Monday, September 5, 2011

Croup, Yuck!

So, it was Labor Day Weekend!  We were all so excited that we were going up to Trees and Bees for a long weekend of Fun with the Family :-)  Unfortunately, after one night there, we headed back home to Doylestown.  Zach woke up coughing, had a raspy voice, and was wheezing a little bit.  After breakfast, the wheezing started to get worse.  I made the phone call to the doctor and we were on the road.

After we were home for a while, Zach's coughing and breathing got worse and worse.  So, to the ER we went.  After 4 hours at the ER, an epinephrine dose, X-rays, and antibiotics, they diagnosed Zach with a severe case of croup.  Initially, they thought it might be pneumonia since the epinephrine did nothing for him but the X-ray showed no fluid.  The doctor said that it didn't look like the typical croup that a lot of babies come in with.  That made me feel so great!

So now, we are home and we are trying to recover.  I will post more info as things hopefully improve!

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