Tough Week for Matthew!

After Saturday's party, (Matthew turning 3 years old), Matthew came up to me Saturday evening and said, "Momma, my belly hurts." I just figured he had to go potty and told him to go. (He did.) Nothing new. Then Sunday morning came. He woke up stuffy and he wasn't his calm, smiling little boy we all know and love. He didn't feel like doing anything. He was clingy with me.

By Sunday evening, he was stuffy, breathing really hoarse, coughing and trying very hard just to get air. I knew it. He was sick. Out came the Nebulizer and we gave him a breathing treatment of Xopenex. Boy, what a difference. He slept pretty well. But was still coughing. I tried to get him into the doctor's office. I did.

GOOD THING I DID. He was getting less than 95% oxygen intake. (that thing on the finger test) Boy, you talk about people coming from out of the woodwork! Nurses started coming in. The nebulizer came out. Albuterol liquid came in. The doctor listened to matthew's heart about 3 times. Poor dude. She said he was very congested, wheezing and not breathing very well. (which we knew, that's why we were there) After the treatment, being weighed (still under 28 pounds), height, had a temperature check (which was near 100)......I tell ya, our children don't cry out loud, or yell because it hurts.....they just get real sick, real quick.

Anyway, after being diagnosed as acute unknown specific asthma, 1 ear infection that was so red she could barely see his eardrum (yes, in his cleft ear again. this makes 6 now since being home.), and apparently an upper respiratory infection....we were sent home with meds that totaled half of our CAR PAYMENT! *yikes*

Today???? This new antibiotic Cefi-something........is potent! I asked them to PLEASE give him something that would knock this out because Matthew is going on Tuesday to Children's Hospital for extensive hearing tests!!!! He has a follow-up visit at the pediatrician on Monday. I hope his ear is better. They also cleaned out his right ear really well. And will do more cleaning inside the ear canal on Monday too.

Goodness. I hope the ENT sees his ear. I'm wondering if Matthew needs an ear tube in his cleft ear. I just don't know. I had 2 sets of tubes when I was little. Both times they helped like CRAZY!

Well? Matthew is doing better. Still getting 2 breathing treatments a day, with 2 meds mixed together and still getting his antibiotic. Poor thing. I keep imagining him being in China. Would he have received this attention? His ears? Would he have grabbed them like he did here and someone notice it like I did? And the asthma? Would they know? Would they have a nebulizer to use? I try not to think too hard about it, but it's there in the back of my mind.

Thank you Lord that our son is here with us. That he is receiving the care he needs. I pray for all the other orphans still in China. Please hold them in your tender hands Lord. Let them know and feel the love of a strangers hand/arms giving them a hug. Please keep the orphanages warm this season. Let the children be warm and have healthy water to drink and healthy food to eat. Amen.

Momma Kooky