Since November 2011, Paige has been extremely poorly. It began with pneumonia, flu virus, collapsed lungs and rotavirus. Paige ended up on ICU 3 times due to breathing difficulties and needed ventilating to give her a break from her fighting to stay alive! During this time Paige had surgery to remove her tonsils and adanoids to see if it would help with her airway obstruction - but this was unsuccessful and we think she has developed a floppy airway which is causing breathing problems at night thats causing her to have blue episodes, as the muscles in her throat are relaxing and blocking her airway at night. Intesive Care Unit is a scary place watching Paige struggling to breathe was heartbreaking but shes a tough little cookie and one hell of a fighter!! Paige was discharged just before christams so managed Christmas at home yay :)
Since then her health has deteriorated, she has had numerous chest infections and admissions to hospital but still proving them all wrong and fighting she has started on nebulisers to help manage her secretions which is helping and awaiting a full sleep study to see what is causing her breathing problems at night. hopefully nothing serious.
Since then her health has deteriorated, she has had numerous chest infections and admissions to hospital but still proving them all wrong and fighting she has started on nebulisers to help manage her secretions which is helping and awaiting a full sleep study to see what is causing her breathing problems at night. hopefully nothing serious.