As a parent, there is nothing worse that watching helpless when your child is sick. Max developed a cough about a week ago. It was only every once in a while and it has progressed into serious cough. It is deep in his chest and sounds horrible. He tries to cough up whatever is tickling him but only gags. We were getting worried so we took him to the afterhours clinic on Saturday evening. The doctor that was there was... thankfully our regular Pediatrician!! What a blessing. The doctor said that he could hear the wheezing in his chest but that it was intermitent. He sent us to get an x-ray. That experience was one that I never want to go through again. The tech put Max on a little seat facing backwards, his little face pressed up against a sheet of plexiglass. Then had Will hold his little arms up above his head - his elbows against his ears. The tech then closed around him two curved pieces of plexiglass and strapped them closed squeezing his little body inside.
Needless to say, Max was crying. Will was trying not to as he held Max's little hands up above his head. The tech said that Max was the littlest baby she had ever x-rayed. She tried really hard to hurry and took two pictures. However, once they were developed, she didn't get all of what was needed and had to take another. So we had to go through the process of strapping him in again.
It gave me a whole other appreciation for what parents of terminally/critcally ill children have to go through.
Update - Max seemed to be worse this morning so I called the Doctor. He could hear, over the phone, Max coughing and told us to come back in. After two hours there in the office, we came home with a diagnosis of mild RSV, a nebulizer, antibiotics and instructions for everything. We have to give Max a breathing treatment every four hours. That in itself is a challenge!! He fights it and wails. Dr. said that wasn't a bad thing... crying will help clear his lungs. It isn't a bad case, however, it will be several days before we see any inprovement. (sigh) Just one more thing to add to my day. I see what little sleep I do get disappearing. We go back on Friday for a check up to see how Max is doing at that point. I hope and pray we see marked improvement!!!
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