Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Hello, 911?

Hello, 911

Yesterday, Lucy got upset while she was playing and stopped breathing for about 60 seconds. She turned navy blue and scared us to death. She has been sick for over 4 weeks with a cold which has now turned into sinusitis. Lucy has a history of getting upset and crying so hard that she puts herself into pulmonary distress, sometimes passing out. Yesterday was one of the worst episodes that prompted a 911 call. Luckily, she recovered after getting cranked up to 6 liters of oxygen.

Sarah was home alone with Lucy when she called me at work, screaming frantically. I made it home in 17 minutes. It's normally over a 30 minute drive from work. It took the firemen, which are only 2 minutes away, at least 10 minutes to show up. By the time I had arrived, the fire department and ambulance had visited to see our little Houdini. Lucy had slowly recovered and was excited to be playing with all of her new friends.

Once we knew Lucy was okay, we decided to drive her to the ER, where we spent 8 hours in a tiny room just to get a chest x-Ray, viral swabs and bloodwork. Needless to say, it was a wonderful day. Her test results have been negative, so we will keep our fingers crossed that she doesn't have a serious respiratory virus and also that she doesn't pull any of these little stunts again.

5 comments:

Anne and Whitney: Up, Down and All Around said...

oh lucy, what are you doing to your parents???!!! i can't imagine your adorable little self getting so upset (although - if you have a temper anything like whitney's, maybe i can?:) seriously - we are so relieved that lucy is alright and sorry for the scare!!! hope her sinusitis clears up quickly and that she stays healthy!!!

ch said...

Oh, you little stinker bean! (But may I say how sweet and grown up you're looking lately?)
Nice driving, Dad! Hope this is the most exciting event of the summer...

Tara said...

Oh my! How terrifying! Lucy really needs to find better ways to entertain herself. Glad she's ok (and hoping you are, too, after an event like that!).

Janet Isserlis said...

yikes. thanks for this update you guys. holy canoli for crying out loud.

big love, deep breath. trust and hope the weekend might be a bit less hectic.

there's a christmas in july to love...

xo

denise said...

tell lucy to knock that off!!!

sending healing hugs to little miss sweetness.