If you could through a little prayer my son's way
 

He's been sick for a week and tonight they admitted him to the hospital because his oxygen intake was only 82%. They've done xrays, bloodwork, flu swabs and still can't figure it out.

Hate for him to have to spend Christmas in here.

Prayers sent. How old is your son?

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prayers sent.

Of course.


Hope the little fella gets better by Christmas.

Thinking of the little guy. How old's your son?

prayers sent.

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Hope he gets better very soon...

Peace

I'm so sorry to hear about your son. He will be in my thoughts.

Please keep everyone posted on how things are going. Blessings to you and yours.

82% wtf? Wow My son has asthma and seeing his oxygen at 87% is wretched......Prayers on the way man. Are you sure it's 82%? Maybe 92%? That is critically low...

Very sorry to hear this. Prayers sent.

With oxygen on him it is at 93%

Wow, is it possible he has severe acute asthma? Let me just say i've been there, at this time of year...many times....It's heart wrenching man...

Lowest my son was ever at was 87% and he was barely hanging on at that level..I can't even imagine 82......eeek

How old is he?

10, never been to a hospital before this past week. He's scared out of his mind. They can't figure out what is up. They have him on steroids, antibiotics, breathing treatments, etc.

So no asthma and no Pneumonia either? My son is on a maintenance dosage of steroids and we have the nebulizer at home for treatments..I hope you are at Childrens Mercy, they really know their stuff.

10. I knew he was sick and took him to the doc on tues. They gave him antibiotics and by thursday he was feeling better. I took him to the exes for the weekend. I picked him up tonight and he was coughing and damn near fainting. I don't know what happened between know and then, but the second they checked him they rushed him back into the er and performed a god awful amount of tests (wouldn't be complete without sticking him once in each arm to draw blood). Now it's looking up and is risen to 97% (on oxygen) after 6 hours of work. I hope that it continues that way.

could be pneumonia. give the lil man a hug and I'm sure he's in good hands at the hospital

Via Christi in Pittsburg

At this point it is still unknown what is causing it. They don't think there's an abnormal amount of mucus, but he does seem to be responding well to what they are doing.

hmmm, Good to hear it's at 97%. Once he can achieve 97% on his own they will discharge him. Possible he had an allergic reaction to something he was inhaling or ate.....Keep us updated man.

Best wishes to you and your family

will do, thanks

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It sounds like things are turning in a positive direction.

All my best to you and your family.

Prayers sent.

sorry to hear man, hope he is better very soon!!!

Prayers sent and Godspeed to your little man. Have one near the same age so this hit me right in the gut. Peace brother...

Wow, I hope he continues to improve. Sorry to hear about it. Good luck.

RSV maybe?

Thoughts his way.

That sucks, man.

I have a boy who'll be two in February. Love him more than life itself.

Wow. 82? I was admitted into the hospital about three today and was at 90 percent, and I honestly thought I was going to die. I couldn't breathe at all. Best wishes you're sons way.

Prayers sent.

I can empathize with breathing problems. Not breathing takes a toll on you physically and mentally if it is prolonged.

The most scared I've ever been has been during an asthma attack. I was working really hard to get some air and it was getting worse. I've been in Auto accidents farm accidents hurt myself pretty bad, none of it was as scary as losing ground to an asthma attack.

Prayers sent.

My daughter had that as a baby very scarry, she had to stay in an incubator for a few days.


Prayers sent God bless the little guy. Stay strong.

Of course, man. For him, you and the professionals.

Positive thought heading your way. Remember I was a Respiratory Therapist for 9 years. Any questions, let me know.

I've got one, that any other resp therapist won't answer. Where can I buy one of those finger sensors that measures your oxygen level? I've seen portable versions used at places like Walgreens but no one seems to sell them..

Damn sorry to hear it dude. Hope he is up and ready for Santa!

All the best to your son, yourself, and family.

A private citizen can't a pulse ox legally in America. They are illegal to sell to private citizens. Most people get them from Mexico off the internet.

But, the problem with those are knock offs and their reliability is suspect.

Hemoglobin is the boats that carry oxygen around to your bodies cells and tissues. All the pulse ox is doing is reading how full those boats are. As long as they correctly send out the waves, they knockoffs should be fine.

As far as why..... Doctors don't want patients self medicating. If we get unreliable readings that don't match the physical signs we can get an ABG, the blood tells the truth.

I think they should be available for purchase.

I was wondering why I was always greeted with a you can't get one of these, EVER talks when I asked about them. Any idea why they are illegal? I would love to have one around the house to tell when my son is approaching the yellow/red zone.

hoping for the best. if you need anything, don't hesitate to ask. i'm literally seconds from you.

Prayer sent. Hope everything is good and you all have a wonderful Christmas.

Prayers for both you and your son.
To you for your continued strength and guidance. For him a miraculous recovery so he'll feel great and be home in time for Santa's arrival.
What's your son's name? I'd like to mention him by name in my prayers.

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Praying the Lord Jesus Christ will lay his healing hands on your son...


Amen

That's terrible...over Christmas?

Prayers for your son and your family my friend.

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Hope he feels better soon, my Dad's in the Hospital.

Prayers sent. Good luck, bud. I hope he's out today.

Very sorry to hear about your son. Prayers sent.
I would try to get him to Children's Mercy to be evaluated, when you can. They do really know their stuff. They have been able to diagnose issues for some friend's kids when nobody local could.

Sending healing vibes your way. Best wishes

prayers for a complete and absolute healing in Jesus' name

Just google "pulse oximeter" and you should be able to find lots of options online.

I don't know if this is right or not. I bought one a few years ago and after a quick check it looks like they are still available through many vendors online including amazon.com. I see no sign that they are banned from sale in the US. If there is a sales ban here, it's completely ineffective.

sorry to hear that diddy......we will pray for him

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thoughts and prayers for your family, jdiddy.
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Done... May the hand of God guide the doctors to the problem and its cure.

Prayers sent to you and your family.

Be strong.

Prayers sent for your whole family. How terrible.

Prayer sent

Damn Diddy, sorry to read that.
Best thoughts and wishes for a speedy recovery.

Prayers and thoughts sent...to you(for you) both!!

Wow, that has to be so rough; hopefully they figure things out soon; that fact he's so scared has to be heartbreaking. Prayers your way.

Don't know why you think this; here's a link to Walgreen's.

http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/cho...064149-product

My son has CP and we use ours all the time...very reliable. Having said that we can often get caught up in "numbers". Docs tell us all the time to go by how our son is looking and acting and to not sweat the numbers so much.

Aw man, that truly sucks, you got it.

May God bless your son.

I hope he's okay J Diddy.

Please update us when you know.

Another day of xrays, blood tests, steroids, antibiotics, breathing treatments, and other assorted medication. Basically he's pushing 3 liters (I believe that's the standard measure) of air and is maintaining a 91% percent average. Tragedy is I don't know what the hell that means short of his blood has less oxygen in it than it should have. He's at the minimum going to be spending another night and I wouldn't be surprised if he's spending Christmas night too.

He's incredibly bummed and I'm doing all I can to keep his spirits up, but I'm failing miserably. There's only so much happy conversation that a guy can come up with that can compete with spending Christmas in the hospital.

are you going to be bringing presents up to the hospital in the morning?

Sorry to hear that J Diddy. Prayers headed your way

Absolutely. We're going to make the best out of it.

best wishes and thoughts


hope he gets better quickly

Prayers sent. Hopefully he'll spring back to enjoy the rest of his Christmas vacation. (if he's in school).

Hang in there and stay cheery for him.

Man I feel bad for your lil boy. Makes my eyes water. We will keep praying & hopefully he gets to go home soon. Gods speed

Prayers here too.

Get well soon. Merry Christmas

Prayers sent your way.

Prayers sent may god be with your son and heal him up for christmas. God bless you.

Sorry to hear about your little boy J. thoughts and prayers are with your boy and the family.

May God's healing touch be sent from the heavens above, God Bless This Child in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.

Prayer request heard and sent.

Sorry to hear. I hope he gets back in the game soon.

Prayers sent for a speedy recovery!

Best wishes sent.

This is no way for you or your son to have to spend the holidays. Good vibes sent his way.