9th November 2005
Hi,
My 12 y.o. daughter & I just went through the same thing last night (my ears are still ringing). She started with a sore throat the day before, and turned into congestion with lots of mucus & flem, and wheezing. She vomited from coughing so much. I took her to the ped. today becuse she has had pneumonia with complications, but the dr. said to just keep nebulizing her with albuterol or xopenex, drink hot liquids, take otc antihistimine, decongestants, Robitussin, etc (temporary relief). If she's worse tomorrow, they will prescribe oral steroids - which we try to stay away from, but have used them as a last resort when she was younger. Now her cough is looser, not as croupy, and she's spitting out lots of mucus.
Just curious, how many nights in a row has she been coughing all night? With my daughter, it's almost like she has a bad headcold (and half her school is out sick), and that always trigger her asthma.
Wish you and your family the best of luck. I need to go get her another tissue box.
My 12 y.o. daughter & I just went through the same thing last night (my ears are still ringing). She started with a sore throat the day before, and turned into congestion with lots of mucus & flem, and wheezing. She vomited from coughing so much. I took her to the ped. today becuse she has had pneumonia with complications, but the dr. said to just keep nebulizing her with albuterol or xopenex, drink hot liquids, take otc antihistimine, decongestants, Robitussin, etc (temporary relief). If she's worse tomorrow, they will prescribe oral steroids - which we try to stay away from, but have used them as a last resort when she was younger. Now her cough is looser, not as croupy, and she's spitting out lots of mucus.
Just curious, how many nights in a row has she been coughing all night? With my daughter, it's almost like she has a bad headcold (and half her school is out sick), and that always trigger her asthma.
Wish you and your family the best of luck. I need to go get her another tissue box.