Friday, December 7, 2012

Reactive Airway Disease?!?

Poor Parker has had a cough for almost a month and this week it has gotten a lot worse especially at night. He wakes up several times at night because of it which of course wakes up Ethan. Last night he didn't wake up and when I asked him about it this morning he said, "I coughed a lot. When I cough it wakes up Ethan so I put a towel over mouth so it's not as loud." What a sweet boy. I hope he is always thoughtful of others.

I took him to the doctor today, well a nurse practitioner.  I didn't understand everything he tried to tell me but we came home with medicine and an inhaler. Reactive airway disease sounds like asthma to me but according to him they no longer diagnose children with asthma without multiple episodes. I hope the poor thing starts feeling better soon. 

2 comments:

Let There be Happy! said...

Me too. My toddler has had this cough forever. Doesn't sound as bad as Parker's but it's been consistent. Only when we went to Cali, he didn't have it. We're back in the MST and he coughs again. I think he is allergic. Like me.

julie Tandberg said...

It sounds like asthma to me too. Not uncommon with the Tandberg children. I hope the meds help