Eve has a cold and it seems to have settled in her chest. Because she doesn't have the muscle strength, she really can't cough to clear the phlegm. She weakly coughs with what sounds like a fake cough. Only it sounds really really junky. It's actually maddening, because you know that a healthy person could just give a quick forceful cough and clear out the junk. I just want to be able to cough for her.
Anyhow, I took her to the doctor yesterday morning to have her looked at/listened to. The Dr said that there is definitely "stuff" in her lungs and that one sounds worse than the other. She put Eve on Amoxicillin and said she should be feeling better in 2 days. I was able to get both doses in her yesterday, so hopefully tomorrow will be better. She has no fever and is pretty good spirits. She had a couple of laughing fits yesterday (which wasn't such a good idea because it increased the mucous) and gave her the hiccups. Actually the scary part is when she gets a glob of mucous in her throat and can't clear it. She ends up gagging and retching, but isn't breathing until she clears it. I know it's only a few seconds, but it feels like an eternity. This mostly happens first thing in the morning after she has been laying down all night. I asked the Dr. if we could give her a medication to help the symptoms and she said that the amoxicillin is the best thing (other than the humidifier we are already using) and that other meds may cause more problems. So, we wait and hope she feels better soon.
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