Eva's lingering cough...

Eva started having a bark like cough on the 18/19th of March, so on the 20th she was in at the doctors... they gave her a steriod shot w/ an antibiotic & a steriod to take at home for the cough & her ears. Mid way through she seemd to be getting better but then it was like she peaked & started regressing - so by Sunday the 30th when she was taking her last dose of the antibiotic we were wondering, "why is she not better???"

I called the doctors office & they put her on another dose of the antibiotic - which she took all week, but its Friday & still no improvement - in fact she might be a little worse. So I again called the doctors office, & took her in for an appointment today at 2:00 p.m. Dr. Paula didn't have an opening so we saw Celia - we had to wait forever, but I guess when they work you in that's what happens... which worked out okay b/c Celia was GREAT!

Eva had to go for a chest x-ray - which she did not like, surprise surprise, right? We left the appointment w/ two antibiotics - 1) for her ears and 2) for her chest... Celia said she heard a crackle, the x-ray didn't show anything but often walking pneumonia doesn't so she is to take both antibiotics plus do the breathing treatments as needed. By Monday we should see an improvement - we hope! I'm hoping that tonight she sleeps better b/c bless her heart the last week - or even longer b/c she's been fighting this cough stuff for about 2 weeks she just hasn't slept well (and neither have I!) - so needless to say I hope this helps. AND we're crossing our fingers that she's not going to follow in Rob's footsteps w/ asthma - yuck! Even w/ the cough, she's just so darn cute...

OH and she HATED doing the breathing treatments, screamed nearly the entire time, but like Jess said, screaming just means she's really breathing it in deeply. But boy does it break my heart. Well off for now;-)