Our little guy has been hacking up a storm and having a tough time getting comfortable at night because he keeps waking up with these coughing fits. We decided to take him in to the see the doc. This is how we found out he's pushing 30 pounds already. He's going to be a big boy. We thought he might be allergic to pollen. Due to the exceptionally cold winter, spring in Florida has arrived very late and all the trees are releasing their pollen at the same time making it miserable outside for anyone with allergies. It also makes a huge mess. With the extended cold there was also a release of caterpillars that eat the new leaves on the live oak trees. So many caterpillars were released at the same time that a strong breeze actually pelts you from above with them. People are finding caterpillars on their shoulders, hats, pants and bringing them into their homes. In a few short weeks this will result in a release of millions of moths, which is a buffet for the area birds.
Okay, Mr. Science will get back to the story. We decided to take Quentin in to see if he has a cold or if he's allergic to the great outdoors or mystery disease number 9. It turns out he was diagnosed with bronchitis. Yikes, that sounds terrible. So he gets some medicine and he also gets a nebulizer that he needs to use for about 7-8 minutes three times a day because he's not strong enough to clear his lungs through coughing and this should loosen it up a bit and give him a chance to expel the gunk and germs. The nurse gave him his first treatment in the doctor's office and told us it was not going to be pretty. She said you have to put him in a football hold and take your legs and hold his down. Umm, that doesn't sound like a fun treatment three days a week for a week. I don't think she realizes our son is a future WWF star. Fortunately for this dainty nurse and our own sanity he didn't seem to mind a bit and took the treatment without a fuss.
The doctor asked us to come back that next day to make sure the treatment was working, which we found odd but didn't give it too much more thought. One more co-pay for Mr. Porche right? The next morning we get back to the doctor's office and the doc deemed Quentinn 50% better. He then told us that if he didn't see significant improvement they were going to admit him that morning! Holy cow! I am glad they didn't tell us that the first day or Carrie and I would've been up all night worrying, but I guess it was pretty serious and can lead to pneumonia quickly so they wanted to get a handle on it. We just finished his treatment and his coughing has subsided but he has a pretty runny nose now and I'm not sure if that's the germs migrating out, but I think he's much better. He certainly is sleeping better and we seem to be making great progress in that department.
Okay, Mr. Science will get back to the story. We decided to take Quentin in to see if he has a cold or if he's allergic to the great outdoors or mystery disease number 9. It turns out he was diagnosed with bronchitis. Yikes, that sounds terrible. So he gets some medicine and he also gets a nebulizer that he needs to use for about 7-8 minutes three times a day because he's not strong enough to clear his lungs through coughing and this should loosen it up a bit and give him a chance to expel the gunk and germs. The nurse gave him his first treatment in the doctor's office and told us it was not going to be pretty. She said you have to put him in a football hold and take your legs and hold his down. Umm, that doesn't sound like a fun treatment three days a week for a week. I don't think she realizes our son is a future WWF star. Fortunately for this dainty nurse and our own sanity he didn't seem to mind a bit and took the treatment without a fuss.
The doctor asked us to come back that next day to make sure the treatment was working, which we found odd but didn't give it too much more thought. One more co-pay for Mr. Porche right? The next morning we get back to the doctor's office and the doc deemed Quentinn 50% better. He then told us that if he didn't see significant improvement they were going to admit him that morning! Holy cow! I am glad they didn't tell us that the first day or Carrie and I would've been up all night worrying, but I guess it was pretty serious and can lead to pneumonia quickly so they wanted to get a handle on it. We just finished his treatment and his coughing has subsided but he has a pretty runny nose now and I'm not sure if that's the germs migrating out, but I think he's much better. He certainly is sleeping better and we seem to be making great progress in that department.
Oh ya and we went to the beach. I need to get another posting out here but check out our little surfer dude. He fits right in having fun in the sun.
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