so what can the ped do

mrs.marie.g

i have a call into the ped because he is still coughing a lot. its better (less congested) but keeps him up at night and makes him choke when he eats sometimes. 

what could the next course of action be?

they used a nebulizer in the office. then he had an inhaler for the weekend. then they said let it run its course for 7-10 days. its been 12 days and its not getting much better.

i am just curious what else they can do? he's so little i hate this and it makes me so nervous. my coworkers are freaking me out that its tb or whooping cough 

UsedToBeGoldie

call for sure- it might be in his chest now and need antibiotics.  Our ped always says to bring them in if it's keeping them up at night badly... they want to check the chest.

good luck- that sucks

 

mrs.marie.g

i already called and i am waiting to hear back. i was curious if they'd give him an rx and what type of rx they could give him. my poor little man

 

JM&AD

I was also going to say that he might need antibiotics now.  When my daughter gets a really bad cough that settles in her chest - we are usually put on antibiotics, an oral steriod and the nebulizer.  It takes a couple of days but that usually knocks it out.  Sometimes the nebulizer isn't enough.

AngelF16

Don't worry, it is not TB and prob not whooping cough. Every time my DD get a cold she gets this horrible cough that she sometimes vomits from coughing so much. We started using Proventil (3 times a day when the cough is bad) and it really helps. Also, the last time she did need zithromax since it seemed to linger a while. I refused the oral steroid because my DD takes another medicine which weakens her immune system for her arthritis. Also, ask for a nighttime cough medicine (called Sildec) and it helps them sleep! I use a humidifier but doesn't seem to help much. Good luck!

Liz051405

I forget his age, but I'm thinking he may need an antibiotic. Also we've had steroids for bad coughs and cough meds even at a young age because M would

Cough so made he'd vomit  

mrs.marie.g

Liz051405:

I forget his age, but I'm thinking he may need an antibiotic. Also we've had steroids for bad coughs and cough meds even at a young age because M would

Cough so made he'd vomit  

love the new siggy

and he's just three months 

natalie042205

I would try neb treatments 2-4 times a day (what ever your dr suggests). Also do you have the cool mist or warm mist humidifier? the cool mist makes G worse, but the warm mist works great for him