Im into my 3rd week now of being at home with my little girl. She started with a cough, which got very bad, then she complained of chest pains etc.
Hospital said she had an infection on her lungs which they now tell me was Pneumonia. Pneumonia to me sounds very very scary and whilst she got better at the weekend, she took a turn for the worst the past couple of nights and was coughing so badly vomited last night.
Shes been on antibiotics, ventolin and another inhaler. This morning I spent over an hour at the doctors where they put her on a nebulizer.
The night and first thing in mornings are worst, during the day shes not so bad. This morning she had terrible wheezing....its been awful as she has never been of school for so long.
UPDATE:
Last Thursday she complained of chest pain...I took her straight to the USP again who did another xray and said the mucus is blocking her lungs. Continue with the Inhalers and wait till Next week before we decide to give another batch of antibiotics.
Today I went back to my pediatrician who said once again, she can go to school except nothing physical...no running and especially no swimming. She must continue with ventolin and pulmicort 4 times a day and must take a tablet every night for the next 2 months. Mainly to prevent it getting worse.
My daughter has always been a really strong kid, but the doctor said that this Pneumonia has really knocked her immune system and we need to build it up again.
He advised no running around, nothing physical, lots of fluids and also said cupping our hands and tapping her back can help remove some of the mucus.
Shes absolutely fine in herself but guess thats the problem...she and us think shes better than she actually is.
I have heard of 3 more kids today with this so it seems its going around.
Hospital said she had an infection on her lungs which they now tell me was Pneumonia. Pneumonia to me sounds very very scary and whilst she got better at the weekend, she took a turn for the worst the past couple of nights and was coughing so badly vomited last night.
Shes been on antibiotics, ventolin and another inhaler. This morning I spent over an hour at the doctors where they put her on a nebulizer.
The night and first thing in mornings are worst, during the day shes not so bad. This morning she had terrible wheezing....its been awful as she has never been of school for so long.
UPDATE:
Last Thursday she complained of chest pain...I took her straight to the USP again who did another xray and said the mucus is blocking her lungs. Continue with the Inhalers and wait till Next week before we decide to give another batch of antibiotics.
Today I went back to my pediatrician who said once again, she can go to school except nothing physical...no running and especially no swimming. She must continue with ventolin and pulmicort 4 times a day and must take a tablet every night for the next 2 months. Mainly to prevent it getting worse.
My daughter has always been a really strong kid, but the doctor said that this Pneumonia has really knocked her immune system and we need to build it up again.
He advised no running around, nothing physical, lots of fluids and also said cupping our hands and tapping her back can help remove some of the mucus.
Shes absolutely fine in herself but guess thats the problem...she and us think shes better than she actually is.
I have heard of 3 more kids today with this so it seems its going around.
2 comments:
try a homeopath :) they will definitely be able to help this.
Hi Jo - Anne, Irish midwife here - lots & lots of children have been sick over the winter months. The cough that just will not go away. I would also recommend you go to a homeopath, but I would recommend the Paediatrician in Marbella who also uses homeopathy. I have so far prevented my little ones having to take anti-biotics (not me myself, unfortunetly!!!) so feel it does work or at least, will help dramatically. lol.
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