Monday, January 11, 2010

Wheezy Bronchitis

He was getting better on Sunday. His runny nose had stopped. He was active around the house. Then at night, he woke up, coughing so hard that he vomitted everything. He had a restless sleep the rest of the night, with intermittent coughing.

We didnt go to school today. This morning, his runny nose resumed but wasnt as much as on Saturday. My helper took care of him most of the morning while I rested for an extra 2 hours (I hardly slept last night). So far he's been able to eat well, thank goodness. It's just that when he tries to clear the phlegm especially at night, he vomits.

He woke from his afternoon nap coughing hard again. He vomitted, but only a little bit. The sound of his coughing was different this time. It turned chesty. We immediately took him to the hospital, to see his paeditrician. After listening to his chest, looking at his nose and throat, he said that it's inflammed. Dr gave a letter to be used at the A&E, and marked the box "wheezy bronchitis". As expected, he's been put on the nebuliser, but also given antibiotics. I hate giving him antibiotics as he's tummy is very sensitive to several types of antibiotics. He gets bad bad diarrhoea with several types. It's so bad that he excreates a little every hour but it's enough to cause his anus to be so sore. It just adds to the overall discomfort already felt from having a cold, having to be nebulised, having a cough, not having enough rest etc.

So, it begins my twice a day runs to the hospital for nebuliser. I guess he wont be attending school for a few more days. I just hope he sleeps a whole lot better, very soon. I was feeling very light headed/faint today even with the extra sleep this morning.

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