kaylinsmom
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Hi, my 8 year old has had a constant cough since thursday, started running 100-101 fever, and looking horrible. I took her to the ped and they tested for strep which was negative. I called her pulmo and she put her on steriod for 5 days. Saturday morning she was coughing constantly and her peak flow stayed in the yellow even after given albuterol several times. We went to er and they did chest xray which showed no pnuemonia. We had another bad night last night, she was coughing with every breath, making tears run down her face. She was having a very hard time breathing. There is so much congestion in her nose. I gave her cough syrup around 4 a.m. and she finally fell asleep and the cough eased up. This morning her cough is not as bad but her breathing is fast and she is still very congested, running a fever, and she cant sit up because her stomach is so sore from coughing. She hasnt had anything to eat since yesterday but she is drinking fine. I called her pulmo again last night and he said to give the steroids time to kick in. I feel like this is not asthma. She isn't wheezing. I just dont feel like they are doing enough. I feel so helpless when she is sitting there coughing her lungs up and crying it hurts so bad. I hate this! I beat her back as much as she would let me but that didn't seem to help any. Sorry for going on and on, just want to know if any of you that have asthma experience this, or is this cf related? Thanks so much!