Fixture
Another hour in the doctor’s waiting room today (I know it’s a cliche but why can’t they give sensible appointment times that have some bearing on reality?), this time to come away with an inhaler for M. He’s not saying she has asthma, but thinks it might help with her cough (and frankly I think Cameron is going to explode if he has another night like last night: T was up for nearly 2 hours then just as she dropped off at long last Maggie started to cough) and I am prepared to try it. She does seem to get a cough with every cold, and Cameron does/did have asthma, so who knows. Maggie was most reluctant while we were in there – I don’t think the doctor helped by telling me what I should do if the inhaler was “too scary” but by the time we had been to the chemist and got home she was quite excited to try it. I think several of her preschool friends have inhalers so they are not the freaky scary weirdy things they might once have been.
She’s had a puff which appears to have made no difference. Fingers crossed for 5 am.
(Tamsin update: no episodes for over 24 hours; still whingy.)
February 20th, 2008 11:05
How did the 5pm puff go? Is Tamsin still not being sick?
Hope you are bearing up ok – sounds like you are having a tough time of it.
Rx
February 21st, 2008 07:25
We had a similar problem with Lauren for nearly 6 months. She lost so much weight when she seemed to catch one cold after another. Each cold brought a new cough and each cough led to vomiting.
To help her keep milk down at night we found “Calpol Night” to help and giving her milk diluted 50:50 with water – to reduce the “sliminess”.
It was probably hardest on Serena and I – we too lost weight and looked exhausted for the whole 6 months.
We didn’t find that the inhaler worked for us, but things did slowly improve and Lauren has regrown her robustness (right up to the point that she caught chicken pox!).
Ho Hum!
February 22nd, 2008 12:44
Update: T all better though a bit clingy and was awake all last night query teeth.
M still coughing – the inhaler does nothing at all (which part of me is pleased about as that means she’s not asthmatic, right?) – and knackered because the cough is keeping her awake so very fragile. On the bright side, Jason, at least she doesn’t cough herself sick! Yay.
I’m fine. Knackered but what’s new?!