Re: Frustrated and Scared!

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Our cousin's son had it. He wasn't even a preemie! They think it

is what caused his asthma. And , he SAH!

Is on a nebulizer? I know those help a lot. They can still

get RSV with the shots. They aren't fullproof. But she probably

did have some protection from it and help lessen the severity of

it.

We really wanted Dane to get the shots b/c of his apnea. Our ped

said that he wasn't a candidate. Apparently most kids do get RSV it

is just like a cold in mose cases though. O had it, but it was very

minor.

Give a kiss from us! If you aren't comfortable with the way

she is breathing, take her for another opinion!

> In a message dated 2/14/2003 11:16:29 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> djones@l... writes:

>

> > This RSV has been shoved down

> > our throat since the day she was born

>

> Dustie,

> I was told that if it gets severe, some kids even get asthma

later, so you

> can imagine I was really scared for . He was pretty bad,

bad enough

> to be admitted, and it all happened within 2 days. I even wanted

that shot

> but my Doc said he was not likely to get it again, and if he did,

it wouldn't

> be as bad. My son got his from daycare, but I was told its also

very

> transmittable anywhere, grocery stores, playgrounds, so it could

be anywhere,

> but in our case it was the daycare as a child had rsv and we told

them to

> seriously sterilize. They say that preemies are at a higher risk

because

> their lungs are not as fully developed as preemies, making them

more

> susceptible to lung problems than kids with fully developed

lungs. Good

> luck!

>