My son is 2 years 8 months. During the last 18 months has had 7 hospital admissions, all overnighters on childrens ward via pop, for breathlessness and wheeze gasping for breath. He takes up to 10 puffs blue salbutamol 4 hourly and 4 puffs brown x2 a day on consultant's instructions. Each time he has back to back nebulisers stretching to 1 hourly, 2 hourly , 4 hourly then onto inhaler until well enough to go home. He stays in hospital for 2 or 3 nights each time.
His last episode was the worst yet and he needed oxygen constantly for 2 days and in hosp for 4 days. Since then he hasn't been right
Usually in between viral episodes he gets better but he was discharged 10 days ago and still is wheezy and breathless in the night. He is constantly on the edge of a poo call I feel. I can't sleep much because of the coughing and 4 hourly inhaler and the worry. During the day he is well, slightly wheezy but managed ok with inhaler. He still wants to go everywhere and do everything. I'm knackered but more concerned that it's becpmi g more of an asthma issue than viral induced wheeze. GP we saw today prescribed another course of steroids and gAve strict instructions to phone 999 at slightest hint of wheeze tonight so I wouldn't be surprised if I'm back on the ward on a camp bed for next few days. Feeling very alone with this as hubby works away a lot :(