My 2 year old son has "a large asthma component" to his CF, according to his CF doctor, along with the staph and stenotrophomonas he always cultures. We have added a an inhaled coticosteroid (QVAR) to his daily meds. I believe lots of CFers have some degree of asthma. They also switched his albuterol to duoneb. Just this last visit I asked the doctor how they can tell when it's the CF bugs acting up or the asthma. They said the CF stuff usually responds to antibiotics, while asthma responds to prednisone and albuterol. Any allergies can exacerbate the asthma symptoms. My son has seasonal allergies this time of year, so he also takes an allergy med, and we increase his inhaler (from 2 puffs to 3). Don't stress about it if the doctors say she does have asthma, it's very common. I just asked about this in the adults section this week, and a lot of people replied that they are on meds for asthma as well.
I would be sure to mention the mold issue to the CF team. I'm not sure how much of a mold problem you have, but keep Alyssa out of that/those rooms (and yourself as well!). Maybe stick an air purifier with a HEPA filter in that room to help suck up the mold spores and help prevent them from spreading around the house. (But don't use it in other rooms later!) Keep the windows closed in there so the breeze doesn't blow spores around. I had a little mold problem in my bathroom last year which involved removing some wall and a cabinet. I kept a dehumidifier in there to try to keep it dry.
I actually cried right there in the doctors office when they first said my son has asthma, I hated to have to add ANOTHER med. If you need to cry, then cry, it can relieve some of that stress. Just keep in mind it's fairly common, and can be controlled with asthma/allergy meds. And she may grow out of it anyway!
I just wanted to add the link to that thread in case you wanted to read it.
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Also, I just re-read your thread about the mold. Obviously the un-used room isn't as much of a problem, but how would you keep your daughter and yourself out of the bathroom? I would talk to the social worker at your CF center, maybe they can help with this issue.
