Hi, I think this is my first time posting a topic here.. I’m at the end of my tether and I’m hoping this will be where I may get some help!
the basics.. my 4 year old (just turned 4) was always healthy/fine, just the usual regular little colds and viruses, of course she didn’t socialise much due to pandemic and me being a bit worried about germs 🥴😂
Anyway, she started school last September and has been constantly ill and spent more time off school than in school which OK, I get it, kids are gonna pick up stuff, especially when they haven’t been exposed to it ect. I used to work in schools so I understand..
HOWEVER, 11 weeks ago she was taken into hospital as I noticed her breathing was awful. She ended up staying a week on oxygen, they couldn’t and still haven’t really worked it out, they said chest infection and adinovirus and lots of other things were mentioned but they stuck at those 2. She had a chest X-ray and that showed a little haze on the lung. Was promised a follow up (finally got it today, waiting results.. after they didn’t feel necessary to repeat!)
whilst in hospital her stats went really low at one point and she was on I think 3l oxygen? They eventually started coming up but stayed at 86-90 when asleep.
since then, 11 weeks on she’s had a cough and like a intake of breath after the cough. And now she’s gotten like a really bad cough to the point she’s coughing at night and vomiting mucus, the dr has checked her twice and says lungs are clear. We have a blue inhaler as we still don’t know what’s going on.
now she’s sleeping fine, but last night and tonight when checking her oxygen it was 88-92 when asleep. I can’t see any breathing difficulties looking at her, otherwise I’d obviously act appropriately but I’m just so baffled as to what is going on?! They mention hayfever but I don’t think that’s what it is.
asthma? Idk. I’m a ball of worry.
the drs seems baffled too.
if you read it all.. thank you!!