At Urgent Care, they gave Jay more Albuterol, Oxygen, and a steroid shot, but it didn't seem to make any difference, so the doctor said she was sending us to the hospital. Jay and I rode in an ambulance to UMC's children's hospital, and they took a chest x-ray which showed that he had slight pneumonia. They figured it was only slight because he was probably dehydrated, so they expected it to get worse once they started him on an IV. Fortunately, it was gone the next morning, but Jay had to stay at the hospital for just under 48 hours, and was doing very well by the time we left.
He hated the cage-like bed he was supposed to be in, and got frustrated if his IV, oxygen tube, heart monitor, or pulse oximeter lead got pulled on even slightly. We were able to find a few small things to make him happy for short amounts of time while he was there, though. Such as a balloon.
And a Popsicle.
And a little tykes car that I was able to push him around the pediatrics floor for a little while, until a nurse took his blood pressure in it. He also enjoyed the play room, but they close it at 5 pm, so we were only able to go once.
He had a hard time falling asleep, since he hated the bed so much, and generally hated being in his room. We got him to calm down a few times, and he did sleep a little bit.
He's still a little traumatized by the whole thing, being a little more clingy and grumpy when he's tired, but when he's rested, and can find something to play with, he's back to his usual self.
