[tri-med] Re: pneumonia

Logan has atrovent and flovent inhalers.  He had the neb's too but
because he was born so early he had tracheal and bronc. Malaysia from
being intubated so long.  The neb with albuterol was inflaming his air
ways and making it hard for him to breath even on the oxygen.  He would
have apneas or drop his levels.  I had to fight with the Dr to get a
pulmonlogist in.  My spelling on some of these words and terms are
really bad sorry.  Anyway, as soon as he switched him to the inhalers we
have been smooth sailing since.  The one exception was the RSV last Feb.
I hate those tents but I understand them.  They never did the tent for
Logan in the NICU.  I would have loved it back then.  They told me to do
the cool air humidifiers last year before we knew it was the RSV.  I
know at my old place it was very hard to keep cool and if it got to
humid Logan would struggle to breath too.  But you are right about our
kids being individuals.  The things that Logan does are always backwards
sideways and upside down from how things are supposed to be done but he
does them.

Tina M. Arbogast

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From: "Jude Wolpert" <jfwolpert2@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> they switched kam to xopenex for her neb also.

Alex's was/is Albuteron (Proventil).

> yes we made a croup tent of kam's crib out of a shower curtain.

This is where it gets so crazy, we were always told that for the
bronchitis/pneumonia to make it cold air. Others on the list have been
told
warm air.  :0)

From experience over the years we could tell that colder air helped Alex
breathe better than warm (esp warm, moist air). To that end we use a
cold
air humidifier.

Also, heavy humidity always made it harder for Alex to breathe. It was
crazy
at times when the temp outside wasn't hot but it was very muggy and we'd
run
the AC because it was easier on Alex.

The theory we were told is this: when the lungs are inflamed you want
cool
air to calm them down. Just like an inflammation in other parts of the
body.
Heat only inflames it more. That seems to be a correct theory in terms
of
Alex.

That said, why do some kids do well with the hot air?
hmmmmm.......perhaps
it goes back to them being individuals??????????

Michelle mom to Alex (16, partial trisomy 14 mosaic) and Molly (13)
MichiganUSA


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