A little over a week ago, Clara came down with a cold. Gradually her cough and runny nose became worse and worse. By Friday night, she was coughing so hard that she would throw up or stop breathing for a few seconds. She came down with a high fever and we could hear her lungs wheezing. We thought it was best to take her to the Emergency Room hoping to get a prescription for Albuterol. It was a long evening at the hospital but Clara was a real trooper!
Thankfully her room had a Disney book for her to look at that kept her occupied for a while...... Her blood/oxygen levels seemed to be OK but the doctor decided to do a chest x-ray. After a half hour wait for the results he came back to let us know that she had pneumonia in her lungs. Because there's no way to tell if it was viral or bacterial, they went ahead and treated her with antibiotics.
It was almost 11:00 before we got home and she was sooooo tired - bless her heart.
Three days later we took her to her pediatrician for a follow-up. Unfortunately her lungs still didn't sound good so the doctor hooked us up with a prescription for Albuterol and gave us instructions to begin breathing treatments three times a day. (The doctors' office has great toys for the kiddos - Clara especially loved this kitchen.)
She does really well and holds her mask by herself. We just put her on the couch and let her watch a cartoon while she breathes in the medicine.
Two days ago we had another checkup and her lungs were still not healed so she is now on a mild steroid. But she is happy and full of energy and back to her normal mischievous self. We will go back on Tuesday for another listen. Keep your fingers crossed that all will be well!
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