Guest guest Posted May 13, 2006 Report Posted May 13, 2006 Jake is getting his cast cut off this coming Wednesday, and it cannot come soon enough. He's complaining that his tummy hurts again. He does this at the end of each cast. He also has trouble breathing at the end of each cast as that 2 month time frame quickly closes. I took him in to his pedi today because he's running a fever, breathing shallow breaths, and has a dog-like cough. Doc said something is brewing; lungs sound junky but not pneumonia yet. He is at risk for pneumonia as cast is now too tight, and he cannot cough adequately enough to clear his lungs out. He's back on his nebulizer every 4 hours and came home with a prescription for amoxicillin. I'm concerned this will be a continuing issue (as well as the recurring reflux) even though we go into brace next. The brace is sooo much tighter than the cast. :-( Always worried about something, mom to and Jake Get amazing travel prices for air and hotel in one click on FareChase Quote
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