DS has been the topic here several times before. He is now 2.5 and history of asthma. He has been hospitalized several times for upper and lower respiratory track infections. All including the flu, RSV, pneumonia....heck he even came down with MONO one time. The last time he was admitted was with in the week. He started off with a cold and within the week he had full blown pneumonia, and was admitted for respiratory distress.
This can not be right. I understand that children get sick. But, when someone with a runny nose walks into a room I feel sick because I know that DS will end up very very ill. PED. keeps telling me that DS will grow out of this (premie) but, I have yet to see any real progress. He doesn't stay congested, but a cold is the devil. The babysitter I think quit, and I don't know whether or not to stay in school. I had to miss several days for this bout and it isn't even flu season yet.
They have never ran any test for immune problems they simple say that he has asthma. He suffers from multiple environmental allergies as well. Only problems from the asthma diagnosis is that it falls a little short from the symptom guide line. It doesn't get worse at night at all. His wheeze is not predictable, niether are his allergies.
For instance, this bout of pneumonia showed no signs of asthma. He was is respiratory distress but not like previous situations. He has yet to wheeze. There just is no real air passing through the left lung. If anyone has gone through this sort of thing would you please please tell me what to do.
I thought about taking him to see a pulmonary specialist, his pediatrician hasn't mentioned it, but hell he hasn't much except prescribe medication.