Dentist, Pediatrician, Pulm, Oh My!

Wyatt has had a busy week so far. 

A 12 hour car ride with one little hiccup, a great dentist visit, a trip to the pediatrician for an infected toe (I can’t make this stuff up), and a fantastic trip to the pulmonologist. 

{photo of Wyatt in his car seat, rocking his pajamas, with his leg hanging over the side of the car seat in full on relax-mode}

The 12 hour car ride from Michigan involved a little nap that turned exciting when Wyatt’s pulse ox alarmed letting us know that he was not breathing so well. A quick pull off on the side of the PA turnpike & a fast application of bipap turned that around quickly only to wake him up and turn him into a bear. The next stop showed us that his pulse ox probe was shifted while he was playing with it and wasn’t actually reading correctly. Oops. 

The dentist visit that was riddled with anxiety for mom went smoothly thanks to a patient dentist and a cooperative kid. Phew. 

Pediatrician visit was due to the pesky pulse ox sensor that broke down his skin, causing a small infection. Nothing a round of antibiotics can’t fix, just annoying to have a leaky toe infection cause a lot of drama. 

And a trip to the pulomonologist rounded out our trifecta of appointments this week. Pulmonologist was pleased with his lungs, shocked to see him standing, and ready to remove BiPAP as an emergency intervention when he has his seizures (before they were diagnosed as seizures, this was the prescribed intervention given his history of turning blue and the original hypothesis that these were lung related). This is HUGE for us as it gives us one less piece of equipment to travel with and creates a bit more freedom. This kid is constantly plugged into medical equipment, making us look like a mobile ICU wherever we go. Sure, he still has a lot of technology to lug around but this is definitely a good thing. Don’t worry, he will still have constant monitoring with pulse ox so we will know if breathing is an issue or if he’s having a seizure. 

{photo of Wyatt, dressed in his orange for Unity Day. His shirt reads, “Choose Kind” with text and ASL finger spelling. He’s reaching into his Dino backpack to pull out all the items for fun.}

We hope your week has been as awesome as ours and you’re choosing kindness always.