Monday, October 4, 2010

Zack has WHAT?

This cute, adorable and HUGE kid was born 4 weeks early, and still a whoppin 9 lbs 1 ounce, with his lungs not quite developed all the way. We knew that there would be a chance that he may have problems later but I never thought it would entail all that has happened. When Zack gets sick, it turns bad really fast and lasts REALLY long! We fought it last year from October until almost March and had to get a nebulizer and start on breathing treatments, and still he ended up getting pneumonia. So I knew that we would have to watch him closely this year but wasn't ready for it yet!! He got sick on Wednesday and by Thursday night he was really struggling to breathe. Willey is taking the EMT course and they had just happened to learn about respiratory system and could tell he was not doing good, so off to the ER they went. His oxygen levels were right on the border of being really bad, so they gave him steroids to help clear his lungs and after a few hours he came home. I had to take him into the DR Friday morning to have him tested for asthma and sure enough he's got asthma. So we have to head over to Tucson to the Pulimnary DR to see if we can't get it all under control. It is really miserable but he is such a trooper and sits through all of his breathing treatments as long as he gets to watch Caillou no matter what time of day or night it is.

4 comments:

Hawkins Family said...

ahhh poor guy!! I have an essential oil called "breathe" that is awesome for asthma and such. If you want to try some on Zach or more info let me know!!

Bec said...

Poor baby! That is no fun at all. I'm sorry for such a scare. Hopefully he'll have super mild asthma. Good luck. Thinking of you...

Andy and Michele said...

He is such a good little guy to be so brave through it all. That essential oil that Katie told you about really works!

Family of Five said...

How cute does Zack look even with his breathing treatment! Especially with his breathing treatment! Sorry to hear he has ashema, but hopefully will be good to get it under control and doing better! Love the field trip pictures and family pictures at the coast. Glad you were able to have a nice visit, sorry to hear about Willie's step brother though. Lots of smiles sent your way!