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Trust your instincts, you know your baby better than anyone. My thoughts & prayers are with you.
Commented Apr 13, 2009 on Gonna spend the night at Haiku of the Day
Gonna spend the night
Well, we're going to hang out here tonight. The ER doc left it up to us, because we know Ike and what his baselines are and all of that. My mommy instinct says to stay for observation, so that's what we're doing. The last time my mommy instinct said that, he ended up being bagged in a hallway. So...
That damn thing is called a Pigg-o-stat http://www.piggostat.com/new/default.asp. I'm a pediatrician and I even think they suck.
Commented Apr 13, 2009 on In the xray can at Haiku of the Day
In the xray can
He's taking it sort of in stride. I am having bad flashbacks.
He looks amazing and so happy! The artifical nose is *such* a terrible name, but it has helped all my trached patients so much. Hang in there!
Commented Mar 4, 2009 on 5 minutes of happy at Haiku of the Day
5 minutes of happy
A brief moment off the trach collar and without the artificial nose. Freedom! And despite 7 (!) self-administered feeding tube removals and 7(!) nurse-administered replacements, he still smiles. With his arms swaddled straight-jacket style, and hard-core steri strips stuck on his face, maybe this...
Yeah, strep pneumo can be brutal. I'm glad they've identified the organism and the sensitivities. You should be able to kick it's ass now.
I'm also partial to Gentle Beatings (the band name, not personally).
Thinking of you all.
Commented Feb 22, 2009 on Levity: Or How To Try Not To Go Batshit Crazy When You're In The Hospital With Your Trach'd Baby at Haiku of the Day
Levity: Or How To Try Not To Go Batshit Crazy When You're In The Hospital With Your Trach'd Baby
Jeff, the Respiratory Therapist, and I have been taking some of the daily turns of phrase here in the PICU and turning them into band names. Here are some of the best: Critical Airway (of course!) Gentle Beatings (this is what the RTs do to Ike's chest to help loosen up the junk that accumulates...
I have sat and talked with parents in your situation for hours as a pediatrician.
I'm sorry.
Just know that being in the PICU is the hardest thing you will ever have to endure.
Just know that the people taking care of your son are working their hardest to help him.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your Ike-a-saurus.
Commented Feb 20, 2009 on Oh, and by the way at Haiku of the Day
Oh, and by the way
When I went home to shower and see the kids, he pooped. The Colace prayers worked! And also, Colace Prayers sounds like a band name.
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