Good day friends. Ava picked up a bad cold, and we've been tackling it ever since. She started coughing Sunday, and it grew worse so Monday night we started her asthma regimen. (Steroids, Atrovent inhaler, and Albuterol treatments) I kept her home from school on Tuesday, but she loves school so much she went back on Wednesday. It was late start due to weather, and we decided I would pick her up for lunch to check on her and get her medicines. Her cough got worse, so I made her stay home Thursday.
I called the Pulmonary clinic in Iowa City yesterday and asked if we could do antibiotics. (That has been her plan forever. We try the regimen, and in 5-6 days she's not better we do medicines.) It had not been five days, but I worry with the weekend coming. They asked if we would take her to our local hospital for a chest x-ray. We headed out there around 5:00 with the go-ahead of the hospital. It's always a strange experience when we run into medical people that have never seem CDH (congenital diaphragmatic hernia, her birth defect) The x-ray techition asked a lot of questions. Ava and I are pros so they don't need to go through the process of explaining it all but we are patient and just listen. He thought she was 14 so was shocked to find out she was only 12. He was in awe of all his medical training she could even breathe with half a diaphragm. He said, "It takes so many muscles just to take a breath." Yes, she is a miracle!
The doctor finally called at 9:30 last night to tell us her x-ray looked good. He wanted her to try nasal saline spray. (Okay.) So we did. I will give him am update today. I'd like antibiotics on standby in case she needs them.
We do pray for her left side as you can see. It looks odd. There is no sign of diaphragm there. Scar tissue id likely holding things down. We trust her to let us know if she doesn't feel well and we already have plans if she reherniates.
This morning she seems a little better. I made her get up and take her medicines. She's on the couch now. I will get her homework so she won't get behind. Here she is this morning.
We would love some extra prayers. Thanks for dropping by.
Thanks?
Terri and Ava
I called the Pulmonary clinic in Iowa City yesterday and asked if we could do antibiotics. (That has been her plan forever. We try the regimen, and in 5-6 days she's not better we do medicines.) It had not been five days, but I worry with the weekend coming. They asked if we would take her to our local hospital for a chest x-ray. We headed out there around 5:00 with the go-ahead of the hospital. It's always a strange experience when we run into medical people that have never seem CDH (congenital diaphragmatic hernia, her birth defect) The x-ray techition asked a lot of questions. Ava and I are pros so they don't need to go through the process of explaining it all but we are patient and just listen. He thought she was 14 so was shocked to find out she was only 12. He was in awe of all his medical training she could even breathe with half a diaphragm. He said, "It takes so many muscles just to take a breath." Yes, she is a miracle!
The doctor finally called at 9:30 last night to tell us her x-ray looked good. He wanted her to try nasal saline spray. (Okay.) So we did. I will give him am update today. I'd like antibiotics on standby in case she needs them.
This morning she seems a little better. I made her get up and take her medicines. She's on the couch now. I will get her homework so she won't get behind. Here she is this morning.
We would love some extra prayers. Thanks for dropping by.
Thanks?
Terri and Ava
