Fast breathing

shimmereestar · Apr 8, 2008

My daughter has been breathing between 60 and 88 since Friday. We went to the pulmonologist yesterday and she sounds completely clear (yay for that) He thought about admitting her but realized we were doing at home what they would do in the hospital (6 breathing treatments as opposed to 4). We just left the hospital about a week ago for wheezing. They put her on a puls ox for about an hour and a half to monitor her and she is getting 99-100% oxygen levels. He decided to send us home, we are to call everyday with a report and see him again on Monday. We just finished a 3 week round of merrem two weeks ago and he didn't want to put us anymore antibiotcs because he doesn't want to risk building immunity to them. He also said we don't have a good gage on her respiratory rate yet because she is so young and has been sick quite a bit. She does slow down to around 50-69 when sleeping. I know normal for infants is 30-50, but with cf will she fall under "normal"? Is fast breathing normal. We did a bronchoscopy and chest x ray two weeks ago snd things looked good. We are testing for allergies and the weather is definitely humid. We went to a friends house who always has her fireplace on, but it was off Friday when we were there but you could still smell the smoke, this is about the time I noticed the breathing. Could it have been that? If so wouldn't her breathing have slowed by now? Am I being overly concerned?

shimmereestar · Apr 8, 2008

My daughter has been breathing between 60 and 88 since Friday. We went to the pulmonologist yesterday and she sounds completely clear (yay for that) He thought about admitting her but realized we were doing at home what they would do in the hospital (6 breathing treatments as opposed to 4). We just left the hospital about a week ago for wheezing. They put her on a puls ox for about an hour and a half to monitor her and she is getting 99-100% oxygen levels. He decided to send us home, we are to call everyday with a report and see him again on Monday. We just finished a 3 week round of merrem two weeks ago and he didn't want to put us anymore antibiotcs because he doesn't want to risk building immunity to them. He also said we don't have a good gage on her respiratory rate yet because she is so young and has been sick quite a bit. She does slow down to around 50-69 when sleeping. I know normal for infants is 30-50, but with cf will she fall under "normal"? Is fast breathing normal. We did a bronchoscopy and chest x ray two weeks ago snd things looked good. We are testing for allergies and the weather is definitely humid. We went to a friends house who always has her fireplace on, but it was off Friday when we were there but you could still smell the smoke, this is about the time I noticed the breathing. Could it have been that? If so wouldn't her breathing have slowed by now? Am I being overly concerned?

shimmereestar · Apr 8, 2008

My daughter has been breathing between 60 and 88 since Friday. We went to the pulmonologist yesterday and she sounds completely clear (yay for that) He thought about admitting her but realized we were doing at home what they would do in the hospital (6 breathing treatments as opposed to 4). We just left the hospital about a week ago for wheezing. They put her on a puls ox for about an hour and a half to monitor her and she is getting 99-100% oxygen levels. He decided to send us home, we are to call everyday with a report and see him again on Monday. We just finished a 3 week round of merrem two weeks ago and he didn't want to put us anymore antibiotcs because he doesn't want to risk building immunity to them. He also said we don't have a good gage on her respiratory rate yet because she is so young and has been sick quite a bit. She does slow down to around 50-69 when sleeping. I know normal for infants is 30-50, but with cf will she fall under "normal"? Is fast breathing normal. We did a bronchoscopy and chest x ray two weeks ago snd things looked good. We are testing for allergies and the weather is definitely humid. We went to a friends house who always has her fireplace on, but it was off Friday when we were there but you could still smell the smoke, this is about the time I noticed the breathing. Could it have been that? If so wouldn't her breathing have slowed by now? Am I being overly concerned?

shimmereestar · Apr 8, 2008

My daughter has been breathing between 60 and 88 since Friday. We went to the pulmonologist yesterday and she sounds completely clear (yay for that) He thought about admitting her but realized we were doing at home what they would do in the hospital (6 breathing treatments as opposed to 4). We just left the hospital about a week ago for wheezing. They put her on a puls ox for about an hour and a half to monitor her and she is getting 99-100% oxygen levels. He decided to send us home, we are to call everyday with a report and see him again on Monday. We just finished a 3 week round of merrem two weeks ago and he didn't want to put us anymore antibiotcs because he doesn't want to risk building immunity to them. He also said we don't have a good gage on her respiratory rate yet because she is so young and has been sick quite a bit. She does slow down to around 50-69 when sleeping. I know normal for infants is 30-50, but with cf will she fall under "normal"? Is fast breathing normal. We did a bronchoscopy and chest x ray two weeks ago snd things looked good. We are testing for allergies and the weather is definitely humid. We went to a friends house who always has her fireplace on, but it was off Friday when we were there but you could still smell the smoke, this is about the time I noticed the breathing. Could it have been that? If so wouldn't her breathing have slowed by now? Am I being overly concerned?

shimmereestar · Apr 8, 2008

My daughter has been breathing between 60 and 88 since Friday. We went to the pulmonologist yesterday and she sounds completely clear (yay for that) He thought about admitting her but realized we were doing at home what they would do in the hospital (6 breathing treatments as opposed to 4). We just left the hospital about a week ago for wheezing. They put her on a puls ox for about an hour and a half to monitor her and she is getting 99-100% oxygen levels. He decided to send us home, we are to call everyday with a report and see him again on Monday. We just finished a 3 week round of merrem two weeks ago and he didn't want to put us anymore antibiotcs because he doesn't want to risk building immunity to them. He also said we don't have a good gage on her respiratory rate yet because she is so young and has been sick quite a bit. She does slow down to around 50-69 when sleeping. I know normal for infants is 30-50, but with cf will she fall under "normal"? Is fast breathing normal. We did a bronchoscopy and chest x ray two weeks ago snd things looked good. We are testing for allergies and the weather is definitely humid. We went to a friends house who always has her fireplace on, but it was off Friday when we were there but you could still smell the smoke, this is about the time I noticed the breathing. Could it have been that? If so wouldn't her breathing have slowed by now? Am I being overly concerned?

Ratatosk · Apr 8, 2008

It seems fast to me. I used to count DS respirations when he was younger and his were always in the normal range for infants unless he was sick -- usually it was with an ear infection. Hopefully others here have some better insight.

Ratatosk · Apr 8, 2008

It seems fast to me. I used to count DS respirations when he was younger and his were always in the normal range for infants unless he was sick -- usually it was with an ear infection. Hopefully others here have some better insight.

Ratatosk · Apr 8, 2008

It seems fast to me. I used to count DS respirations when he was younger and his were always in the normal range for infants unless he was sick -- usually it was with an ear infection. Hopefully others here have some better insight.

Ratatosk · Apr 8, 2008

It seems fast to me. I used to count DS respirations when he was younger and his were always in the normal range for infants unless he was sick -- usually it was with an ear infection. Hopefully others here have some better insight.

Ratatosk · Apr 8, 2008

It seems fast to me. I used to count DS respirations when he was younger and his were always in the normal range for infants unless he was sick -- usually it was with an ear infection. Hopefully others here have some better insight.

JORDYSMOM · Apr 8, 2008

Hi Sarah. I wanted to comment about the fireplace. My son and my nephew both have asthma, and both have major problems with fireplace/wood smoke. My in-laws have a fireplace that they have not used for over 10 years, because even if they use it the day before or the week before, the boys cannot be in their house afterward. My son always ends up at the hospital if he is exposed to wood smoke in a shop/garage, etc.

Soot settles in the house, in the central heat/air ducts, and in the carpet & on furniture. Everytime someone walks across the floor or plops down on the furniture, they stir it up. Every time the heat/air-cond. comes on, it stirs it up. Some people just cannot tolerate even a small amount of it. It could very well be the friend's house that caused the trouble.

Do you do CPT or the vest? If so, I'd increase treatments along with the increased nebs you are already doing. Make sure your child stays well hydrated, because that will help move things out more easily. It sometimes takes my son days to recover from smoke exposure. I hope your daughter's breathing slows soon. Keep us posted.

Stacey

JORDYSMOM · Apr 8, 2008

Hi Sarah. I wanted to comment about the fireplace. My son and my nephew both have asthma, and both have major problems with fireplace/wood smoke. My in-laws have a fireplace that they have not used for over 10 years, because even if they use it the day before or the week before, the boys cannot be in their house afterward. My son always ends up at the hospital if he is exposed to wood smoke in a shop/garage, etc.

Soot settles in the house, in the central heat/air ducts, and in the carpet & on furniture. Everytime someone walks across the floor or plops down on the furniture, they stir it up. Every time the heat/air-cond. comes on, it stirs it up. Some people just cannot tolerate even a small amount of it. It could very well be the friend's house that caused the trouble.

Do you do CPT or the vest? If so, I'd increase treatments along with the increased nebs you are already doing. Make sure your child stays well hydrated, because that will help move things out more easily. It sometimes takes my son days to recover from smoke exposure. I hope your daughter's breathing slows soon. Keep us posted.

Stacey

JORDYSMOM · Apr 8, 2008

Hi Sarah. I wanted to comment about the fireplace. My son and my nephew both have asthma, and both have major problems with fireplace/wood smoke. My in-laws have a fireplace that they have not used for over 10 years, because even if they use it the day before or the week before, the boys cannot be in their house afterward. My son always ends up at the hospital if he is exposed to wood smoke in a shop/garage, etc.

Soot settles in the house, in the central heat/air ducts, and in the carpet & on furniture. Everytime someone walks across the floor or plops down on the furniture, they stir it up. Every time the heat/air-cond. comes on, it stirs it up. Some people just cannot tolerate even a small amount of it. It could very well be the friend's house that caused the trouble.

Do you do CPT or the vest? If so, I'd increase treatments along with the increased nebs you are already doing. Make sure your child stays well hydrated, because that will help move things out more easily. It sometimes takes my son days to recover from smoke exposure. I hope your daughter's breathing slows soon. Keep us posted.

Stacey

JORDYSMOM · Apr 8, 2008

Hi Sarah. I wanted to comment about the fireplace. My son and my nephew both have asthma, and both have major problems with fireplace/wood smoke. My in-laws have a fireplace that they have not used for over 10 years, because even if they use it the day before or the week before, the boys cannot be in their house afterward. My son always ends up at the hospital if he is exposed to wood smoke in a shop/garage, etc.

Soot settles in the house, in the central heat/air ducts, and in the carpet & on furniture. Everytime someone walks across the floor or plops down on the furniture, they stir it up. Every time the heat/air-cond. comes on, it stirs it up. Some people just cannot tolerate even a small amount of it. It could very well be the friend's house that caused the trouble.

Do you do CPT or the vest? If so, I'd increase treatments along with the increased nebs you are already doing. Make sure your child stays well hydrated, because that will help move things out more easily. It sometimes takes my son days to recover from smoke exposure. I hope your daughter's breathing slows soon. Keep us posted.

Stacey

JORDYSMOM · Apr 8, 2008

Hi Sarah. I wanted to comment about the fireplace. My son and my nephew both have asthma, and both have major problems with fireplace/wood smoke. My in-laws have a fireplace that they have not used for over 10 years, because even if they use it the day before or the week before, the boys cannot be in their house afterward. My son always ends up at the hospital if he is exposed to wood smoke in a shop/garage, etc.
 
 Soot settles in the house, in the central heat/air ducts, and in the carpet & on furniture. Everytime someone walks across the floor or plops down on the furniture, they stir it up. Every time the heat/air-cond. comes on, it stirs it up. Some people just cannot tolerate even a small amount of it. It could very well be the friend's house that caused the trouble.
 
 Do you do CPT or the vest? If so, I'd increase treatments along with the increased nebs you are already doing. Make sure your child stays well hydrated, because that will help move things out more easily. It sometimes takes my son days to recover from smoke exposure. I hope your daughter's breathing slows soon. Keep us posted.
 
 Stacey

damiensmom · Apr 9, 2008