Friday, January 2, 2009

****STELLA UPDATE****

We are back from the doctor's office. Stella is finally sleeping in my mom's arms (although very restless) and I am about to give Madison her bath. She has bronchiolitis which the doctor said is very common in babies her age. She is wheezing but not to severely (according to the doc) and has been put on nebulizer treatments 3 times a day for a week. Back for a check up in a week.

Unfortunatelt we were seen by the one doctor in the practice that I don't particularly love today and I'm not 100% sold on her diagonosis. The docotr thought Stella sounded much better after her first neb treatment in the office and said she couldn't hear any wheezing. kind of strange 'cause I could clearly hear it without a stethoscope. I also thought it was weird that we do not have to revisit the doc for a whole week because a lot could change in that long of a period of time. the doc also looked at me like I had 3 heads when I said the baby's urine output wasn't as much as usual even though she has been drinking plenty of fluids. I also mentioned that her urine was amber in color and strong smelling. Not even a look in her diaper! the doc's response was "She seems well hydrated and I highly doubt she has a UTI on top of everything else." If there is no change for the better with the pee pee making or breathing by later this afternoon it looks like we'll be off to the E.R. Why couldn't one of the 10 other docs that I love be on call today?
well I thinked I mentioned everything. For now everything seems some what okay but we will just have to play wait and see. Oh and only 5 more hours to puppy time. What the H. E. double hockey sticks was I thinking?

4 comments:

Lori said...

poor little one... just remember 9 out of 10 times Mommy knows best. go with your gut... if you think more is going on act on it!

Amy said...

i agree with Lori- if you're not comfortable, there's no harm in an E.R. trip. better to be safe than sorry. what pediatrician do you use? i was thinking of using Silverton Pediatrics over on Church Rd, a few different people recommended them, but i'm still looking...

Danielle said...

I hope Stella feels better!! I was thinking of you guys all day today!

Dana said...

i hope she is feeling better!!!