AmToday started as a wonderful day!
Tucker slept fairly well after his Cardiologist agreed that I could give him Benedryl to help him sleep so that he can start to heal. The entire house slept in until 6:45am. At 7am, Lynne, Tucker's PT came over. She was happy to see him so engaged with her even though his mobility is still limited.
Then after Lynne left, and Spencer got on the school bus, mommy went and ran some errands. Mommy came home just in enough time to catch Bonnie, our VNA RN arrive. She took a bunch of vitals and noticed that his chest was retracting when he breathes. Retracting is when Tucker breathes through his chest and you can see his lower rib cage. It means that his heart is working too hard to breathe. I posted a video on YouTube of it under the.."MrsShelbyrae" channel.
Bonnie spoke to our pediatrician, the pedi told us to call our Cardiologist, Dr Porras says to bring him in.. Yada. Yada...mommy was packed in 20 minutes.
While in the ER, and without more than a 10 minute nap, he was a champ. He was happy and playful. I was starting to think that they made the wrong decision.
Tucker's oxygen levels were fluctuating between 83-95. Normal for post Fontan. Tucker was sent for a set of X-rays.
X-rays came back, Tucker has a pleural effusion in his chest. More commonly known as fluid around his lungs and chest which is putting pressure on his lungs, which in turn is causing him to retract and cough. Since he also came in and had a runny nose, we have been places on contact precautions and droplet precautions. What a nightmare!
On a positive note, Bry and her Mom stopped by for a visit since they were already at the hospital. It was nice as being in the hospital is lonely with a two year old. I also got the best fold our bed on the floor. Doesn't that chair scream for a chiropractor? Ugh!
More tomorrow,
im exhausted.
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