Landon was doing good the first couple of weeks in November then a week before Thanksgiving it went downhill. He started showing signs of rapid, shallow breathing, a rapid heartbeat, retractions, signs of fatigue, loss of appetite and vomiting after coughing.
On December 5th Landon was admitted to the emergency room. His oxygen started getting dangerously low. Try keeping an oxygen mask on a baby!! It doesn't work that well! He was given an hour long treatment and then we were sent to the 3rd floor for monitoring. During the night the nurse comes in frantically to remove the IV from Landon's arm. Apparently it was cutting the circulation off and his poor arm was blue and swollen! I felt terrible because I didn't even notice. Probable from lack of sleep!
Morning comes along, the nurse runs a couple of tests and another x-ray.The doctor wasn't sure if it was RSV, bronchiliar or whooping cough. The tests came back negative for RSV and whooping cough. So now the diagnoses is bronchilitas along with 2 ear infections.
Bronchiolitis is a common illness of the respiratory tract caused by an infection that affects the tiny airways, called the bronchioles, that lead to the lungs. As these airways become inflamed, they swell and fill with mucus, making breathing difficult. It most often affects infants and young children and typically occurs during the first 2 years of life, with peak occurrence at about 3 to 6 months of age.
On December 16th, his breathing finally got back to normal and he no longer had musus blockage. But just this past Monday he has had some slight wheezing and showing signs of a cold. When is this kid ever going to get a break!
