kandyflip445
09-30-2010, 07:59 AM
So my son got sick recently and has vomiting and diarrhea. I took him to the doctor on Monday and they said to just keep feeding him as much as he'd hold down and if it got worse to come back in. That in babies the sickness usually just has to run it's course and you just have to keep them from getting dehydrated.
Yesterday my son still had the same symptoms except his appetite was decrease greatly. He started to get less active and his lips were dry so I called and asked if they could see him, after bringing him in to the doctor he had lost a full pound, from 15lbs. 5oz. to 14lbs.5oz., and they were going to call the hospital and arrange for him to be admitted so they could start an IV.
Now the fun starts! *sarcasm*
When I get there all goes well they take him in and get us in a room. Then they need to get some blood and put an IV in. The nurse and a phlebotomist come into the room and since he's dehydrated it's hard to even see a vein that they can use. The nurse says "Well, I'll just try and get it in this arm and if I can't find it I will call for someone else." She proceeds to poke around in his right arm like she was doing liposuction and found nothing. They decide to wait till he's had some fluids.
We go into a room a couple minutes later and they try to find a place to pull blood and place an IV. The Nurse can't find a vein and goes for a visible one in the scalp. They have trouble pulling blood and they don't want to lose it trying so they place the IV thing there and secure it with tape. They ask us to go back to the room and wait while they find a pump for the IV.
Next up they bring in a nurse from the NICU, we go into the procedure room again and she tries to find a vein using a light. She tries the foot and can't get any blood. Then tries on the scalp in another spot and still can't get anything. She says that there aren't any really good options and that we should probably wait until my son has had some more fluids since he was so dehydrated. The attending nurse said that she was going to go get her supervisor and for me to wait in the room, and not to drop my baby boy off the bed while she was gone. What? I guess it's happened before. Geez. Another 2 nurses come in and they both try to find a place. The older of the two nurses finds a place in the wrist and sticks my son. Success!!! Thank you baby Jesus! They take some blood and they say that one test needs the blood to be on ice. Me and my son go back into the room where my Wife, Brother, Father-in-law, and Mother-in-law are waiting. I tell them what went on and yadda yadda. The grandparents leave and say they'll be back later so my wife and brother and I can go get something to eat and grab stuff from home or whatever.
So my Father-in-law gets(Papa from now on) back and we leave to get something to eat. We head home and my wife gets some stuff together to stay the night while I stay home and clean the house. We get a text from Papa and he has been informed that they need to take more blood. I call him and ask what happened and he said the nurses changed shifts and the new nurse came in and had to track down the blood. The blood had gone across the street but was never put on ice like it was supposed to and that the sample was bad. When we get back there is another phlebotomist in the room looking for a vein. He says he doesn't see anything he even wants to try and go for so he will have someone come back in the morning.
This morning I call my wife and she says that they came in and stuck my son a few more times trying to get blood. Left. Then a nurse came in and said that they may need to run some more tests and that they might need to take even more blood.
At this point I'm feeling sorry for my son but I do realize that it can be hard to find a vein in his condition. I'm just a little irritated that they didn't keep the sample they did get on ice like they were supposed to, and that they had lost that sample and had to track it down. If it was me I know I would be annoyed, but when it's my son it just feels more personal. Kinda weird. I'm sure the other parents on here can relate.
My son is doing better and is becoming more active but still can't hold any food down. I just hope this is over with soon!
CLIFF NOTES
Son got dehydrated.
Took him to hospital they couldn't find the veins and stuck him a bunch trying to find one.
They didn't put the blood sample they did get on ice like they were supposed to and then lost it. When they found the sample it was beyond being able to be used.
Yesterday my son still had the same symptoms except his appetite was decrease greatly. He started to get less active and his lips were dry so I called and asked if they could see him, after bringing him in to the doctor he had lost a full pound, from 15lbs. 5oz. to 14lbs.5oz., and they were going to call the hospital and arrange for him to be admitted so they could start an IV.
Now the fun starts! *sarcasm*
When I get there all goes well they take him in and get us in a room. Then they need to get some blood and put an IV in. The nurse and a phlebotomist come into the room and since he's dehydrated it's hard to even see a vein that they can use. The nurse says "Well, I'll just try and get it in this arm and if I can't find it I will call for someone else." She proceeds to poke around in his right arm like she was doing liposuction and found nothing. They decide to wait till he's had some fluids.
We go into a room a couple minutes later and they try to find a place to pull blood and place an IV. The Nurse can't find a vein and goes for a visible one in the scalp. They have trouble pulling blood and they don't want to lose it trying so they place the IV thing there and secure it with tape. They ask us to go back to the room and wait while they find a pump for the IV.
Next up they bring in a nurse from the NICU, we go into the procedure room again and she tries to find a vein using a light. She tries the foot and can't get any blood. Then tries on the scalp in another spot and still can't get anything. She says that there aren't any really good options and that we should probably wait until my son has had some more fluids since he was so dehydrated. The attending nurse said that she was going to go get her supervisor and for me to wait in the room, and not to drop my baby boy off the bed while she was gone. What? I guess it's happened before. Geez. Another 2 nurses come in and they both try to find a place. The older of the two nurses finds a place in the wrist and sticks my son. Success!!! Thank you baby Jesus! They take some blood and they say that one test needs the blood to be on ice. Me and my son go back into the room where my Wife, Brother, Father-in-law, and Mother-in-law are waiting. I tell them what went on and yadda yadda. The grandparents leave and say they'll be back later so my wife and brother and I can go get something to eat and grab stuff from home or whatever.
So my Father-in-law gets(Papa from now on) back and we leave to get something to eat. We head home and my wife gets some stuff together to stay the night while I stay home and clean the house. We get a text from Papa and he has been informed that they need to take more blood. I call him and ask what happened and he said the nurses changed shifts and the new nurse came in and had to track down the blood. The blood had gone across the street but was never put on ice like it was supposed to and that the sample was bad. When we get back there is another phlebotomist in the room looking for a vein. He says he doesn't see anything he even wants to try and go for so he will have someone come back in the morning.
This morning I call my wife and she says that they came in and stuck my son a few more times trying to get blood. Left. Then a nurse came in and said that they may need to run some more tests and that they might need to take even more blood.
At this point I'm feeling sorry for my son but I do realize that it can be hard to find a vein in his condition. I'm just a little irritated that they didn't keep the sample they did get on ice like they were supposed to, and that they had lost that sample and had to track it down. If it was me I know I would be annoyed, but when it's my son it just feels more personal. Kinda weird. I'm sure the other parents on here can relate.
My son is doing better and is becoming more active but still can't hold any food down. I just hope this is over with soon!
CLIFF NOTES
Son got dehydrated.
Took him to hospital they couldn't find the veins and stuck him a bunch trying to find one.
They didn't put the blood sample they did get on ice like they were supposed to and then lost it. When they found the sample it was beyond being able to be used.