Yawning

In early April of 2015 our Bug started doing this weird yawning thing. Now obviously that is not at all the medically correct term, but none the less that is the best way I can describe it. It was almost as if she was gasping for air, sometimes as much as 10-15 times a minute. As it didn’t appear to bother her, and it mostly happened when she was relaxed, for a few days we decided to just keep an eye on her and see what happened. 

After about 3 days where it did not go away and was not get any less frequent, we called her pediatrician who had us come in for a visit to check things out. After an exam where the doctor listened to her breathing, and took some blood for good measure, we were about to be sent on our way with the thought that it probably was just a tick that would go away with time. Last thing before we left, the doctor decided to check her blood oxygen levels, just to see if they were normal (98-100). Bug’s were measuring on average 87, so not normal. Needless to say, we did not get to go home.

With the absence of any other symptoms such as wheezing or coughing, we were back to square 1 with what was going on. In an effort to at least get an idea, the pediatrician had us do a chest x-ray to see what we could see. From the x-ray we could see that there was a hazy area on her lower right lung. Our next step was off to Children’s Hospital Omaha for more tests!

April 2015