In the hospital.....

[Guest guest]

I am starting to feel like I an relate to evryone dealing with

hospitals. & I came to NY to see Dr. Harbison, and he got

sick while he was here with significant breathing problems. So,

yesterday, I scrambled to buy a nebulizer & get my local ped. to call

in some meds before we saw Dr. H. Once Dr. H saw him, she admitted

him directly to the hospital. Turns out he has the flu, and it is

having an extreme effect on his lungs. He is on oxygen, and I have

no idea howlong we will be here at Mt. Sinai.

I have been so stressed trying to take care of our travel

accommodations. I had to check out of the hotel early, and I don't

know whether I will get a refund for the unused night (it was a

prepaid reservation). It was real fun getting all my luggage to the

hospital by myself in the pouring rain, and then getting lost in the

hospital coming back in, because the main entrance is under

construction, and I had to go through the basement. We were supposed

to fly home tommorow, and now I'll have to change our flight plans

too. Meanwhile, I didn't bring enough clothes, meds, formula, or

other stuff with me, and the hospital is having a hard time getting

's GH, Aromasin, & formula. Ugh! Now enough venting.....

On the positive side, Dr. H was wonderful in staying with us &

getting directly admitted to the hospital so we didn't have

to go through the ER. She took down to radiology herself,

and stood there until the did they chest X-ray. Then, she brought

him directly to the peds floor. We met another RSS family while we

were here, which was also nice.

Chrissy, thanks to you, I knew there was a way to get online here!

We are in room 428 now. The number to our room is if

anyone feels like chatting. Hope everyone else is doing better than

us right now!

Kim C.

(mom to , 12, RSS)