middle of the night 'croupy' cough

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I could use some help.

has had a virus for the past week. It presented with a high fever for

six days. The fever has gone two days ago. She awoke this eve at 2 am with

crying with a very croupy cough. I gave her ventolin with pulmocort. Any

ideas to help her till morning when I can get her to a doctor. It looks like

she'll probably go back on antibiotics. Generally she's been doing real

well.

Me on the other hand have a hard time dealing with her discomfort. IT'S SO

HARD! Any suggestions from this wise group?

Thanks

mom to (7 wcf) and Noah (10 w/o cf)

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I'll let those who have been there done that give their advise............I

can only send you my love & strong thoughts for you and precious ALEX. I am

sending great vibes your families way

LOVE & HUGS, grandmomBEV

middle of the night 'croupy' cough

I could use some help.

has had a virus for the past week. It presented with a high fever for

six days. The fever has gone two days ago. She awoke this eve at 2 am with

crying with a very croupy cough. I gave her ventolin with pulmocort. Any

ideas to help her till morning when I can get her to a doctor. It looks like

she'll probably go back on antibiotics. Generally she's been doing real

well.

Me on the other hand have a hard time dealing with her discomfort. IT'S SO

HARD! Any suggestions from this wise group?

Thanks

mom to (7 wcf) and Noah (10 w/o cf)

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,

I am sorry is ill. If it is a true croup then ventolin/pulmocort will not

work and, I've been told, can even make it worse (croup is a throat inflamation

not a lung thing). There is another inhaled med for croup, but you might try

cold air first. We usually run Eleanora outside when this happens in the

winter. If that doesn't work we take her to the hospital for a treatment 'cuz

we don't have the croup med. at home.

Hope she's better soon!

Jane

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We use a cough syrup with Guaifenesin in it. Robitussin makes some but it

also sold in many generic forms as Tussin. It isn't a cough supressant,

just an expectorant. It will help loosen that stuff up and make it easier

to cough out.

Dawn mom of 4, 6 and under, the youngest wcf

middle of the night 'croupy' cough

> I could use some help.

>

> has had a virus for the past week. It presented with a high fever for

> six days. The fever has gone two days ago. She awoke this eve at 2 am with

> crying with a very croupy cough. I gave her ventolin with pulmocort. Any

> ideas to help her till morning when I can get her to a doctor. It looks

like

> she'll probably go back on antibiotics. Generally she's been doing real

> well.

>

> Me on the other hand have a hard time dealing with her discomfort. IT'S SO

> HARD! Any suggestions from this wise group?

>

> Thanks

>

> mom to (7 wcf) and Noah (10 w/o cf)

>

>

>

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TREATMENTS.

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>

[Guest guest]

Do you know the name of the croup med? I'm off to the Dr. this morning, see

if she knows.

I realize that croup is in the throat and generally viral. However, it has

always been the case that 's croupy cough leads to her chest. Wondering

why the ventolin and pulmocort would make things worse?

A few years ago 's sputum cultured for Staph. Perhaps thats why she gets

the throat inflamation leading to chest involvement. Any ideas?

Thanks for getting back to me.

on 1/8/02 9:25 AM, Waldock Consulting at twaldock@... wrote:

> ,

> I am sorry is ill. If it is a true croup then ventolin/pulmocort will

> not

> work and, I've been told, can even make it worse (croup is a throat

> inflamation

> not a lung thing). There is another inhaled med for croup, but you might try

> cold air first. We usually run Eleanora outside when this happens in the

> winter. If that doesn't work we take her to the hospital for a treatment 'cuz

> we don't have the croup med. at home.

> Hope she's better soon!

> Jane

>

>

>

>

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>

>

> -------------------------------------------

>

>

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> IN NO WAY

> be construed as medical advice.

>

> PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENTS.

>

> --------------------------------------------------

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

We use the plain, generic Robitussin or Tussin (just the guaifenesin, boy is

that a pain to type!) every time has a sniffle, it seems to loosen up

the mucus in the nose too. I take it too whenever I have a cold. It's good

stuff.

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mama to , 16 months old w CF and 3 years wo CF

" One fish said to another -- do you believe in this ocean they talk about? "

--Chinese proverb

>

> Reply-To: cfparents

> Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 08:49:00 -0600

> To: cfparents >

> Subject: Re: middle of the night 'croupy' cough

>

> We use a cough syrup with Guaifenesin in it. Robitussin makes some but it

> also sold in many generic forms as Tussin. It isn't a cough supressant,

> just an expectorant. It will help loosen that stuff up and make it easier

> to cough out.

>

> Dawn mom of 4, 6 and under, the youngest wcf

> middle of the night 'croupy' cough

>

>

>> I could use some help.

>>

>> has had a virus for the past week. It presented with a high fever for

>> six days. The fever has gone two days ago. She awoke this eve at 2 am with

>> crying with a very croupy cough. I gave her ventolin with pulmocort. Any

>> ideas to help her till morning when I can get her to a doctor. It looks

> like

>> she'll probably go back on antibiotics. Generally she's been doing real

>> well.

>>

>> Me on the other hand have a hard time dealing with her discomfort. IT'S SO

>> HARD! Any suggestions from this wise group?

>>

>> Thanks

>>

>> mom to (7 wcf) and Noah (10 w/o cf)

>>

>>

>>

>> PLEASE do not post religious emails to the list.

>>

>>

>> -------------------------------------------

>>

>>

>> The opinions and information exchanged on this list should

>> IN NO WAY

>> be construed as medical advice.

>>

>> PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR

> TREATMENTS.

>>

>> --------------------------------------------------

>>

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

Sorry, I don't . I have 6 kids and no brain cells left! It is one of

those

things they pop so quickly into the neb at the ER that unless I write it down, I

won't remember. Since these attacks are always at night I haven't had the

wear-with-all!!! I think it starts with a B but it may have a different name

where

you are, I'm in Canada. I'll try to look it up though.

Good luck,

Jane

Goldman wrote:

> Do you know the name of the croup med? I'm off to the Dr. this morning, see

> if she knows.

>

> I realize that croup is in the throat and generally viral. However, it has

> always been the case that 's croupy cough leads to her chest. Wondering

> why the ventolin and pulmocort would make things worse?

>

> A few years ago 's sputum cultured for Staph. Perhaps thats why she gets

> the throat inflamation leading to chest involvement. Any ideas?

>

> Thanks for getting back to me.

>

>

>

> on 1/8/02 9:25 AM, Waldock Consulting at twaldock@... wrote:

>

> > ,

> > I am sorry is ill. If it is a true croup then ventolin/pulmocort will

> > not

> > work and, I've been told, can even make it worse (croup is a throat

> > inflamation

> > not a lung thing). There is another inhaled med for croup, but you might

try

> > cold air first. We usually run Eleanora outside when this happens in the

> > winter. If that doesn't work we take her to the hospital for a treatment

'cuz

> > we don't have the croup med. at home.

> > Hope she's better soon!

> > Jane

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > PLEASE do not post religious emails to the list.

> >

> >

> > -------------------------------------------

> >

> >

> > The opinions and information exchanged on this list should

> > IN NO WAY

> > be construed as medical advice.

> >

> > PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENTS.

> >

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> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Jane,

Six kids, I don't know how you do it! I have two kids and fewer brain cells,

but more gray hairs! Just came back from the doctor. She figures has

Strep. So its back on Cephalaxin. What really pisses me off, is the doctor

(walk in clinic) who saw her six days ago didn't do a throat swab.

My lesson, as a parent insist they do a throat swab, just to rule it out.

These lessons come hard. Hopefully things are now on the mend.

By the way, I too live in Canada. Toronto to be specific. Where are you?

Have a good day,

on 1/8/02 10:28 AM, Waldock Consulting at twaldock@... wrote:

> Sorry, I don't . I have 6 kids and no brain cells left! It is one of

> those

> things they pop so quickly into the neb at the ER that unless I write it down,

> I

> won't remember. Since these attacks are always at night I haven't had the

> wear-with-all!!! I think it starts with a B but it may have a different name

> where

> you are, I'm in Canada. I'll try to look it up though.

> Good luck,

> Jane

>

> Goldman wrote:

>

>> Do you know the name of the croup med? I'm off to the Dr. this morning, see

>> if she knows.

>>

>> I realize that croup is in the throat and generally viral. However, it has

>> always been the case that 's croupy cough leads to her chest. Wondering

>> why the ventolin and pulmocort would make things worse?

>>

>> A few years ago 's sputum cultured for Staph. Perhaps thats why she gets

>> the throat inflamation leading to chest involvement. Any ideas?

>>

>> Thanks for getting back to me.

>>

>>

>>

>> on 1/8/02 9:25 AM, Waldock Consulting at twaldock@... wrote:

>>

>>> ,

>>> I am sorry is ill. If it is a true croup then ventolin/pulmocort will

>>> not

>>> work and, I've been told, can even make it worse (croup is a throat

>>> inflamation

>>> not a lung thing). There is another inhaled med for croup, but you might

>>> try

>>> cold air first. We usually run Eleanora outside when this happens in the

>>> winter. If that doesn't work we take her to the hospital for a treatment

>>> 'cuz

>>> we don't have the croup med. at home.

>>> Hope she's better soon!

>>> Jane

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> PLEASE do not post religious emails to the list.

>>>

>>>

>>> -------------------------------------------

>>>

>>>

>>> The opinions and information exchanged on this list should

>>> IN NO WAY

>>> be construed as medical advice.

>>>

>>> PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENTS.

>>>

>>> --------------------------------------------------

>>>

>>>

>>>

[Guest guest]

Hey !!!!!!,

I'm in Newmarket! There is a really nasty strain of Strep going around here. I

had

3 kids down with it over Christmas...all on different antibiotics because of

allergies etc. Cephalexin sort of worked for Eleanora but she is still running

a

low grade fever. Doctor says her chest is clear so we haven't gone back on an

antibiotic...I'm giving it another couple of days and if it continues I'll get

yet

another swab.

Jane