Cough-varient asthma November 4, 2009

Benjamin was just diagnosed with this this evening.  It is the form of asthma that I have so I’m not too surprised.  I saw signs of it in him last winter too but this year it’s worse and it’s not even winter yet.  Uggh!

He is getting over a cold and just coughs and coughs.  A l l   d a y   l o n g.  But it’s at its worst when he is trying to do anything exertional.  He plays soccer (though the season is over now) and at both his last practice and last game he had to stop and rest because he had to catch his breath and get control of the coughing.  It’s so hard to watch especially since I know what it feels like.

The pediatrician put him on singulair to try and prevent any further episodes.  He said it will take up to 2 weeks to really make a difference.  If that doesn’t work then he will start on an inhaled steroid.  Hopefully we can get it under control before basketball startes at the end of the month.

Colds, allergies and asthma….part 2 September 29, 2008

We are back from the pediatrician with Samuel.  We ended up having to go early and somewhat urgently.  I gave him a breathing treatment at 12:45 that he asked for.  He had asked for the one 4 hours previously too.  That one had worked well though.  At the end of the lunchtime one he said “I don’t feel better” and when I asked if he needed to go to the doctor early he said “No, I feel a little better.”  So I put him down for a little rest time.

Not even 5 min later he was up calling for me.  I went up there and he couldn’t finish a sentence but managed to get out that he needed “another treatment”.  At this point I noticed that he was breathing pretty fast too.  Called the pediatrician’s office and they said to bring him right down.

His O2 sat was good there and he was improved enough to speak in full sentences but he was still breathing pretty fast.  The doc (luckily same one as saw him on Sat) said his lungs went from slightly wheezy to VERY wheezy and quite junky.  Now my poor little guy has bronchitis along with this episode of viral induced asthma  We are to continue his breathing treatments and have added an antibiotic and steroid.  He expects in about 24 hours we should notice a huge difference.  And he wants to recheck him on Friday.

Guess I should restart Jennifer on her singulair tonight before she heads down this road too!!