My Tummy Tickles...

Sydney did well her first week home from the hospital. It was a little emotional for her which made it emotional for me. She did not like having to stay indoors for a whole week. She was allowed to attend school (no after school dance), but I had to go to school each day to give her a breathing treatment and sit indoors while her classmates had lunch and recess outdoors. Also each day had to go back a second time to pull her out for her PE and dance class. She did ok the first few days and then she started just getting "MAD" at me. On Thursday, I had her called to the office and she came up to me with the meanest face, stopped and cocked her hip with her arm on it and said, "I'm not leaving! I don't want to go!" and stormed off back to class. I didn't have the energy to go after her so I went back to my car to cool off and cried a little bit. I'm pretty sure part of the cool off and crying was from exhaustion and extreme stress from the two weeks worrying about my sweet girl. I know that pulling her out during lunch, recess, PE and dance was what needed to help her lungs heal, but that face she gave me and the words she would say broke my heart. I want my Sydney healthy....


I spoke to Sydney's doctor yesterday and asked if he thought it would be ok is she went outside for and hour. He agreed it would be ok. My tummy started to tickle, get nervous and my arms felt numb. I was scared to let her go outside. I don't want her to get sick again. She did well though. It wasn't a windy day and I told her no running around. She obeyed the instructions and seemed to do just find, but I was freaking out inside my head and tummy.

We have her on several medicines right now to continue her recovery process. In a few weeks we might get to drop one, I think? It has been an exhausting and emotional few weeks. Asthma is a big deal for our little Sydney which makes it even a bigger deal and stressor for her parents.

I'm glad she is doing better and cross my fingers she will keep heading in the right direction.

*Treatments as of 4/4/09 - Pulmicort 2x day, Albuterol every 8 hours, Zyrtec 1x 1 tsp day, Singular 1x day, Prelone 1.5mls 1x day and the last day, Advair 1 puff 2x day.