Last weekend Rachel had the stomach virus that has been going around. On Tuesday night, Garth and I were both sick with the stomach virus as well (at the same time...not fun). On Wednesday Rachel started a pretty wicked cough and by Thursday, we knew we needed to have her seen by her pediatrician. The doctor told us to continue what we were doing (Albuterol in the nebulizer every 4 hours) and if her cough wasn't better by Friday, to bring her back in for some steroids. On Friday her cough was some better but she had developed a fever, so we figured that her body was indeed just fighting a virus and decided to let things go for another day. By Saturday her fever was still high (102-104) and with a call to the doctor, we determined that Rachel needed to be seen at Urgent Care. After a chest xray and a swine flu test, the doctor determined that Rachel had pneumonia and wanted to treat it aggressively to avoid possible hospitalization. This morning (Sunday) she seems to have turned the corner and is acting a bit more like herself with some smiles and orneriness. She's on her antibiotic, the nebulizer, and some steroids...all of which seem to be helping her get her strength back to be able to fight off this illness. Here's a picture of her taking her nebulizer treatment:
8 comments:
Poor little girl and mama..it is never fun to have sick kiddos. Praying Rachel gets better soon.
Awww, as sad as it is to have sick wee ones, that is such a cute picture of her.
Hope everyone is on the mend!
Poor kid! We've been praying for you this week. Not easy to see one so little struggling.
Joe and I had the stomach flu at the same time last year...what a nightmare! We took turns getting out of bed to make the kids pb and j or soup. =)
I hope she get's better soon! We'll pray for her healing!
oo she looks to tired in that picture!! Hopefully she will be getting better soon =)
We'll keep praying for you all!
So sorry to hear about all your sickness! It's especially hard when one of your little ones is sick! Hopefully she is feeling better and all of you will be able to get some good rest.
Love reading about what's going on in your family. We got your Christmas card -- the picture was great - thanks for including it!
Love you, Beck, and praying for you!
Been praying for Rachel--so thankful she's doing somewhat better.
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