Another trip to the doctor yesterday resulted in a new friend for Camryn. She had finished a course of antibiotics last week for bilateral ear infections, but her symptoms persisted and proceeded to get worse. It seems as if she always has a runny nose, so I wasn't really concerned about that, but her cough was getting worse and I wasn't convinced that her ears had cleared up. She never really shows us if her ears hurt, but she was having a hard time sleeping again, so I was worried that her ears were still infected. When I picked her up from daycare yesterday, she was extremely congested so I went home and called for an appointment for today. It turned out that they had an appointment open for 5:10 yesterday, so I decided to go. I am glad I went because it ended up being more than I had anticipated. Her ears were fine, but she has a sinus infection and she was wheezing. The doctor immediately wanted her put on a nebulizer. We did a treatment at the office and she actually cooperated (I never thought she would). But, Margo Moo (the nebulizer's name) is very child friendly - the creators definitely knew what they were doing! So, we went home with Margo Moo and a new antibiotic. Luckily, she likes the taste of the new antibiotic so we don't have to hold her down to take it or hide it in her yogurt. We have to do her breathing treatments 3 times a day for the next 7 days. She was wonderful for me this morning and insisted that she do it herself this afternoon. It amazes me. She propped her feet up and sat there for the entire 15 minutes for her treatment while holding her own mask. Hopefully, it will go this well for the next 7 days!! And, hopefully, the wheezing isn't a long term thing. The doctor told me that this doesn't mean that she has asthma or that she will have to do this again, but her little lungs are having a hard time right now while she is sick. And, my sister (a respiratory therapist) reassured me that it isn't necessarily a bad thing. She looks so pathetic during the treatments, but I know it makes her feel better. Camryn likes Margo, so I should be thankful for that!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Margo Moo
Another trip to the doctor yesterday resulted in a new friend for Camryn. She had finished a course of antibiotics last week for bilateral ear infections, but her symptoms persisted and proceeded to get worse. It seems as if she always has a runny nose, so I wasn't really concerned about that, but her cough was getting worse and I wasn't convinced that her ears had cleared up. She never really shows us if her ears hurt, but she was having a hard time sleeping again, so I was worried that her ears were still infected. When I picked her up from daycare yesterday, she was extremely congested so I went home and called for an appointment for today. It turned out that they had an appointment open for 5:10 yesterday, so I decided to go. I am glad I went because it ended up being more than I had anticipated. Her ears were fine, but she has a sinus infection and she was wheezing. The doctor immediately wanted her put on a nebulizer. We did a treatment at the office and she actually cooperated (I never thought she would). But, Margo Moo (the nebulizer's name) is very child friendly - the creators definitely knew what they were doing! So, we went home with Margo Moo and a new antibiotic. Luckily, she likes the taste of the new antibiotic so we don't have to hold her down to take it or hide it in her yogurt. We have to do her breathing treatments 3 times a day for the next 7 days. She was wonderful for me this morning and insisted that she do it herself this afternoon. It amazes me. She propped her feet up and sat there for the entire 15 minutes for her treatment while holding her own mask. Hopefully, it will go this well for the next 7 days!! And, hopefully, the wheezing isn't a long term thing. The doctor told me that this doesn't mean that she has asthma or that she will have to do this again, but her little lungs are having a hard time right now while she is sick. And, my sister (a respiratory therapist) reassured me that it isn't necessarily a bad thing. She looks so pathetic during the treatments, but I know it makes her feel better. Camryn likes Margo, so I should be thankful for that!
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