's blood sugars were a little low (in the 70's & 80's) and we

> soon found out after being admitted he was spilling quite a bit of

> keytones. We kept him on D10 from the time of admission Thursday

> morning until 4 AM Sunday. By Monday morning he was off the IV and

> eating great by lunch (half grilled cheese sandwich, half banana,

> and about 4 ozs in liquids).

>

> This experience has been quite a rollercoaster. Ian has never been

> this sick before. I have learned A LOT. I wish I would

> have " understood " a little more about what everyone was trying to

> explain to me about spilling keytones. I didn't realize the

> connection it made. Now that we have been through this scary

> ordeal - I am that much better prepared to face future situations.

>

> Ian was poked and prodded so many times - it was incredibly

> heartbreaking. All his fingers, toes and both heels were pricked

> constantly. He had 3 IVs and one failed IV attempt and a blown

> vein. His last was in his foot - keeping him from moving around.

> He was irritable and angry for being in the hospital and hit me and

> pinched me constantly. Every time a nurse or doctor came in - he

> would say " please don't hurt me " . And when they were finished

> messing with him he would say " thank you " . Every chance he got -

he

> would tell me or daddy to " go away " . It was a miserable experience

> for all of us the entire last week.

>

> was at his cousins Thursday through Monday and it he

cried

> every day. He has NEVER been out of either my husband's or my care

> for that long - nor has he slept anywhere without us - ever. So,

> needless to say - he's very happy to see us - but, also " mad " at us

> too for being gone so long. He also has complained of a sore

throat

> this morning, has been sneezing and is coughing.

>

> For all those out there who may have been where I've been and

> thought you knew more than you did - or for those who may not know

> what do to - I have a few things to say.........

>

> Check Keytones! Very important.

> Check Blood Sugars! Very important.

> And, make sure you stay in the hospital until your child is TOTALLY

> eating and drinking normally.

>

> I heard all that advice - and although I understood most of it and

> didn't all of it - I have learned that all of those things are very

> important to the success of getting your child better during a

> vomiting/diahrea illness. I know I've learned even more - I'm just

> too tired to write it all down!

>

> As far as Dr. H is concerened. I've never met a more passionate

and

> caring physician. She is amazing. And, although we didn't get to

> the tasks we were supposed to for our first visit - I'm looking

> forward to seeing her on January 27th for our next appointment.

Dr.

> H really is awesome and she goes that extra 100 miles to help our

> children. Although it wasn't the best decision and she was a

little

> upset that we brought him ill - it was great to see her in action

> and I feel even that much better with my decision to have her as

our

> Endo. I just wish I would have known to make that decision earlier

> on when Ian was younger.

>

> As far as my friends here on the listserve - thank you SO much for

> all your help, advice, and comfort. Thank you so much Jodi R,

Jodi

> C and Chrissy for calling me at the hospital. It meant so much to

> me and as you know - I really needed your support. I was bummed I

> didn't have Jodi Z's number! I owe her an apology for not asking

> more about keytones!

>

> I'm so happy to hear from Dr. H the walk went well. I only wish we

> could have been there.

>

> When we had Ian weighed at Dr. H's on Thursday before our drive

> home - I saw Pippin, Sheldon's grandaughter Laikyn, and ! It

> was so nice to see everyone! They all looked so good.

>

> THANK YOU AGAIN so much for all your support!

>

> Well, now I have to pay attention to my children - in the comforts

> of our home - all day today. No cleaning, no laundry - just

eating,

> drinking, playing and resting.

>

> I'll try to catch-up on the posts later today to see how everyone

is

> doing.

>

> Thanks for listening.

>

> - H (Remember - it's me H!)

>

[Guest guest]

I was worried you were gone for so long. I am SO glad Ian is okay!

Let us know how your other son feels....

>

> Whew! We are finally back home. I'm only going to take a few

> minutes to type this - the boys are SO happy to be home. I

haven't

> even had the chance to review all the posts - but, I will

definately

> check on everyone.

>

> We started our journey last Sunday going into the hospital here in

> VA, then again on Wednesday. By Thursday evening, Ian seemed to

be

> doing okay and they released us so we could drive to DC to drop

off

> my 3 1/2 year old with his Aunt's and cousins and then off to New

> York. We finally got to NY at about 12 Midnight. Ian wasn't

doing

> so well in the middle of the night and by the time we got to Dr. H

> in the morning he was really sick again. He started having more

> diarreah. When Dr. H saw him - she noticed he wasn't doing very

> well and immediately put him on an IV. Needless to say - he was

> admitted for the third time last week - but, this time in NY.

Well,

> Ian's blood sugars were a little low (in the 70's & 80's) and we

> soon found out after being admitted he was spilling quite a bit of

> keytones. We kept him on D10 from the time of admission Thursday

> morning until 4 AM Sunday. By Monday morning he was off the IV

and

> eating great by lunch (half grilled cheese sandwich, half banana,

> and about 4 ozs in liquids).

>

> This experience has been quite a rollercoaster. Ian has never

been

> this sick before. I have learned A LOT. I wish I would

> have " understood " a little more about what everyone was trying to

> explain to me about spilling keytones. I didn't realize the

> connection it made. Now that we have been through this scary

> ordeal - I am that much better prepared to face future

situations.

>

> Ian was poked and prodded so many times - it was incredibly

> heartbreaking. All his fingers, toes and both heels were pricked

> constantly. He had 3 IVs and one failed IV attempt and a blown

> vein. His last was in his foot - keeping him from moving around.

> He was irritable and angry for being in the hospital and hit me

and

> pinched me constantly. Every time a nurse or doctor came in - he

> would say " please don't hurt me " . And when they were finished

> messing with him he would say " thank you " . Every chance he got -

he

> would tell me or daddy to " go away " . It was a miserable

experience

> for all of us the entire last week.

>

> was at his cousins Thursday through Monday and it he

cried

> every day. He has NEVER been out of either my husband's or my

care

> for that long - nor has he slept anywhere without us - ever. So,

> needless to say - he's very happy to see us - but, also " mad " at

us

> too for being gone so long. He also has complained of a sore

throat

> this morning, has been sneezing and is coughing.

>

> For all those out there who may have been where I've been and

> thought you knew more than you did - or for those who may not know

> what do to - I have a few things to say.........

>

> Check Keytones! Very important.

> Check Blood Sugars! Very important.

> And, make sure you stay in the hospital until your child is

TOTALLY

> eating and drinking normally.

>

> I heard all that advice - and although I understood most of it and

> didn't all of it - I have learned that all of those things are

very

> important to the success of getting your child better during a

> vomiting/diahrea illness. I know I've learned even more - I'm

just

> too tired to write it all down!

>

> As far as Dr. H is concerened. I've never met a more passionate

and

> caring physician. She is amazing. And, although we didn't get to

> the tasks we were supposed to for our first visit - I'm looking

> forward to seeing her on January 27th for our next appointment.

Dr.

> H really is awesome and she goes that extra 100 miles to help our

> children. Although it wasn't the best decision and she was a

little

> upset that we brought him ill - it was great to see her in action

> and I feel even that much better with my decision to have her as

our

> Endo. I just wish I would have known to make that decision

earlier

> on when Ian was younger.

>

> As far as my friends here on the listserve - thank you SO much for

> all your help, advice, and comfort. Thank you so much Jodi R,

Jodi

> C and Chrissy for calling me at the hospital. It meant so much to

> me and as you know - I really needed your support. I was bummed I

> didn't have Jodi Z's number! I owe her an apology for not asking

> more about keytones!

>

> I'm so happy to hear from Dr. H the walk went well. I only wish

we

> could have been there.

>

> When we had Ian weighed at Dr. H's on Thursday before our drive

> home - I saw Pippin, Sheldon's grandaughter Laikyn, and ! It

> was so nice to see everyone! They all looked so good.

>

> THANK YOU AGAIN so much for all your support!

>

> Well, now I have to pay attention to my children - in the comforts

> of our home - all day today. No cleaning, no laundry - just

eating,

> drinking, playing and resting.

>

> I'll try to catch-up on the posts later today to see how everyone

is

> doing.

>

> Thanks for listening.

>

> - H (Remember - it's me H!)

>