December 28, 2002
And on and on
Well it just goes on and on and on and on.
Xavier is still in the hospital, because of a sleep test a week ago, which said he had some sleep apnea.
I understand they are being very cautious, and I understand that they don't want him coming home with possible problems. What DOES piss me off is the constant f*#$ing drama that happens there every day. Monday they put him on oxygen, and gave him Diurhetics (sp?) because they though he might have fluid in his lungs... fine... but then he started losing a bit of weight (most likely water from the diuretic right? You would think that would be common sense, but NO, the f$#@ing doctor goes "He must be using up too much energy feeding, we'll have to start gavaging (sp?) (tube down the throat, feeding him that way), and only 15 minutes on the breast..
So guess what? He loses even MORE WEIGHT, Gee , wonder why?
The lactation specialist comes in, takes a look at everything and goes "What the hell? He's feeding fine at the breast, and off the bottle, and he probably lost some water from the diuretic!!" (in other words DUH!) So now he's feeding almost entirely from the breast and being topped up from the bottle. IT JUST HAPPENS that this is exactly the way he WAS being fed, before they put him on the damn oxygen etc. and he WAS gaining weight.
It just baffles me sometimes how any of these doctors get through the day when they can't even link simple things like that together. How do they pull out of parking stalls with their car, you have to be able to comprehend that you must turn on the ignition, put the car into reverse, and maneuver the wheel out of the stall. Pretty complex compared to the above scenario with Xavier.
OH, and get this too.... some dumb f#@$ father that though he knew everthing went into the fridge with the milk, to get a bottle of their milk... he misread the label and got a bottle of Ambers!
Not only did that not give her enough for the next feed, but NOW she has to get a stupid HIV test, just in case.... apparently that is the hospital policy. I told her she should refuse until her doctor comes in on Monday, then she can get test results from her prenatal blood tests etc. F#$@ sticking a needle in her arm if they don't have to.
Anyways, I have to go now .... and increase the mileage on my car another 42 Kms ... I've put about 15,000 on it since April, it's gonna be worn out before I pay it off :)
Posted by Oorgo at December 28, 2002 03:26 PM|
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