Friday I stayed home with Elese and as the day progressed, so did her symptoms. She began labored breathing, and was really wheezy. It was apparent that breathing was becoming work for her. So, back to the ER we went. This time they were much nicer to us. Elese's pulse ox was 85 and her respirations were in the 190's. The Dr. decided to admit her which to anyone who has ever been admitted into a hospital knows that mean an IV. So the fun began. Thank God Garrett has a much stronger stomach than I do. It was awful! The nurses tried to place Elese's IV in her 8 times (2 times in each foot, 2 times in each hand, both arms and a few other places that I can't even remember). Finally they got the sense to call the NICU nurses down to the ER with an ultrasound machine. All her available veins had been blown, so they went for her head. Elese was exhausted and I was in psychical pain watching her endure this. The NICU nurses were able to find a vein in her head. Once we got her IV figured out and two hours later, we were told that the Peds. ICU was full and that we would have to be transported to Banner Desert Hospital. So off we went by ambulance. Once admitted, Elese did well. Her IV stopped working and the nurses tried to put it back in her head and then finally they got a vein in her arm. They put so much tape on, there was no way she was getting it out. Her arm was on a board for 3 days. She slept like a champ and never tried to pull her IV out. She seemed happy as long as her needs were met and I never left her side. I held her Against the nurses advice, I held her all night long.
