Katie's back in the hospital......

On Sunday, I took Katie to the ER at Mercer. She had been coughing for a day or two, but I didn't think much of it. But on Sunday, she was just NOT herself. She was running a fever, still coughing, somewhat lethargic, but what really caused me to bring her to the ER was the "rapid breathing" she was doing. It was very concerning to watch how quickly her chest was going up and down. I attempted to call the pediatrician, but after 30 minutes or so, I decided to just take her to the ER. Mommy instinct was RIGHT! Her O2 levels were in the low 80's, so she was definitely in need of some oxygen. The triage nurse even mentioned that her nostrils were flaring-a sign of Katie trying to get oxygen. The docs put her on O2, and things seemed to be ok. They did a RSV test and a chest x-ray. Results were RSV was positive and she did have right sided pneumonia. While Katie was still on O2, her O2 level dropped to the low 70's. At first the nurses thought it was just a "lead" problem, and tried on new leads and what not, but no, it stayed in the 70's. It was very scary to watch. I felt like I was reliving that November night back in 2006 when she crashed. After a very tense five minutes or so, the docs/nurses were able to get her #'s back up to an appropriate level. They proceeded to move us to a room closer to the nurse's station...............seems Katie is always doing something to get attention! :) I have to laugh b/c the ER nurse came to me afterwards and said, "She scared the SH*T out of me!" That is my Katie-ALWAYS keeping the nurses on their toes! :) After talking to the pediatrician, we decided it would be best if Katie was transported to CHOP. She is doing okay. She is still on O2, taking Orapred, breathing treatments every 2 hours........and we're still trying to keep her temperature down. Tom has stayed there the past two nights w/her........and Nick and I visited tonight. I miss my little girl.............I hope she comes home very very soon! :)