The downside to being a parent.

Post 742045 by stribo on 2014-10-13 21:21:40

Charlie was rushed to hospital this morning with breathing difficulties, his sats were 85, and he was unresponsive. He had to be stabilised in the ambulance before they would take him, which they did with a nebulizer, and oxygen, once there, he was kept in AAU for obs, before being transferred to paediatrics. It was so hard watching him laying there with an oxygen mask on, struggling to breathe, knowing there was nothing I could do to help. He's been diagnosed with a viral bronchial wheeze, which has the same symptoms as asthma. He's been given a few more sessions on the nebulizer, as well as being given steroids, and being kept on oxygen, and is having to stay in tonight. When I left the hospital he was a lot more alert, and was just tucking into his tea. I myself had ashthma when I was a kid, so know what he's going through, but I'd much rather go through it again, than have to watch him suffer.

Post 742047 by M-R-P on 2014-10-13 21:24:18

Know where you're coming from Steve, Text on it's way...

Post 742048 by Biff on 2014-10-13 21:25:55

Bloody hell mate bet you crapped it! Hope the little fella gets better soon, my godson proved to me how tough kids can be & how quick they can heal after an rta. Best wishes to you & the family, it must of scared you senseless.

Post 742054 by craigoodwood on 2014-10-13 21:32:02

hope all is well with him :littleang my youngest jumped off our bed flat on his back and winded himself a while ago scared the bejesus out of me, by time ambulance came he was happy an by time they left he was runnin around laughin, little buggers ;)

Post 742055 by stribo on 2014-10-13 21:32:35

[QUOTE=Biff;742048]Bloody hell mate bet you crapped it! Hope the little fella gets better soon, my godson proved to me how tough kids can be & how quick they can heal after an rta. Best wishes to you & the family,[COLOR="#FF0000"] it must of scared you senseless[/COLOR].[/QUOTE] Oh yes, the worse thing is knowing there's nothing you can do.

Post 742057 by oblark on 2014-10-13 21:33:28

He`ll be ok in no time :) Kids are hardy things :)

Post 742063 by Kingsford G on 2014-10-13 21:39:38

I`ve been thru a few situations myself and yes I`d rather suffer myself than watch my kid do it.Sorry to hear this mate.I hope the little man recovers fast and back on the facebook with the funny staff he does.

Post 742064 by MIKESC70T5 on 2014-10-13 21:40:04

As others have said, kids are amazing at getting better quicker than us oldies lol. I remember being a kid and thinking I was invincible. Oh to be young again lol.

Post 742069 by T5frankie on 2014-10-13 21:43:51

My daughter is in hospital now awaiting an emergency operation even though she is 19 she is still my baby

Post 742071 by Kingsford G on 2014-10-13 21:48:06

[QUOTE=T5frankie;742069]My daughter is in hospital now awaiting an emergency operation even though she is 19 she is still my baby[/QUOTE] Yes she always will be.Hope it all goes well for her.

Post 742074 by V70 Graham on 2014-10-13 21:51:16

Sorry mate, wasn't aware.......text on the way.

Post 742091 by jdavis on 2014-10-13 22:43:17

Sorry to hear your news Steve, hope he's OK!

Post 742093 by stribo on 2014-10-13 22:59:33

[QUOTE=T5frankie;742069]My daughter is in hospital now awaiting an emergency operation even though she is 19 she is still my baby[/QUOTE] Hope everything goes O.K. mate.

Post 742094 by Doingitsideways on 2014-10-13 23:02:13

Bad times, for all involved. :( My missus is currently working on our first, and the thought of something like this happening and being powerless to help, honestly scares me to death! I don't think that would change though, no matter how old anyone's children were. Hope all goes well and things get better soon :)

Post 742096 by merc85 on 2014-10-13 23:04:57

Hope his home soon mate

Post 742102 by Ettienne on 2014-10-13 23:14:29

Hope all is ok by the morning, I'm sure they will take good care of him, he always seems a little bruiser, he'll be chomping away at the olives in no time!

Post 742109 by The Flying Moose on 2014-10-13 23:27:52

Sorry to hear this Stribo! Pediatrics are always the ones I worry about most too! As someone who doesn't have any kids I cant really imagine but I've seen it enough in parents faces to understand (I think). He's in the best place and while you might not think it now he's lucky its a perfectly manageable situation which will resolve in a matter of days.

Post 742115 by JT on 2014-10-14 04:27:31

Sorry to hear this Steve, hoping everything is ok

Post 742116 by Pinup_gal on 2014-10-14 06:38:32

Hope Charlie is on the mend now mate. Had the same with my baby when she was little. Scary isn't the word! Charlie is a bruiser though and will probs be laughing before you and Rach have the energy to x

Post 742119 by jamesy12345 on 2014-10-14 08:03:43

good luck fella I remember my son reacting badly to general anaesthetic. Scary but comes alright in the end!

Post 742124 by Santa on 2014-10-14 08:31:24

[QUOTE=stribo;742045]Charlie was rushed to hospital this morning with breathing difficulties, his sats were 85, and he was unresponsive. He had to be stabilised in the ambulance before they would take him, which they did with a nebulizer, and oxygen, once there, he was kept in AAU for obs, before being transferred to paediatrics. It was so hard watching him laying there with an oxygen mask on, struggling to breathe, knowing there was nothing I could do to help. He's been diagnosed with a viral bronchial wheeze, which has the same symptoms as asthma. He's been given a few more sessions on the nebulizer, as well as being given steroids, and being kept on oxygen, and is having to stay in tonight. When I left the hospital he was a lot more alert, and was just tucking into his tea. I myself had ashthma when I was a kid, so know what he's going through, but I'd much rather go through it again, than have to watch him suffer.[/QUOTE] Bloody hell mate but yeah when the Ambulance services take over you are merely a passenger. At that age they aren't really sure whats going on around them during these times but having a parent around provides more assurance that not, therefore you were doing something important whilst feeling like you couldn't do anything. At least he's eating. [QUOTE=T5frankie;742069]My daughter is in hospital now awaiting an emergency operation even though she is 19 she is still my baby[/QUOTE] And they always will be. I don't know whats wrong with her (because you havent said) but hope she has a fast recovery.

Post 742261 by JUDGENINJA on 2014-10-14 19:36:31

Bugger.... Hope he's back to his cheerie self soon...!!

Post 742263 by S70T5Chris on 2014-10-14 19:41:26

Hope all is well Steve. Best wishes to you, the mrs and the littlin'. I've had my fair share of hospital visits with the kids at one point or another, it's all part of it unfortunately. Scary stuff though, I feel for you.

Post 742266 by martybelfastt5 on 2014-10-14 19:44:15

same thoughts as all else wishing them a safe recovery........its amazing when i was younger and getting blazed by my parents for doing somthing or other and being told youll not understand till you have your own kids! and thinking ok thats a major over reaction! they where soo right now finding myself telling my 17 year old son the same thing how times do change and i find its the one thing we all agree on,, the safety of our children/family regardless of age man i sound old lol best wishes

Post 742268 by stribo on 2014-10-14 19:50:09

Thanks to all for your well wishing messages. The good news is he's home now and doing much better, the bad news is we have to give him inhalers at 3 hour intervals which he hates, I don't feel very good pinning him down so he can't move, whilst Rachel holds the mask over his face, but it is for his own good, and hopefully he'll become more accustomed to it, and make less fuss as time goes on.

Post 742313 by craigoodwood on 2014-10-14 21:04:50

awesome news ;) i have to wrestle my 2yo to give him calpol :D

Post 742344 by JT on 2014-10-14 22:56:58

some positive news, which is good! :) I would try and turn it into a fun thing for him, does he know who Darth Vader is yet? might help him to relax a little?? just an idea.................

Post 742352 by stribo on 2014-10-14 23:40:42

[QUOTE=JT;742344]some positive news, which is good! :) I would try and turn it into a fun thing for him, does he know who Darth Vader is yet? might help him to relax a little?? just an idea.................[/QUOTE] Haha, strange you should say that, we watched Star Wars (episode 4) when he was about about 6 months, but he doesn't really remember it, as I tried the Darth Vader thing yesterday when he was having his nebulizer in hospital , but he didn't understand. The problem is we've had to start him on the inhalers tonight, when he's asleep, so we can't really have fun with it, hopefully in the morning we can pretend to give it to his favourite cuddly toy, and he'll accept it better.