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Desperate for answers. 5 weeks viral infection?

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Annaxali · 07/07/2020 11:37

Hi I’m new here and pretty much desperate for answers. My daughter developed a cough late May, she was struggling to breathe having some temps so took her to gp and requested Covid test to be safe. Covid was negative the gp said could hear crackles in the chest and put her on amoxicillin..there was no improvement and ended up in out of hours chest X-ray showing inflammation extra antibiotics given. On the last day of the course she was struggling to breathe and rushed to hospital with low oxygen levels around 88/89. Another X-ray the doc said results were similar to before they diagnosed with viral wheeze..

She is now on an inhaler which has reduced the coughing dramatically. But spiking temps every morning between 6-9am. I’m so confused and so is doc. She was admitted to hosp for week to check all bloods test for Tb Covid again and another X-ray. X-ray was same and tests all clear..they keep giving antibiotics but no difference.

Anyone else seen anything like this? She is completely fine during the day but every morning as she sleeps a drop in oxygen levels and fever/whimpering. I’m exhausted and struggling not knowing what is going on 😭😭

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DawnMumsnet · 09/07/2020 16:22

Hi @Annaxali, we're so sorry you're going through such a worrying time with your poor DD. We're just giving this thread a bump for you - hopefully some Mumsnetters will be along soon with some advice.

paradyning · 10/07/2020 22:56

Sats do drop a little when children are asleep OP. Are they dropping below 94 say?
If you are worried keep badgering the hospital.

Annaxali · 11/07/2020 23:41

At the moment they are still dropping to 89/90 whilst she is having the fever, fast breathing and whimpering 😔 every morning! She doesn't cough up any mucus and in the morning it does sound a bit more wet!

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Annaxali · 17/07/2020 14:08

Update for anyone ever in same situation: its whooping cough. She's had the vaccine so didn't think she could get! I now have the same symptoms but with the whooping which is what helped diagnosis. It is really awful!

Docs didn't test or even have it cross their minds and also prescribed with the inhaler for me. Until my whooping sound came on then it all matched up!

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paradyning · 17/07/2020 19:22

Hope you all get better soon OP x

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