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TOPIC: RSV
 

bobjr79
RSV
1 Year, 11 Months ago
My 16 week old was just diagnosed with RSV today. My wife and I have had terrible cold/flu symptoms for days now and despite the gallons of Purel and Dial that we've gone through he still got sick. He doesn't have a fever so his Dr isn't overly concerned but want's to see him again tomorrow. It totally sucks. The only thing I can do for him is saline drops and use bulb syringe to clear his nose. Anyone else ever had an infant with RSV? Are there any tricks that help more than others?
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ben
Re:RSV
1 Year, 11 Months ago
I don't think we've seen RSV, but if the CDC says that nearly all kids will go through it before they turn 2, then we probably have.

Those aspirators can be tough to use with the kids. Our older son wouldn't let us near him with those, so we went on a search for the most maneuverable, disguisable one we could find. We also use the baby saline drops. He still won't let us near him with those. Now, our 9 week old will let us put anything in his nose. Got lucky, I guess.

What we've found recently are Boogie Wipes. They don't help with what's inside, but these saline wipes clean up snotty noses like nobody's business.

Good luck! It's hard dealing with colds and respiratory stuff when we can't give them anything to amp up their defenses.
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Daddy Brad
Re: RSV
1 Year, 11 Months ago
Myers our 7 month old just had a bout of RSV. He also had and Ear infection and got his first tooth the same week so it was crazy to say the least. Days 2 and 3 are usually the worst. We used a cold air humidifer for our little dude and it seemed to help a bit. Anything having to do with breathing always freaks me out so we keep them close during night time. Here's to quick recovery!
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Daddy Clay
Re:RSV
1 Year, 11 Months ago
Remember Y2K? I sure do. New Year's eve 1999, I stared through a pair of sparkly 2000 glasses at the oxygen tent that contained my 16 month old son. Thousands of miles from home, I wondered what would happen when the lights went out.

They didn't of course, and in just a few days Bubba was released from Tobey Hospital in Wareham, Mass. He was pale, but recovered quickly.

Bubba was a preemie, born at 31 weeks, and the doctors warned us that RSV could be very dangerous to these kids because of their vulnerable pulmonary system. As a result, they prescribed and extremely expensive RSV preventive therapy which involved weekly shots of Synagis. At 16 months, his pediatrician declared him out of the woods, and cleared us to travel to New England to visit his grandparents.

He was sick within days. When his breathing became labored we panicked -- it was like a flashback to the NICU. Soon we were in a strange hospital far from our doctors. But the staff at Tobey was amazing. They were charmed by Bubba an took amazing care of him. Doctor friends of my in-laws took charge. Soon all was fine.

RSV can be scary, I understand. Our represents an extreme case. Take comfort that your experience will probably be far less extreme.
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bobjr79
Re:RSV
1 Year, 11 Months ago
Went to the Dr again yesterday and his breathing has improved enough to not be hospitalized but now both of his ears are infected. My wife and I are constantly taking his shirt off to look at is chest and breathing for retractions.(I think that's what the Dr called it when they have to work too hard to breath) So far so good. We're just hoping he can stay out of the hospital. I'm not ready to have any NICU flashbacks either. I'm sorry Bubba had such a rough go of it Daddy Clay. Especially after the expensive Synagis shots. My son was born at 35 weeks so we asked his Dr. about the treatment also and she advised us not to do it. I guess nothing is ever %100 effective. Thanks for the well wishes guys!
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Daddy Clay
Re:RSV
1 Year, 11 Months ago
Actually the Synagis worked brilliantly. He got sick immediately after we stopped the treatment, and by that time his lungs had developed enough that he could tolerate the illness (hospital stay notwithstanding). The Synagis was a success IMHO.
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bobjr79
Re:RSV
1 Year, 11 Months ago
So after a week the doc gave his ears and lungs the the all clear! We're so glad for a quick recovery.

Clay, I guess I misunderstood about the Synagis shots. I asked his doc about them again and She said that they usually only do them for earlier preemies. I thought her opinion was that they weren't effective enough. She also said that this RSV season has been the worst in several years so they are extending the shots for those who are getting them through May. I guess that's a pretty rare move.

So good luck to everyone hope you can all stay away from it.
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Daddy Clay
Re:RSV
1 Year, 11 Months ago
You'v inspired an episode of DadLabs! We have an RSV info episode set to be shot next Friday. Thanks for bringing this subject up.
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ben
Re:RSV
1 Year, 11 Months ago
I'm so happy for you, Bob. At least you have the medical emergency procedures well rehearsed now, right?
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ben
Re:RSV
1 Year, 10 Months ago
I especially appreciated Monday's show because of the timing. Our toddler had a hacking cough and hives on Friday night. We spent 2am to 4am in a hospital in Livonia, MI because we were at a game convention. Everything we saw pointed to a severe allergic reaction. Hives, swollen face and throat. Nasty stuff. Well, it was croup. But they ran the screen for RSV, too. Sounds like the symptoms for RSV and croup are the same.
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bobjr79
Re:RSV
1 Year, 10 Months ago
I'm sorry to hear that Ben. Must be scary to deal with an emergency away from home like that. Good luck, I hope he gets better soon.
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ben
Re:RSV
1 Year, 10 Months ago
I had it good. I was still asleep heading to the hospital so my wife kicked it into gear. I had to deal with an hour of the hospital remodeling their waiting area. My wife had to deal with the Friday late night crowd of stomach pumping and bar injuries while worrying about our boy.

I do recommend having your first medical freak out early. Ours was when Duncan was nearly 4 months old. We were camping at an event I was putting on. During a thunderstorm he started screaming. We thought it was the storm so we took him to a restaurant. Still no better. Ended up at the emergency room of a small Indiana town. Hours later, they gave us Mylacon and sent us on our way. Having been through it made the next few similar situations feel familiar. So this was a breeze, really.
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