Question
We took our 4 year old into the doctor to check on a cough,runny nose etc that we have all been having. During her chech up, he noticed some wheezing in her back and said that she might have asthma.... That scared us a little, because they talked about the fact that if she doesnt take some medicine for the Asthma, she may go into breathing failure. Emma has never had any symptoms of Asthma before so it did take us aback. He put her on Albuterol syrup and Albuterol mist administered by a nebulizer. He never even acknowledged the fever she has had and the cough and cold symptoms. He said to come back in 4 days. Our concern is that she still ahs the cough and runny nose etc.... and that this has nothing to do with asthma and it might be a bronchial infection or something like that. Although the doctor has not officially said its Asthma, he and his nurses has scared us into thinking it is. Anyone with similar experiences with their children and what were the results?
We took our 4 year old into the doctor to check on a cough,runny nose etc that we have all been having. During her chech up, he noticed some wheezing in her back and said that she might have asthma.... That scared us a little, because they talked about the fact that if she doesnt take some medicine for the Asthma, she may go into breathing failure. Emma has never had any symptoms of Asthma before so it did take us aback. He put her on Albuterol syrup and Albuterol mist administered by a nebulizer. He never even acknowledged the fever she has had and the cough and cold symptoms. He said to come back in 4 days. Our concern is that she still ahs the cough and runny nose etc.... and that this has nothing to do with asthma and it might be a bronchial infection or something like that. Although the doctor has not officially said its Asthma, he and his nurses has scared us into thinking it is. Anyone with similar experiences with their children and what were the results?
Answer
Something similiar happened with our 4 year old son and it ended up he did not have asthma but allergies to pollen which caused the wheezing the doctor heard. If it is bronchitis or lung infection the albuterol will help with the chest congestion but will not relieve the fever. When you take her back to the doctor make sure you let him know your concerns. Good Luck!
Something similiar happened with our 4 year old son and it ended up he did not have asthma but allergies to pollen which caused the wheezing the doctor heard. If it is bronchitis or lung infection the albuterol will help with the chest congestion but will not relieve the fever. When you take her back to the doctor make sure you let him know your concerns. Good Luck!
