I am so far behind in my assigned reading for The Heart and
the Fist. I try and try to get to read my book some more, but I just haven’t
had time. I have been dealing with so much everywhere else currently, that
school work has got so far behind. My daughter has been so sick over the last
two weeks, and were getting hardly any sleep. She is also getting her first
tooth currently, so she has been very clingy and fussy. Two weeks ago she was
diagnosed with double ear infections, double pink eye, and an upper respiratory
infection. Last week she was diagnosed with RSV. She was given steroids for 5
days, and we were supposed to follow up with her pediatrician on Friday. When
we went on Friday, her wheezing wasn’t any better, so he wanted her to start
breathing treatments. He filled out paperwork for her to have her own
nebulizer, and gave her one at the office. We have to give her 3 breathing
treatments a day for a week to help get her breathing under control. At first
we tried to use the regular breathing treatment mask, but it didn’t work well
at all. She would fight us and scream her head off. She kicked and writhed
around wanting to get out from the mask. I think the problem was that she doesn’t
like to be restricted, and we had to restrict her to give her the treatment.
Her nebulizer came with a spacer that could be used when she was older, but we
decided to give that a try. We were desperate to try something else that might
work for her to still get her breathing treatment without all the trouble. We
tried the spacer and she would either “chew” on it or keep it by her mouth. She
would fuss a little for the beginning of the treatment, and would settle down
right after. We have been doing the treatments like this for a few days now,
and it is working wonderfully. She hardly fusses now, and is able to get her
treatments done much easier.
Word Count: 356 words
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