24 Hours

We spent twenty-four hours at the Emergency Room of Makati Med. Can you believe it?

This picture was taken two months ago at the Makati Med lobby. RD is holding his arm since he was well enough to have to be given one of his immunization shots.

This was taken when we first went to the ER last Wednesday before noon. Obviously, he wasn't in the pink of health at this time.

We went home soon after this picture was taken. He had two nebulizations there.

Instructions were to nebulize every four hours for the next 24 hours. But after his 4PM nebulization, he was gasping for breath. MacGyver said it was time to bring him back to the ER.

He underwent several more nebulizations at the ER. When they contacted our pediatrician, the pedia gave instructions for RD to be confined.

Unfortunately, there were no rooms available at Makati Med, so here is RD, still "confined" at the Emergency Room. He was lucky he was able to get a bed.

Yes, by Thursday, he was feeling much better. We played cards to pass the time.

After 24 hours, they informed us that a room would be available for us. Of course it took 2 more hours to get the room ready. It was almost 11pm when we transferred to Room 825. (I've never spent that many hours in the Emergency Room. It is not an experience I'd like to have to go through ever again. ERs creep me out.)

Yesterday, we were informed that he needed to have an x-ray done to determine whether or not he has pneumonia.

The nurse parked RD's wheelchair while I sat down on one of the chairs on the other side of the corridor. I couldn't resist taking his picture by the sign. It said, "Do not leave your belongings unattended."

No, I did not leave my belonging unattended. In fact, I brought him back to his room.

He's stuck there for at least 24 hours more. (That means that I'm stuck there, too, when my midday pass expires.)