Cultured a bacteria

[rosesixtyfive]

Hey, Mom to Halsey, that is interesting that you got 14 days of IV antibiotics. After seeing Sam, the doctor chose not to treat him for Serratia, said he was not really congested and his oxygen levels were good. He said if his runny nose turns green to call back, and they will give an antibiotic. However, he did give a new inhaler to reduce inflammation. This is the part where I think Harriet should go to med school and be a doctor, because he did suspect some inflammation, as he was "retracting", working a little harder to breathe.
rosesixtyfive, mother of Sam, ddf508

 

[rosesixtyfive]

Hey, Mom to Halsey, that is interesting that you got 14 days of IV antibiotics. After seeing Sam, the doctor chose not to treat him for Serratia, said he was not really congested and his oxygen levels were good. He said if his runny nose turns green to call back, and they will give an antibiotic. However, he did give a new inhaler to reduce inflammation. This is the part where I think Harriet should go to med school and be a doctor, because he did suspect some inflammation, as he was "retracting", working a little harder to breathe.
rosesixtyfive, mother of Sam, ddf508

 

[rosesixtyfive]

Hey, Mom to Halsey, that is interesting that you got 14 days of IV antibiotics. After seeing Sam, the doctor chose not to treat him for Serratia, said he was not really congested and his oxygen levels were good. He said if his runny nose turns green to call back, and they will give an antibiotic. However, he did give a new inhaler to reduce inflammation. This is the part where I think Harriet should go to med school and be a doctor, because he did suspect some inflammation, as he was "retracting", working a little harder to breathe.
rosesixtyfive, mother of Sam, ddf508

 

[rosesixtyfive]

Hey, Mom to Halsey, that is interesting that you got 14 days of IV antibiotics. After seeing Sam, the doctor chose not to treat him for Serratia, said he was not really congested and his oxygen levels were good. He said if his runny nose turns green to call back, and they will give an antibiotic. However, he did give a new inhaler to reduce inflammation. This is the part where I think Harriet should go to med school and be a doctor, because he did suspect some inflammation, as he was "retracting", working a little harder to breathe.
rosesixtyfive, mother of Sam, ddf508

 

[rosesixtyfive]

Hey, Mom to Halsey, that is interesting that you got 14 days of IV antibiotics. After seeing Sam, the doctor chose not to treat him for Serratia, said he was not really congested and his oxygen levels were good. He said if his runny nose turns green to call back, and they will give an antibiotic. However, he did give a new inhaler to reduce inflammation. This is the part where I think Harriet should go to med school and be a doctor, because he did suspect some inflammation, as he was "retracting", working a little harder to breathe.
<br />rosesixtyfive, mother of Sam, ddf508

 

[hmw]

I hope the treatment for the inflammation helps. What did the dr. prescribe for him?

Emily has had a lot of trouble with the inflammation/asthma aspect of cf since a bad bout of bronchitis last April. Things just changed for her then, both with her baseline (she started developing a chronic cough) and when she was sick (chest pain, shortness of breath and a new kind of cough that her albuteral wasn't helping.) She needed Prednisone then and with her next illness; at that point we added Pulmacort for when she is sick and Flovent by inhaler to her daily routine. It's made a big difference in her recovery time when she's sick and she gets up a lot more when she coughs & does her vest now. Fortunately her clinic is very well informed about the this component of CF and takes it seriously; not all of them are.

She only cultures staph so hasn't needed any of the heavy-duty abx so many of our kids have needed; we only treat the staph when it's making her sick. Hopefully treating his inflammation will get rid of the symptoms and leaving things alone as the dr would like to do will turn out fine. I hope he's feeling better really soon. <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">

 

[hmw]

I hope the treatment for the inflammation helps. What did the dr. prescribe for him?

Emily has had a lot of trouble with the inflammation/asthma aspect of cf since a bad bout of bronchitis last April. Things just changed for her then, both with her baseline (she started developing a chronic cough) and when she was sick (chest pain, shortness of breath and a new kind of cough that her albuteral wasn't helping.) She needed Prednisone then and with her next illness; at that point we added Pulmacort for when she is sick and Flovent by inhaler to her daily routine. It's made a big difference in her recovery time when she's sick and she gets up a lot more when she coughs & does her vest now. Fortunately her clinic is very well informed about the this component of CF and takes it seriously; not all of them are.

She only cultures staph so hasn't needed any of the heavy-duty abx so many of our kids have needed; we only treat the staph when it's making her sick. Hopefully treating his inflammation will get rid of the symptoms and leaving things alone as the dr would like to do will turn out fine. I hope he's feeling better really soon. <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">

 

[hmw]

I hope the treatment for the inflammation helps. What did the dr. prescribe for him?

Emily has had a lot of trouble with the inflammation/asthma aspect of cf since a bad bout of bronchitis last April. Things just changed for her then, both with her baseline (she started developing a chronic cough) and when she was sick (chest pain, shortness of breath and a new kind of cough that her albuteral wasn't helping.) She needed Prednisone then and with her next illness; at that point we added Pulmacort for when she is sick and Flovent by inhaler to her daily routine. It's made a big difference in her recovery time when she's sick and she gets up a lot more when she coughs & does her vest now. Fortunately her clinic is very well informed about the this component of CF and takes it seriously; not all of them are.

She only cultures staph so hasn't needed any of the heavy-duty abx so many of our kids have needed; we only treat the staph when it's making her sick. Hopefully treating his inflammation will get rid of the symptoms and leaving things alone as the dr would like to do will turn out fine. I hope he's feeling better really soon. <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">

 

[hmw]

I hope the treatment for the inflammation helps. What did the dr. prescribe for him?

Emily has had a lot of trouble with the inflammation/asthma aspect of cf since a bad bout of bronchitis last April. Things just changed for her then, both with her baseline (she started developing a chronic cough) and when she was sick (chest pain, shortness of breath and a new kind of cough that her albuteral wasn't helping.) She needed Prednisone then and with her next illness; at that point we added Pulmacort for when she is sick and Flovent by inhaler to her daily routine. It's made a big difference in her recovery time when she's sick and she gets up a lot more when she coughs & does her vest now. Fortunately her clinic is very well informed about the this component of CF and takes it seriously; not all of them are.

She only cultures staph so hasn't needed any of the heavy-duty abx so many of our kids have needed; we only treat the staph when it's making her sick. Hopefully treating his inflammation will get rid of the symptoms and leaving things alone as the dr would like to do will turn out fine. I hope he's feeling better really soon. <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">

 

[hmw]

I hope the treatment for the inflammation helps. What did the dr. prescribe for him?
<br />
<br />Emily has had a lot of trouble with the inflammation/asthma aspect of cf since a bad bout of bronchitis last April. Things just changed for her then, both with her baseline (she started developing a chronic cough) and when she was sick (chest pain, shortness of breath and a new kind of cough that her albuteral wasn't helping.) She needed Prednisone then and with her next illness; at that point we added Pulmacort for when she is sick and Flovent by inhaler to her daily routine. It's made a big difference in her recovery time when she's sick and she gets up a lot more when she coughs & does her vest now. Fortunately her clinic is very well informed about the this component of CF and takes it seriously; not all of them are.
<br />
<br />She only cultures staph so hasn't needed any of the heavy-duty abx so many of our kids have needed; we only treat the staph when it's making her sick. Hopefully treating his inflammation will get rid of the symptoms and leaving things alone as the dr would like to do will turn out fine. I hope he's feeling better really soon. <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">

 

[Murgie]

Hi Rose,
Did your Sam have a bronchoscopy before he tested positive for serratia.
When I Googled Serratia it implied that this bacteria can appear after that procedure.
It is interesting to hear how the coughs have become different for so many cfers.
My sam has had no fever but a horrific cough for 3 weeks, he even feels pain when he coughs. The doctor has tried a Zpac, and now cipro but no change. His fev #'s were so good that they cannot figure out a problem.
The worry this winter for my child with CF is heavy and I feel for all the mothers with more than one child, I can barely stay on top of all the issues for my 12 year old.

 

[Murgie]

Hi Rose,
Did your Sam have a bronchoscopy before he tested positive for serratia.
When I Googled Serratia it implied that this bacteria can appear after that procedure.
It is interesting to hear how the coughs have become different for so many cfers.
My sam has had no fever but a horrific cough for 3 weeks, he even feels pain when he coughs. The doctor has tried a Zpac, and now cipro but no change. His fev #'s were so good that they cannot figure out a problem.
The worry this winter for my child with CF is heavy and I feel for all the mothers with more than one child, I can barely stay on top of all the issues for my 12 year old.

 

[Murgie]

Hi Rose,
Did your Sam have a bronchoscopy before he tested positive for serratia.
When I Googled Serratia it implied that this bacteria can appear after that procedure.
It is interesting to hear how the coughs have become different for so many cfers.
My sam has had no fever but a horrific cough for 3 weeks, he even feels pain when he coughs. The doctor has tried a Zpac, and now cipro but no change. His fev #'s were so good that they cannot figure out a problem.
The worry this winter for my child with CF is heavy and I feel for all the mothers with more than one child, I can barely stay on top of all the issues for my 12 year old.

 

[Murgie]

Hi Rose,
Did your Sam have a bronchoscopy before he tested positive for serratia.
When I Googled Serratia it implied that this bacteria can appear after that procedure.
It is interesting to hear how the coughs have become different for so many cfers.
My sam has had no fever but a horrific cough for 3 weeks, he even feels pain when he coughs. The doctor has tried a Zpac, and now cipro but no change. His fev #'s were so good that they cannot figure out a problem.
The worry this winter for my child with CF is heavy and I feel for all the mothers with more than one child, I can barely stay on top of all the issues for my 12 year old.

 

[Murgie]

Hi Rose,
<br />Did your Sam have a bronchoscopy before he tested positive for serratia.
<br />When I Googled Serratia it implied that this bacteria can appear after that procedure.
<br />It is interesting to hear how the coughs have become different for so many cfers.
<br />My sam has had no fever but a horrific cough for 3 weeks, he even feels pain when he coughs. The doctor has tried a Zpac, and now cipro but no change. His fev #'s were so good that they cannot figure out a problem.
<br />The worry this winter for my child with CF is heavy and I feel for all the mothers with more than one child, I can barely stay on top of all the issues for my 12 year old.

 

[rosesixtyfive]

Hi,
Sam did not have a bronschopy, but he was on a ventilator at birth due to MI. The CF clinic did not indicate this as the place where he contacted it, but I suspect that is where he got it. Anyway, he is doing okay other than a runny nose, and the anti-inflammatory they put him on is Qvar.
Happy New Year!
rosesixtyfive, mother of Sam, ddf508

 

[rosesixtyfive]

Hi,
Sam did not have a bronschopy, but he was on a ventilator at birth due to MI. The CF clinic did not indicate this as the place where he contacted it, but I suspect that is where he got it. Anyway, he is doing okay other than a runny nose, and the anti-inflammatory they put him on is Qvar.
Happy New Year!
rosesixtyfive, mother of Sam, ddf508

 

[rosesixtyfive]

Hi,
Sam did not have a bronschopy, but he was on a ventilator at birth due to MI. The CF clinic did not indicate this as the place where he contacted it, but I suspect that is where he got it. Anyway, he is doing okay other than a runny nose, and the anti-inflammatory they put him on is Qvar.
Happy New Year!
rosesixtyfive, mother of Sam, ddf508

 

[rosesixtyfive]

Hi,
Sam did not have a bronschopy, but he was on a ventilator at birth due to MI. The CF clinic did not indicate this as the place where he contacted it, but I suspect that is where he got it. Anyway, he is doing okay other than a runny nose, and the anti-inflammatory they put him on is Qvar.
Happy New Year!
rosesixtyfive, mother of Sam, ddf508

 

[rosesixtyfive]

Hi,
<br />Sam did not have a bronschopy, but he was on a ventilator at birth due to MI. The CF clinic did not indicate this as the place where he contacted it, but I suspect that is where he got it. Anyway, he is doing okay other than a runny nose, and the anti-inflammatory they put him on is Qvar.
<br />Happy New Year!
<br />rosesixtyfive, mother of Sam, ddf508