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When they are poorly…
It’s been a rough 48 hours…
On Sunday evening, two hours after he’d been asleep in bed, little Oscar had a seizure.
Watching TV I heard coughing on the Oscar’s monitor and then choking.
I flew up the stairs into his room to find a very rigid and upset Oscar fighting for breath.
My immediate thought was he was choking. He was fighting for breath and coughing, so I did what my training had taught me- over my knee and smacked his back hard hoping whatever was lodged would fly out.
Nothing.
Again, slap, nothing.
At this moment I began to panic, he was choking and I couldn’t help him. I put him on the floor and tried to look in his mouth at which point he went into full blown seizure. Eyes rolled back, foaming at the mouth and sharp juddered movements.
It was terrifying.
After almost two minutes he stopped and gently came around. His thumb went in his mouth and I felt a wave of relief.
10-15 seconds later he went into another seizure but this time it lasted around 30 seconds. It was at this point I was sure we were going to lose him. It’s stupid to even entertain that thought in that situation but I was beside myself, screaming at the phone (my husband was on the phone to 999) to “hurry up please, he’s going to stop breathing.”
Then there was calm.
Oscars rigid little body calmed. Thumb went back in, eyes came back to normal and stared. He was so calm with no found I panicked he’d stopped breathing. I tried to remove his thumb to check for breath but the protest and cry made me realise quickly he was ok.
I put him on his left side and lay behind him striking his hair and talking to him. At that moment the paramedics arrived and worked their magic.
His stats were fine, no temperature, blood sugars fine- a total mystery, so off we went in the ambulance to Stafford hospital.
To cut the rest of the 48 hours very short brave Oscar underwent lots of observations, tests and checks – he was so brave. No tears, lots of smiles and was so brilliantly behaved. (He’s watching TV in his hospital bed in the picture above!)
Everything came back clear but the consultant is concerned by him having two seizures for no reason. We’ve been referred to Birmingham where in two weeks he’ll undergo an EEG.
I’m terrified, worried and am behaving like a total neurotic mother. Last night I checked on him all through the night. The monitor volume is on so loud you can hear the rain on the rundowns of his room. I burst into tears everytime I think of what happened and I’m dreading the results in two weeks time.
My little brave boy? Today he has eaten 3 bowls of cereal (see photo below) a fish pie and vegetables, 4 pieces of fruit and a yoghurt. He’s now napping.
He’s built towers, done drawing and played dollies (we set up a dolly hospital to play out trauma – something I learned during my degree!)
He’s hit his sister twice, chased the dog with his plastic mike the knight sword and put a car down the toilet. Yes- my boy is back to himself. I feel getting myself back may take a little longer.
It’s hard work being a parent. It’s even harder when they get poorly.
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Oh you poor thing, you must have been petrified. What a brave boy you have, it always amazes me how resiliant little ones are and they seem to bounce back so quickly. Fingers crossed that hos results come back clear x
It’s a good sign that he’s acting himself again and slept ok lastnight. And don’t worry about checking him often, I would too and I think any parent whose child just had a seizure (or two in your case) would be doing the same thing. Alex has just moved into a big boy bed and I’m constantly checking him. I don’t know why exactly as he has only fallen out once and he didn’t even care that he had fallen out, but we parents worry, it’s normal!
Big juicy kiss for Oscar and big warm cuddles for you!
Thanks lovely!
It’s all been so horrid. I’m trained to deal with things like this – it’s so different when they’re your own!
Congrats on Alex’s big boy bed move! does he like it?
Jeez, you poor thing. The worst I have ever had to encounter is a trip to A&E after Missy broke her arm and chickenpox. That must have been terrifying.
So glad he sounds like he’s back to himself. I really hope it turns out to be nothing serious when he has the EEG.
Thanks Kate.
It was so scary, I hope I never have to see that again and he never has to go through it again. X
Oh you poor things. So so glad he’s on the mend. Sounds like it may have been a febrile fit maybe due to a temperature?? A friend of mine’s son had that and as their temperature can go up and down so quickly you don’t always know that’s the cause.
Hope you get some answers and he stays up to his mischief! x
Hi Liz! I wish it had been febrile then I wouldn’t be so worried.
He had no temperature or illness (they checked) and yet had two seizures. That’s why he’s being referred.
They have to wait two weeks for testing as doing an EEG too close to a seizure gives bad results.
I’m terrified!
Goodness me, it must of been very frightening. I hope that the EEG comes back OK. I had epilepsy as a child, although I was eight when I had my first fit. Thinking of you x
Thanks Kelly- yes it was terrifying and I’m trained to deal with this kind of thing.
It’s left me feeling very nervous and I’m being a total crazy mama checking him all the time!