Another damaging misdiagnosis...

carrierae21

New member
I have a suggestion for what to use as a percussor... They can take a face mask from an ambu bag (what they use to help children/adults breathe when they cannot on their own). I'm not sure how old your daughter is so I don't know if a child or an adult size mask would be better. Make sure that they put tape across the place where the mask would connect to the bag. My daughter is 10 months and we use an infant size. It's the perfect percussor b/c it has an air filled lining around the mask and it's a great cup shape. The respiratory therapists should be able to make this happen for you. If you have any questions, please e-mail me. I'll be glad to explain more or even send a pic. carrie.naff@yahoo.com Hope this helps and I hope she gets better very soon!
 

carrierae21

New member
I have a suggestion for what to use as a percussor... They can take a face mask from an ambu bag (what they use to help children/adults breathe when they cannot on their own). I'm not sure how old your daughter is so I don't know if a child or an adult size mask would be better. Make sure that they put tape across the place where the mask would connect to the bag. My daughter is 10 months and we use an infant size. It's the perfect percussor b/c it has an air filled lining around the mask and it's a great cup shape. The respiratory therapists should be able to make this happen for you. If you have any questions, please e-mail me. I'll be glad to explain more or even send a pic. carrie.naff@yahoo.com Hope this helps and I hope she gets better very soon!
 

carrierae21

New member
I have a suggestion for what to use as a percussor... They can take a face mask from an ambu bag (what they use to help children/adults breathe when they cannot on their own). I'm not sure how old your daughter is so I don't know if a child or an adult size mask would be better. Make sure that they put tape across the place where the mask would connect to the bag. My daughter is 10 months and we use an infant size. It's the perfect percussor b/c it has an air filled lining around the mask and it's a great cup shape. The respiratory therapists should be able to make this happen for you. If you have any questions, please e-mail me. I'll be glad to explain more or even send a pic. carrie.naff@yahoo.com Hope this helps and I hope she gets better very soon!
 

carrierae21

New member
I have a suggestion for what to use as a percussor... They can take a face mask from an ambu bag (what they use to help children/adults breathe when they cannot on their own). I'm not sure how old your daughter is so I don't know if a child or an adult size mask would be better. Make sure that they put tape across the place where the mask would connect to the bag. My daughter is 10 months and we use an infant size. It's the perfect percussor b/c it has an air filled lining around the mask and it's a great cup shape. The respiratory therapists should be able to make this happen for you. If you have any questions, please e-mail me. I'll be glad to explain more or even send a pic. carrie.naff@yahoo.com Hope this helps and I hope she gets better very soon!
 

carrierae21

New member
I have a suggestion for what to use as a percussor... They can take a face mask from an ambu bag (what they use to help children/adults breathe when they cannot on their own). I'm not sure how old your daughter is so I don't know if a child or an adult size mask would be better. Make sure that they put tape across the place where the mask would connect to the bag. My daughter is 10 months and we use an infant size. It's the perfect percussor b/c it has an air filled lining around the mask and it's a great cup shape. The respiratory therapists should be able to make this happen for you. If you have any questions, please e-mail me. I'll be glad to explain more or even send a pic. carrie.naff@yahoo.com Hope this helps and I hope she gets better very soon!
 

Juliet

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Renee - So sorry to hear about this. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> I hope your daughter is doing better now. ~Juliet
 

Juliet

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Renee - So sorry to hear about this. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> I hope your daughter is doing better now. ~Juliet
 

Juliet

New member
Renee - So sorry to hear about this. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> I hope your daughter is doing better now. ~Juliet
 

Juliet

New member
Renee - So sorry to hear about this. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> I hope your daughter is doing better now. ~Juliet
 

Juliet

New member
Renee - So sorry to hear about this. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> I hope your daughter is doing better now. ~Juliet
 

Ratatosk

Administrator
Staff member
Poor girl! Have you been in contact with your cf clinic lately. If things don't improve, maybe you/they could arrange to have her tranferred to the CF clinic. Especially since the local hospital screwed up. Might be worth looking into even if it is 6 hours away. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">
 

Ratatosk

Administrator
Staff member
Poor girl! Have you been in contact with your cf clinic lately. If things don't improve, maybe you/they could arrange to have her tranferred to the CF clinic. Especially since the local hospital screwed up. Might be worth looking into even if it is 6 hours away. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">
 

Ratatosk

Administrator
Staff member
Poor girl! Have you been in contact with your cf clinic lately. If things don't improve, maybe you/they could arrange to have her tranferred to the CF clinic. Especially since the local hospital screwed up. Might be worth looking into even if it is 6 hours away. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">
 

Ratatosk

Administrator
Staff member
Poor girl! Have you been in contact with your cf clinic lately. If things don't improve, maybe you/they could arrange to have her tranferred to the CF clinic. Especially since the local hospital screwed up. Might be worth looking into even if it is 6 hours away. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">
 

Ratatosk

Administrator
Staff member
Poor girl! Have you been in contact with your cf clinic lately. If things don't improve, maybe you/they could arrange to have her tranferred to the CF clinic. Especially since the local hospital screwed up. Might be worth looking into even if it is 6 hours away. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">
 
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