Kaitlyn's congestion has gotten a lot worse since we got home. We took her to the pediatrician on Friday and started giving her breathing treatments every 4 hours and Benadryl and Motrin. For normal kids, you would want to loosen up the congestion with a vaporizer and Mucinex but we can't do that with Kaitlyn. Since she has difficulty swallowing and aspirates, if we tried to loosen the congestion up, it would go right into her lungs making the problem worse. So we have to dry her out as much as possible to try to get rid of it.
Right now things don't look so good. Her cough is worse and if you put your hand on her chest you can feel rumbling. I am going to call the Pulmonary clinic at the hospital to see if they can see her as soon as possible tomorrow. I have a feeling they will want to do a repeat chest xray and possibly want her to stay at the hospital, depending on what the xray shows and what her oxygen concentration is.
Hopefully we can knock this thing out before it gets worse! Please keep Kaitlyn in your prayers. She really needs them right now.
Right now things don't look so good. Her cough is worse and if you put your hand on her chest you can feel rumbling. I am going to call the Pulmonary clinic at the hospital to see if they can see her as soon as possible tomorrow. I have a feeling they will want to do a repeat chest xray and possibly want her to stay at the hospital, depending on what the xray shows and what her oxygen concentration is.
Hopefully we can knock this thing out before it gets worse! Please keep Kaitlyn in your prayers. She really needs them right now.
Bless your heart! I am so sorry that she isn't better after being at the hospital for so long. :( We will be praying for her AND for you guys as well as all of her doctors. Thank you for keeping us updated. We love you guys!
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry! It breaks my heart to hear this news. Kaitlyn and your family are in our prayers.
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