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Viral induced wheeze

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24HoursFromTulseHill · 15/02/2024 08:37

My 22.5 month DS was discharged from hospital yesterday afternoon after experiencing viral induced wheeze.

Struggling to breathe in the early hours of Tuesday morning, took him to A&E who put him on a nebulizer & x-rayed his chest then moved him to paediatrics for 24 hours whilst having daily steriods and blue inhaler every 4 hours.

We're contining with the blue inhaler every 4 hours today and given the final dose of steriods and have a gp appointment tomorrow to have him checked over again.
No family history of asthma or exzcema, only mild hayfever from me (take otc medicine when needed)

Hoping this is just a one-off from a bad cold but can anyone share any similar experiences and how it worked out longer term for your child.

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LilyBartsHatShop · 15/02/2024 11:53

My little one had a similar episode at a similar age. He hasn't had any further breathing issues in the year plus since, despite having several colds. Though I don't know what's ahead, of course.
Edit for random greengrocer's apostrophe!

24HoursFromTulseHill · 15/02/2024 13:09

@LilyBartsHatShop thanks for sharing yiur experience. I'm hoping that will be our experience too. He's had no breathing issues prior to this and there's no 'risk' factors like a smoker in the house or familial asthma etc. so very much hoping it's just one-off.

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