RSV, No thank you!

Maddox has been fighting a cold for quite some time and seemed to just get progressively worse each day. Back in February we went to his ENT appt. and she put him on some antibiotics in hopes of clearing up everything. That did work for about 5 days and then we were back at the hacking, runny nose, congestion, gunky eyes, etc. (not fun for Mommy!)

We were spraying saline and 'plunging' his nose like crazy trying to make it easier for him to breathe. He was sleeping with a humidifier and we were doing everything we could think of to help him feel better. I had him in to the Dr on Friday, March 5 and she said it was just a virus. I called the dr. twice after the appointment and explained that he wasn't getting any better and seemed to just be getting worse. They assured me he would get over it and to just be patient (ok, I tried but the poor booger looked awful!)

On Thursday things at daycare weren't so hot. She mentioned he was coughing a lot and so hard he was waking himself (not to mention gagging and throwing up). Grandma Jo said she would keep an eye on him and assured us we were ok to head to the concert.

I had decided I would probably take him in on Friday but was still debating since I talked to the Dr the day before..... Luckily he made the decision for me by having horrific choking/ gagging/ hacking scene in the car. So off to Urgent Care we went......

After a quick exam and lots of questions we ended our visit with an RSV test, chest x-ray, and a nebulizer treatment. Luckily results of all tests were negative so we aren't dealing with pneumonia or RSV. We did end up with a RX of neb. treatments but I will take that any day. It has seemed to really help him, even though he still sounds like he is growling when he is breathing. Poor little guy....

I suppose this is just life with babies but I feel so bad for him when he is struggling. I know this won't be the last time he is sick but for now, I am glad we are on the upswing! (I hope!)