Hi Everyone.
My daughter is almost 4 (July). For two years on and off she's had a horrific cough each time she got a viral infection. It would cause chest infections, croup and most recently fluid on her lungs.
Sometimes she would get temperatures and wheezes. But GPs always said "Vitals are fine". So never really did much.
Fast forward to now and our recent trip to A&E. We met a wonderful doctor who actually listened to me. My daughter was hacking up a d coughing so much she knew something was up. She sent us for a lung x-ray which revealed fluid on her lungs.. luckily the blue inhaler she had took away the wheeze slightly so she knew she was responding to the blue inhaler.
She had a brown Inhaler prescribed by Bupa after pushing it and we were giving it to her for a week before hand (I think). She was then put on a wheezy plan .
This is all new to me with asthma etc. I don't know if she has hay fever as well but I was told by a separate GP to try hayfever meds as well.
I suffer badly with anxiety when it comes to the health of my daughter. The second i think shes brewing a cough I get so scared it's going to turn into more other than just a cough. My nerves can't handle anymore croup etc!!
I clam up and disengage and I feel like I'm pushing everyone away from my fear. I'm doing CBT therapy but I don't think it's working for me.
Doctors say "the inhalers should really help with any viral cough etc she picks up". But I always doubt what they say because I've had 2 years of this. I'm not convinced this will help.
Not sure what the point is to my post. Maybe to tell me some positive inhaler stories for coughs.
Realised I've told my life story there. 🤣