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Wheezing into 2013 - Support thread for parents of asthmatics

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Sirzy · 26/12/2012 14:19

As the old thread is filling up I thought I would get a new one started!

This thread is for anyone with a child with asthma, or asthma type symptoms. Between us we have to much experience of inhalers, nebulisers, steroids, sats and all things asthma!

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Sirzy · 08/05/2013 21:42

Glad things are calm Secondcoming. I am still waiting to get that with DS although things are much better than they were.

Hope you get them sorted soon Bad.

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Badvoc · 08/05/2013 21:45

Thank you.
If we can avoid a and e I will be pleased!
Seem to have spent a lot of time there lately...

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Sirzy · 08/05/2013 21:56

I know that feeling Bad, DS is only 3 but knows the name of all the nurses already!

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Badvoc · 08/05/2013 22:03

Oh, bless him!
You know it's bad when you go to a and e and then are back the next day with the same staff on shift change!
Dont think I will get much sleep tonight...

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Sirzy · 08/05/2013 22:52

Ye I agree on knowing the staff, it also stops going in being a worry.

DS has just had his dose of seretide increased which has helped a lot although still far from right. That can't go any higher though so no idea what the next step will be if that doesn't control it enough!

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Badvoc · 09/05/2013 07:10

What a lovely name! :)
Ds2 is having a strop about me wanting to take him to gp. I wonder if that means he is ok? He did have 3 x very loose stools yesterday too (sorry for tmi)
Gah.
He was making very odd noises in the night...his chest was squeaky iyswim?
Might get him in this afternoon.
I should be grateful really...ds1 is no longer on a profilactic AB during winter and hasn't needed pred for years.
I do wonder if ds2 would benefit from a course though :(
Ds2s sats went down to 87 last July...and I thought that was a good level! I know nothing!

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Sirzy · 09/05/2013 07:22

If your worried then get him checked.

The lowest Sats DS has had was 69 but that was just before he was put onto CPAP as a baby!

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Badvoc · 09/05/2013 07:26

I will, thank you for the advice.
My dn had to go in cpap as a baby...very scary :(

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Sirzy · 09/05/2013 17:25

how are they doing now Badvoc?

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Badvoc · 09/05/2013 17:27

My dn is fine.
Absolutely fine.
He has congenital lung disease but you would never know.
My 2 sons both get more problems with their chest/asthma than he does!

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Sirzy · 09/05/2013 17:33

Glad he is ok.

Did you take your DS to the doctors?

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Badvoc · 09/05/2013 17:39

I didn't in the end.
no temp, running around with his friend after pre school.
He is pretty tired though.
Will bath him and put him to bed early tonight and see how he is tomorrow.
It's just been bloody relentless this winter. He has had a cold/cough since November!
He has had 2 chest x rays. Both fine.
Nebulisers, oral steriods and inhalers.
Just want the snot to go away :(

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Sirzy · 09/05/2013 17:40

Have you tried him with some antihistamine?

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Badvoc · 09/05/2013 17:41

Yes we did before Xmas when he was really ill. We also got a humidifier. I do think they helped a bit.
He was coughing til he vomited most nights.
I might try that tonight.
Thank you x

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Sirzy · 09/05/2013 17:45

DS takes antihistamine twice a day and that does help dry things up for him.

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Badvoc · 09/05/2013 18:00

Right.
Off to med cupboard to get the AH out!
Flowers

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Sirzy · 10/05/2013 09:33

I hate this changable weather, every time the weather changes DS starts wheezing again. Back to sounding like a train this morning!

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Badvoc · 10/05/2013 10:15

I think it's the weather too sirzy.
Tuesday it was 21 degrees here and today it's foggy, drizzly and 8 degrees.
Ugh.
Don't know wether it was the AH but ds2 had a better night.
His chest wasnt making those strangled bagpipe type noises it was making the night before!

lollipoppi · 10/05/2013 15:46

Hi all,
Back from a lovely break at centre parcs ...... But DS is paying the price unfortunately Hmm
He has a terrible cough ( which inhalers are relieving slightly)

I feel really guilty, he had an amazing time, I've never seen him having so much fun playing in the woods, bike rides and swimming, but now he is suffering HmmHmm
Just praying that his inhalers keep him well

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Sirzy · 10/05/2013 16:03

Poor thing, hope he feels better soon.

DS hasn't been well enough to go swimming for ages. I always feel guilty that we rarely get to go but if he goes when even slightly under the weather then he pays the price for ages. I am dreading him starting pre school in september where they do PE as it is so obvious exercice makes him worse.

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lollipoppi · 10/05/2013 16:36

The cough seems to have calmed down this afternoon but its the night time I'm dreading!

Did you say up thread that DS has had his seritide increased? What have they put it upto?

Dreading pre-school DS starts in sept too !

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Sirzy · 10/05/2013 16:37

He is on 2 puffs twice a day now, they started him on 1 puff twice a day but that did nothing.

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lollipoppi · 10/05/2013 16:43

DS is on the same, not sure how old they can be before it can be increased again. I think the seritide has made a massive improvement though x

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