Site Title

Pumpkin has had a cough for about 2 months now.  It had been going away, but last night it came back full force.  She coughed all night, all morning and all day.  I tried to get her an appointment in the Pediatric Clinic we’re assigned to, but they had no appointments today.  I tried calling to make one for tomorrow, but they changed their hours (when did that happen?) and I was too late. 

After a full day of therapy, errands and Little Flowers/Blue Knights meetings, we arrived home at 6:30.  I found she had thrown up on the way home after a particularly hard coughing fit.  After dinner, I noticed she was having difficulty breathing.  It wasn’t that she couldn’t function, she just grunted with each breath.  So, off to the ER we went.

Surprisingly, there were not many people in the waiting room.  We were whisked off to triage quickly and then brought to a room.  Not much later, the doctor showed up to check Pumpkin out.  He ordered an X-ray and a breathing treatment.  I couldn’t decide whether to be relieved to have them come quickly for everything or to worry that something was really wrong.

In the end, the diagnosis is croup.  I think because she’s been coughing so much already the croup really exacerbated her condition.  I also think she may have asthma.  We’re home and she’s feeling better if a bit nnoyed at the prodding, poking and shots.