Please help, productive cough after IV antibiotics is this normal

shimmereestar · Mar 19, 2008

Hi there,

My daughter was in the hospital fro 3-3 until 3-10. She has pneumonia. They started her on IV antibiotics on the 5th. She received a broviac line (she is still to little for a port or picc line) and has been on IV antibiotics for the past two weeks (merrem). We left the hospital on the 10th and she finishes her antibiotics tomorrow morning. My question is she has started having coughing bouts that wake her and she's breathing a bit fast once again. Is this normal? Is it the mucus breaking up? We have been seeing the doctor pretty much on a weekly basis since Jan.25th (when she was first diagnosed) but only have a nurses visit on Thurs. (we don't see the doctor until the following week) I'm going to call the doctors office tomorrow anyway but being as this is our first time on IV antibiotics I don't really know what to expect. She just sounds horrible when she coughs and nothing is coming out. (Do you think she could be swallowing it?) If anyone has any ideas or insights that would be wonderful.

shimmereestar · Mar 19, 2008

Hi there,

My daughter was in the hospital fro 3-3 until 3-10. She has pneumonia. They started her on IV antibiotics on the 5th. She received a broviac line (she is still to little for a port or picc line) and has been on IV antibiotics for the past two weeks (merrem). We left the hospital on the 10th and she finishes her antibiotics tomorrow morning. My question is she has started having coughing bouts that wake her and she's breathing a bit fast once again. Is this normal? Is it the mucus breaking up? We have been seeing the doctor pretty much on a weekly basis since Jan.25th (when she was first diagnosed) but only have a nurses visit on Thurs. (we don't see the doctor until the following week) I'm going to call the doctors office tomorrow anyway but being as this is our first time on IV antibiotics I don't really know what to expect. She just sounds horrible when she coughs and nothing is coming out. (Do you think she could be swallowing it?) If anyone has any ideas or insights that would be wonderful.

shimmereestar · Mar 19, 2008

Hi there,

My daughter was in the hospital fro 3-3 until 3-10. She has pneumonia. They started her on IV antibiotics on the 5th. She received a broviac line (she is still to little for a port or picc line) and has been on IV antibiotics for the past two weeks (merrem). We left the hospital on the 10th and she finishes her antibiotics tomorrow morning. My question is she has started having coughing bouts that wake her and she's breathing a bit fast once again. Is this normal? Is it the mucus breaking up? We have been seeing the doctor pretty much on a weekly basis since Jan.25th (when she was first diagnosed) but only have a nurses visit on Thurs. (we don't see the doctor until the following week) I'm going to call the doctors office tomorrow anyway but being as this is our first time on IV antibiotics I don't really know what to expect. She just sounds horrible when she coughs and nothing is coming out. (Do you think she could be swallowing it?) If anyone has any ideas or insights that would be wonderful.

shimmereestar · Mar 19, 2008

Hi there,

My daughter was in the hospital fro 3-3 until 3-10. She has pneumonia. They started her on IV antibiotics on the 5th. She received a broviac line (she is still to little for a port or picc line) and has been on IV antibiotics for the past two weeks (merrem). We left the hospital on the 10th and she finishes her antibiotics tomorrow morning. My question is she has started having coughing bouts that wake her and she's breathing a bit fast once again. Is this normal? Is it the mucus breaking up? We have been seeing the doctor pretty much on a weekly basis since Jan.25th (when she was first diagnosed) but only have a nurses visit on Thurs. (we don't see the doctor until the following week) I'm going to call the doctors office tomorrow anyway but being as this is our first time on IV antibiotics I don't really know what to expect. She just sounds horrible when she coughs and nothing is coming out. (Do you think she could be swallowing it?) If anyone has any ideas or insights that would be wonderful.

shimmereestar · Mar 19, 2008

Hi there,
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<br />My daughter was in the hospital fro 3-3 until 3-10. She has pneumonia. They started her on IV antibiotics on the 5th. She received a broviac line (she is still to little for a port or picc line) and has been on IV antibiotics for the past two weeks (merrem). We left the hospital on the 10th and she finishes her antibiotics tomorrow morning. My question is she has started having coughing bouts that wake her and she's breathing a bit fast once again. Is this normal? Is it the mucus breaking up? We have been seeing the doctor pretty much on a weekly basis since Jan.25th (when she was first diagnosed) but only have a nurses visit on Thurs. (we don't see the doctor until the following week) I'm going to call the doctors office tomorrow anyway but being as this is our first time on IV antibiotics I don't really know what to expect. She just sounds horrible when she coughs and nothing is coming out. (Do you think she could be swallowing it?) If anyone has any ideas or insights that would be wonderful.

Rickiesmom · Mar 19, 2008

Sarah, I am so sorry your daughter's been so sick lately. It seems I ask the Doc's this question all the time. What is normal cough? There answer is, we want no coughing! So, IMO I would call the docs and let them know. Our son Rickie has been in and out of the hospital all winter, he's on IV meds at home now, as well. Maybe they need to change her antibiotics. Just a thought. Good luck, I'll be thinking of you. ((((hugs)))) to you and your daughter. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Rickiesmom · Mar 19, 2008

Sarah, I am so sorry your daughter's been so sick lately. It seems I ask the Doc's this question all the time. What is normal cough? There answer is, we want no coughing! So, IMO I would call the docs and let them know. Our son Rickie has been in and out of the hospital all winter, he's on IV meds at home now, as well. Maybe they need to change her antibiotics. Just a thought. Good luck, I'll be thinking of you. ((((hugs)))) to you and your daughter. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Rickiesmom · Mar 19, 2008

Sarah, I am so sorry your daughter's been so sick lately. It seems I ask the Doc's this question all the time. What is normal cough? There answer is, we want no coughing! So, IMO I would call the docs and let them know. Our son Rickie has been in and out of the hospital all winter, he's on IV meds at home now, as well. Maybe they need to change her antibiotics. Just a thought. Good luck, I'll be thinking of you. ((((hugs)))) to you and your daughter. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Rickiesmom · Mar 19, 2008

Sarah, I am so sorry your daughter's been so sick lately. It seems I ask the Doc's this question all the time. What is normal cough? There answer is, we want no coughing! So, IMO I would call the docs and let them know. Our son Rickie has been in and out of the hospital all winter, he's on IV meds at home now, as well. Maybe they need to change her antibiotics. Just a thought. Good luck, I'll be thinking of you. ((((hugs)))) to you and your daughter. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Rickiesmom · Mar 19, 2008

Sarah, I am so sorry your daughter's been so sick lately. It seems I ask the Doc's this question all the time. What is normal cough? There answer is, we want no coughing! So, IMO I would call the docs and let them know. Our son Rickie has been in and out of the hospital all winter, he's on IV meds at home now, as well. Maybe they need to change her antibiotics. Just a thought. Good luck, I'll be thinking of you. ((((hugs)))) to you and your daughter. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Ratatosk · Mar 19, 2008