I brought Emmy back into the clinic yesterday because her cough has not gotten any better and her medication is making her throw up more and more. The doctor put her back on Omnicef once a day for 9-10 days and also gave her a Nebulizer treatment because there was a very faint wheezing sound in her lungs. Emmy did very well during the 7 minute treatment with the nurse. I was really thinking that it would be the longest 7 minutes of my life, but she did very well and the nurse kept her occupied by giving her two tongue depressors to play with.
A nebulizer is used to administer respiratory medications. The purpose is to turn the medicine into a breathable mist which is inhaled for up to 20 minutes.
The doctor came back in the room a few minutes after the treatment was done. She listened to her breathing again and said that she sounded better. However, she suggested that we give her more treatments at home. So I had to purchase a Nebulizer kit.
I asked the doctor if placing the tubes in her ears was an issue at this point. The doctor mentioned since it's the end of the winter season, the sickness should go away and they also don't like to do tubes in the ears because it is putting a hole in the ear.
We stopped at the pharmacy on our way home to get new meds. She gets a neb treatment every four hours or as necessary.
Emmy stays pretty happy even though she is sick. She doesn't like the mask over her face though.
Are we done yet??
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