Thursday, January 04, 2007

Thomas went to the ER

Thomas went to sleep fine at 10 pm last night, but woke up at 12 am feeling a little feverish. I gave him some Tylenol at 2 am, when his fever was around 100 degrees. At 4 am, he had a fever of 103, was vomiting, was coughing a little, and his voice was raspy and he couldn’t cry his normal "loud cry", so the nurse told us to bring him into the emergency. I gave him more Tylenol and went to the ER at Kaiser. His fever was back down to 101 when we arrived to the ER. They had him a repository line for his cough for about 2 hours and also gave him a shot. We finally got home around 10:30 this morning. His fever is gone now. His voice is still raspy though. Hopefully that will go away soon. The nurse said the cough should be gone within 3 days. They also recommended us using a humidifier for him, but since we don't have one, for us to use steamy hot water in a closed bathroom. Also, we are to open up the windows for cool air to circulate, which is supposed to help get rid of his cough.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I hope Thomas will get well soon.