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Was DH being unreasonable when DS could not breath?

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Feefsie · 30/05/2013 23:49

On Monday my 6 year old coughed so much he sicked up his tea. He had inhaler, night time cough medicine and Calpol at 8pm approx. At 10.30 when I went to bed he was wheezing really loudly and his chest was making massive efforts to breathe. He has an inhaler but not sure if he has asthma. He also has a very damp wall in his room. I got DH to look and said I wanted to take him to A&E, he said I was exaggerating and to go to bed. We actually had an argument about my anxiety! I phoned emergency doctor who said they would call back, after 20 mins and no call I got dressed, got DS up, put dressing gown and slippers on and drove to A&E, husband still adamant that there was nothing wrong. DS went straight in and oxygen sats were 83. He was put on nebuliser and they said he would be admitted. They gave him steroids and kept him on oxygen. We came home at 1.30am with 4 days supply of presdisone and instructions to go back or to GP if he got worse. My DH still maintains that I was panicking and my anxiety was getting the better of me. I am really worried because I go away on business a lot and what if this or something else happens when I am away?

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tholeon · 31/05/2013 20:30

My dh told me I was overreacting when our four month old was having breathing problems. I called nhs direct and they directed us to a and e, he ended up on a ventilator.... Taught us both a lot! My dh knows he was wrong though, and to be fair to him I have known form as a cyberchondriac. Your dh needs to know he was wrong, too.

Badvoc · 01/06/2013 17:23

So...your dh is saying your anxiety caused your sons oxygen levels to drop to 83?
Your anxiety is why they admitted him?
He is a cunt and you are right to be worried about leaving him in sole charge of your ds.

anothershittynickname · 01/06/2013 17:28

I'm sure it's already been said but in posting without reading replies (I know I know).

If my DC's sats were at 83 with no history of that being "normal" I would have had a pink fit (anxiety or not).

You were RIGHT, he was being way to laid back at best and an arsehole at worst!

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