He's Now In Hospital! - Infant Care (up to 18 months old) Message Board

gemmalou · 10-21-2007, 02:52 PM

hey everyone, ty for your replies to my other thread. basically i really wasnt happy with what the er doctor said, and druing the evening it got worse, and went all purple, so we took him to the out of hours doctors who gave him the same diagnosis but said that he needed to imediately get given iv anitbiotics, as left untrested it can become an optic infection then travel to the brain and cause meningitis! so my little man has now been admitted to the hospital and has a canular fitted in his tiny little hand with a split and bandage on top, (so he doesnt pull it out) and is now being given antibiotics every 6 hours, its so hard to see him there with his tiny eye looking like a golfball and his arm all bandaged up. it got so swollen that even if you tried to separate both eyelids you still couldnt see his eyeball. The dr's say he will be in until at least tuesday, dh is staying with him tonight so i can (try to) get some sleep as i had none yesterday.
oh they say that it would have been caused by him rubbing his infected excema on his cheeks then rubbing his eye. so now i am going to demand that he get referred to a dermatologist!
im soooo freaking annoyed with that er doctor, he gave him the totally wrong treatment, im so glad i went with my instincts because if i didnt my little man could become seriously ill.

baj406 · 10-21-2007, 03:03 PM

Oh no! I'm glad you went with your instincts too. So glad your LO doesn't have to deal with meningitis. I'll keep him in my thoughts. Hope he has a quick recovery.

neshee · 10-21-2007, 04:51 PM

I will pray for him (and your family). I know what this is like, as my DS spent 4 weeks in the NICU and was hooked up with IV's and a cannulus too. So, if you have any questions about the equipment, let me know, I am a pro. I asked in your other post about his eczema possibly being caused by formula? If you are nursing...it may be something in your diet? I am just thinking that babies usually don't get eczema really that badly unless there is another culprit. Again, I will pray for him and hope that he comes home quickly and all better! Good luck trying to get to a derma.

koukla3 · 10-21-2007, 05:13 PM

Gemmalou,

I am so sorry to hear about your little guy. It is so hard to see your kids suffer, it just breaks your heart. I will keep him in my thoughts and prayers. Try to get some sleep...he is going to need you to be strong and well rested for him. Great job on following your instincts!

Keep us posted
Koukla

BioAdoptMom3 · 10-21-2007, 08:40 PM

((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))) ) to you and prayers for a quick recovery!

Nancy