The Hembree Family: Chance's stay in the hospital

Well Chance has had a pretty rough summer in terms of sickness. He started with the stomach bug twice three weeks apart. Then he was diagnosed with an ear infection and it got worse. At Hallie's 6 month check Chance was not feeling the greatest and was running a fever so they looked and both ears were infected. We started on antibiotic, but by that Monday his fever was still there and he had a yucky cough. The pediatrician switched antibiotics and said they would monitor him as the week progressed. Well by Wednesday the cough was horrible and he was choking alot and very very tired. He took a few four hour naps that week. Ben was able to take him that afternoon to the pedi and they started him on some breathing treatments. After three treatments his O2 saturation was still in the low 90s at rest so they told us to load up and head to the ER. I stayed home with Hallie and the boys went until Ben's parents got to our house so I could join them. Through the whole process he was a champ! Thanks to Toy Story he was pretty content as any two year could be in the hospital. He was admitted that night so they could monitor his levels which really never came up too much even with the treatments. He was WIRED from all the meds which are stimulants. I came home and Ben and Chance finally were able to get to a room and settled by 2am!!! Ben stayed with him the next day so I could see my some off 50 patients the next day and we traded places the next night. By Friday morning he was feeling much better and told me his IV was a rope and that he wanted to jump it! Luckily we got to check out at about 11am that morning. Through the whole process they treated him as an asthmatic with all the meds, but reassured us that he probably would not have asthma (if that makes sense) the drainage from the ears I guess settled in his chest causing insufficient oxygen to get in/out of his tiny lungs. He was a trooper as was Hallie who spent a few days at Gran and Big Daddy's! So thankful for all the prayers and visits from our church family and the Nichols who brought us food in the hospital!