Pneumonia
So Henry has pneumonia. He started coughing again this afternoon and while I (selfishly and truthfully) panicked at facing the possibility of another week spent tossing and turning and listening to him hack and cough all night just as it seemed he was getting over the last bout, he was kind enough to cough so hard he threw up. Twice. That was all it took for us to decide to not wait for the pediatrician's office to open in the morning. We piled into the car and headed for the nearest emergency room. About two hours in, I was fairly certain we would leave with the news that it's just a bad cough, that we'd have to ride it out, but then the doctor came back after looking at Henry's chest x-ray and said it was pneumonia. Poor kid. I have to hand it to him, he's had some pretty interesting things hit him this season: first a bad cold, then an ear infection that burst his ear drum, followed by strep throat, and finally pneumonia. He gets his penchant for going the dramatic route from me.
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His cough didn't sound so good on Monday. Couldn't believe you hadn't taken him to the doc. Poor Henry. I hope he feels better. :)
Posted by: Gabriella | April 15, 2009 01:34 PM
Nothing like a cupcake made with love to help a kid feel better! :)
Because of his asthma, he tends to get that kind of cough with every cold, so we're used to hearing it. I have a feeling if we hadn't brought him to the emergency room, he wouldn't have gotten the chest x-ray because of a lack of other symptoms and his history of asthma, although I suppose you never know.
Posted by: Jenn | April 15, 2009 02:44 PM
Sorry to hear Henry has pnumonia. I hope he feels better SOON and stays healthy for awhile!! I can relate as I had asthma as a child and had pnumonia about once a year from infancy (hospitalized for it under the age of 1) to my early 20's, and I had many cases of strep throat (until I had my tonsils taken out) and ear infections (ear drums broke many times until they had to be rebuilt). So far Nadia seems to take after her very healthy Daddy.
Posted by: Ruth | April 15, 2009 03:36 PM
Poor everybody!
Get well soon, Henry!
Posted by: Mel | April 16, 2009 07:07 AM
Strep is the worst...
Posted by: David | April 16, 2009 09:03 AM