We had a great trip to FL the past 11 days and returned home on the 17th. Just in time to get back into the busy life that I have with my kiddos... Karson was still sick with his cough while we were gone so he was back at the doctor on Tuesday. He was already set to see his GI dr and then saw his lung dr. The findings weren't so great.
At his GI apt we learned that he has not gained weight in the past 2 months. This is not good. It all goes back to what he won't eat on a daily basis and that despite the fact that I keep trying new food with him, he won't do much more than fries and fruit. No bread, no chicken nuggets, no stage 3 foods. So Dr. Barrios is not happy about this. He wants to repeat his upper GI with a swallow study before he returns in 4 weeks. He also wants me to limit his formula intake to no more than 24 ounces a day. One of his meds was increased a little to help his stomach digestion. He also said that if we hadn't already started food therapy that he would suggest that. So my goal in the next 4 weeks is to get Karson to try new foods and to get him to gain some weight. He still cannot do dairy or eggs.
At the lung dr she decided to give him an antibiotic because he has been sick so long. She said she heard some noise in his upper right lung but nothing she was concerned enough about to get an X-ray. I have to up his dose on his regular inhalers to two puffs two times a day and then still give him his rescue inhaler as long as he is coughing. He also has a snotty nose and is cutting two teeth.
So Karson is not the happiest baby on the block and neither is his mommy! The good news is that he will get the shot to help safe guard him against RSV. Last year he got the shots and still got RSV but his lung dr said it would have been worse if he hadn't gotten the shot.
I hope and pray for a better winter.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Not This Year, Please!
Fall has just arrived and we have been dealing with colds, coughs, etc for three weeks now. It started with Kam and his cough. I have had him to the doctor twice since then to make sure he doesn't need meds because of an infection. He is good for the most part, the "fill-in" dr last week said it was allergies. Not sure I agree but okay.
I was next to get the cough. Made it to my dr who said pretty much that it would go away and I should be fine. Well not the case. By yesterday it was a full blown sinus infection with the cough. Spent an hour at urgent care with Bailey and Karson so I could be seen. Thank gosh I was because today I still felt horrible. The pressure in my head was way too much!
Bailey went to the dr last week with Kam to be seen and the "fill-in" dr said allergies and gave her some nose spray. She is getting somewhat better but still has the snotty nose. She said her ear hurts though and that will have to be checked out if it isn't better soon because we fly on Friday.
All three kiddos got their flu shots while we were at the dr's office. It was funny when Bailey wanted Kars then Kam and then her. Kars cried for one minute, Kam the same. Bailey yelled the moment the needle touched her and then after. I did feel bad for her but it was funny.
So the whole time we have been sick I have worried that Karson would get it. That is another reason I am faster at getting Kam and Bailey to the doctor. Before I would see if a cough would go away on its own but not now, I cannot afford for Kars to get sick.
Well it happened. The past two days Kars has had a cough and snotty nose. I knew he'd need to be seen tomorrow or Tuesday by his lung dr because I need him to be well to fly. Tonight he cried and then started wheezing and then his tummy was retracting so I gave him a dose of steroids and called his dr. She said to give him a neb treatment, more steroids later and have him be seen tomorrow. Before his neb treatment his O2 level was right @ 89/90, after it has been better. I guess there is a reason the oxygen company didn't call this week to pick up his stuff. We still have his oxygen saturation monitor. Thank gosh. So here we go again. Not at all what I am looking forward to this winter.
I hope tomorrow we get some good news at the dr but I am not sure that will happen!
I was next to get the cough. Made it to my dr who said pretty much that it would go away and I should be fine. Well not the case. By yesterday it was a full blown sinus infection with the cough. Spent an hour at urgent care with Bailey and Karson so I could be seen. Thank gosh I was because today I still felt horrible. The pressure in my head was way too much!
Bailey went to the dr last week with Kam to be seen and the "fill-in" dr said allergies and gave her some nose spray. She is getting somewhat better but still has the snotty nose. She said her ear hurts though and that will have to be checked out if it isn't better soon because we fly on Friday.
All three kiddos got their flu shots while we were at the dr's office. It was funny when Bailey wanted Kars then Kam and then her. Kars cried for one minute, Kam the same. Bailey yelled the moment the needle touched her and then after. I did feel bad for her but it was funny.
So the whole time we have been sick I have worried that Karson would get it. That is another reason I am faster at getting Kam and Bailey to the doctor. Before I would see if a cough would go away on its own but not now, I cannot afford for Kars to get sick.
Well it happened. The past two days Kars has had a cough and snotty nose. I knew he'd need to be seen tomorrow or Tuesday by his lung dr because I need him to be well to fly. Tonight he cried and then started wheezing and then his tummy was retracting so I gave him a dose of steroids and called his dr. She said to give him a neb treatment, more steroids later and have him be seen tomorrow. Before his neb treatment his O2 level was right @ 89/90, after it has been better. I guess there is a reason the oxygen company didn't call this week to pick up his stuff. We still have his oxygen saturation monitor. Thank gosh. So here we go again. Not at all what I am looking forward to this winter.
I hope tomorrow we get some good news at the dr but I am not sure that will happen!
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