Need good thoughts. Please

[Christina]

My dh is in the hospital. He wasnt feeling great all week and last night went to the ER and they admitted him. He cant breath and has low O2. None of the meds/breathing treatments are helping.

The worst part of all is he is out of town for work. He is in Las Vegas and I am in Washington with our 4 kids. I have talked to him for a few minutes but it is hard for him to talk and he hasnt seen the Dr yet so we dont know what is going on.

He has asthma so breathing issues are not new to us but this is his first time ever being admitted.

Please just keep him in your thoughts. We are both scared and he is so far away.

[CatEyes]

OMG I am so sorry. That really sucks. I have asthma, my son and youngest daughter has asthma. My daughter almost had to be admitted because her O2 was at 80% and they gave her three breathing treatments and the doctor said that if that did not work then she would have to go to the hospital. Thank God the first two worked. She had to be put on steroids and a nebulizer. I will keep your family in our thoughts and prayers!! That is really scary! Esspeically with him being so far away! :hug: :hug: :hug:

P.S My name is Christina also. :)

[Sputterduck]

((((hugs))))

[Tweet]

Aww, that is horrible that you guys are so far away from each other!! Asthma issues are very scary. As a child I was in and out of the hospital a lot. I hope your DH will be able to get out very soon and that the nebs work for him.

[Bohemian]

Sending good thoughts your way.

[still_me]

I'll be thinking of you both. :hug:

[Christina]

Thanks. I am trying to be calm as all the kids are home today and I cant freak them out. They already saw me crying and I had to tell them what was going on. They are taking it good though, better than me.

I have always hated my name. I really hate being called Chris but everyone does anyways.

[Funmommy]

I'm sorry your DH isn't doing that well. :(
There's been a LOT of problems with Asthma around here lately.
My DS (5yrs old) had his first Full Blown Asthma attack on Monday night.
I ended up giving him a treatment before I left my house and they gave him the
steroids at the hospital and 2 more treatments before we were allowed to go home.
He's getting better but I'm still watching him like a hawk.
Luckily his daycare provider is an EMT.

I hope Your DH feels better soon.

[Christina]

Sorry for sounding rude about the name. I really dont hate it and I just dislike my whole name.

This is why I dont post often. I cant seem to get my words right on the screen. I will start a post then just delete it because I cant get it 'right'.

Anyways sorry again.

[3girls2luv]

I hope your DH feels better soon. Thoughts and prayers being sent.

[KatieLou]

Sending thoughts and prayers for your husaband, and your family.

[CatEyes]

Sorry for sounding rude about the name. I really dont hate it and I just dislike my whole name.

This is why I dont post often. I cant seem to get my words right on the screen. I will start a post then just delete it because I cant get it 'right'.

Anyways sorry again.


Don't worry about it. My family called me Crissy all my life as i was growing up. I hate being called Crissy, but got kinda used to it hearing my family call me that my whole life. Mom wished she gave me a smaller name so i wouldn't have so many problems writing my name when i first started school. I had a friend at school that called me Christy and a neighbor called me Christy to while i was a kid and i really didn't like that either. I prefer Chris for me. I had a studdering problem when i was a kid and i still catch myself having a hard time saying the CH sound when people ask what my name is. It is embarrassing. :hug: No need to be sorry. :)

[jessiehannan]

Thoughts and prayers are being sent your way.
:hug:

[FrznPolarAngel]

How frustrating! Sending good thoughts your way. **hugs**

[Christina]

Oh my whole family calls me Chris and I dont really notice anymore but I try to call myself Christina when I meet new people.

I just thought about how much this is going to cost us in medical bills and now I feel even worse. We have pretty limited insurance and I know they are not going to cover a lot of this. Crap. I hate this.

[CatEyes]

Oh my whole family calls me Chris and I dont really notice anymore but I try to call myself Christina when I meet new people.

I just thought about how much this is going to cost us in medical bills and now I feel even worse. We have pretty limited insurance and I know they are not going to cover a lot of this. Crap. I hate this.
We are in the same situation. My DH has bad teeth and we have no dental insurance. He has to have the rest of his teeth surgically removed and needing to get dentures. He has sugar diabetes to and that does not help things either. It really does suck. I feel for you. :hug:

[Christina]

Thanks. I cant stand him being so far away. This is his first time even being in the hospital and he is all alone. It kills me. He just texted me and he still has not seen a Dr.
I think he was admitted at 6 am. When will a Dr come and talk to him?

[CatEyes]

Wow I am suprised a doctor has not come yet. I would think he would have been treated by now.

[Christina]

He has been treated in the ER and seen by nurses, just no Dr. since being admitted.

[JudyJudyJudy]

I'll be thinking about you and your dh. :hug:

[still_me]

Oh my whole family calls me Chris and I dont really notice anymore but I try to call myself Christina when I meet new people.

I just thought about how much this is going to cost us in medical bills and now I feel even worse. We have pretty limited insurance and I know they are not going to cover a lot of this. Crap. I hate this.


A lot of hospitals work with you. Definitely ask if they have any programs that will help you.

[Iconoclast]

Medicare/caid require a pt be seen within 24 hours of admission, so to be Joint Comm certified, hospitals must consistantly meet that standard. Many facilities have "hospitalists" who see all the unassigned pts. If that is the case, I'm sure someone will be around soon. If the facility doesn't have employ a hospitalist, they may assign unassigned pts randomly to community physicians. If that is the case, that physician may have rounded already for the day and missed him by a few minutes, or may be in after office hours. Or, if it is a University Center, he would be assigned to a teaching team, in which case he ought to have been seen by now, even if it takes them a day to agree upon a treatment plan, lol.

The good news is, if the nursing staff deemed him unstable, they would force the issue and get someone in. The fact that they haven't implies he is considered stable and they aren't worried. I understand that you are, I'm just trying to give a little background about how it works and some reassurance. He has admitting orders (from the ED doc - or he wouldn't be there) and the nurses are there, doing what needs to be done. Getting a new eval by a PCP probably isn't going to change the plan of care (unless the ED doc is spectacularily incompetent-which would have been addressed by the nursing staff, I'm sure).

If I were in your shoes, I'd call the unit he is on and ask to speak to the nurse taking care of him. Im sure he or she fully understands your husbands status and can ease your mind, as well as let you know who the assigned PCP is and when you might be able to speak to him/her.

Best Wishes

[Nipple_nectar]

If they gave him a breathing treatment in the ER, they may be waiting for certain meds to see if they will help, try and be patient:) I personally would call and ask to speak with the head nurse: tell her you are his wife and he is having difficulty talking so you wanted to keep the conversation with him to a minimum, I'm sure she wouldn't mind keeping you in the loop.

Are you the very long haired, blonde, been here forever and a day Christina?

[Sassafras]

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[Christina]

Thanks Icon. I just got off the phone with him and he sounds terrible.

We called the nurses earlier and were told they dont know when a Dr. will be around. He has asked to speak with one so I am sure they will be by eventually. Waiting is the hard part.

[Christina]

No I am not that Christina but I have been here forever and a day. Since 01 actually. I used to post as MomToMy3 and m2m4.

[Nipple_nectar]

Gotcha! I hope you DH recovers quickly and is seen soon!

[Iconoclast]

Thanks Icon. I just got off the phone with him and he sounds terrible.

We called the nurses earlier and were told they dont know when a Dr. will be around. He has asked to speak with one so I am sure they will be by eventually. Waiting is the hard part.


I'm not suprised that they don't know when (physicians are not obligated to aprise the nursing staff of their schedules), but they should know who (that should have been assigned at admission). Knowing who, they are sometimes able to guess the when. Some docs only round early mornings, some at lunch, some at the end of office hours, etc etc. The staff sometimes know a physician's general habits, though apparently not this time. In any event, his nurse should still know your dh's diagnosis, status and treatment plan. I suspect you or he could get more information from the nurse than from the PCP anyway.

[Pamire]

(((Hugs))) I t&p being said. I know it must be so frustrating not knowing for sure what's going on. I hope the MD gets in to see your dh very quickly and to ease your fears.

Don't worry about the bills yet! As long as you make some sort of payments, most hospitals are willing to work with you.

[Christina]

So he talked to a nurse and found he will have another breathing treatment at 3. He still hasnt slept and sounds awful. He did eat though and that made him feel a little better.

How do I know who to call to talk to a nurse? I have his room number but dont know which floor he is on.

[Iconoclast]

Call the main hospital number and ask for the nurses station that provides care for room such and so.

[Christina]

He saw the Dr and they are keeping him until atleast Sat. I am going to lose my mind sitting here. I keep crying and dont know what to do, not that their is anything I can do. I just wish he were closer.

[MiMi_of_4]

I'm sorry you are going through this alone ~ do you have family close by or a friend who can come over and keep you company? I will keep you and your dh in my thoughts this evening and in the days to come.

[leosmommy]

You know I am here :) I will check in with you later xoxo

[Christina]

Yes I am so lucky to have great family and friends. I would be lost without them. My sister (Nikkifaith) was here earlier and my best friend (leosmommy) has called me all day from work checking on me. I love you girls. My parents and in-laws are close by and will do anything they can for us.

I just wish I could be there with him and that is the one thing I cant do. It sucks but we will make it. I miss him like crazy. He left early Tuesday morning and was supposed to come hom tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully he will get some rest and start feeling better. They dont want to let him go until they see an improvement and I agree, I wish he was closer though.

[Justicedog]

I'm so sorry.

[Earthmama]

:hug:

wishing you both calm & a quick, joyful reunion

[Christina]

Thanks so much for the support. It has helped talking to you all.

[VegasLactivist]

JUST seeing this!! What can we do for him Christina?? Can we go see him? Take him anything? Which hospital is he in?? PM Me!!!

[freemama]

Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.

[sloshrlv]

Yo Christina, Ryan here... I just visited the hospital and they said he was discharged, so I'll hope he's on his way home to you. If he's still in town or some such, please please let me know, I would love to see him.
thx...
-ryan

[BeachMama]

OMG, Christina, I just saw this! I hope he's home with you now. How scary (for both you and him).

[JudyJudyJudy]

How is he?