Monday: Lola sent to school but when she came home was definitely not herself. The cough was really bad and she has so much snot. A sleepless night for both of us since she'd only kind of relax on me. Also she was coughing so hard she threw up... in my hand.
Tuesday: Call the doctor first thing in the morning. Take her in - definitely hear wheezing and no pneumonia. Try a breathing treatment at the office, with no improvement in her breathing so that eliminated croup and a few other issues. So diagnosis - antibiotics for a sinus infection and a virus.
That night, little sleep again, but I brought her into bed with me and that helped a little. Also discovered that Lola hates taking medicine. I tried to hide it in anything and everything.
Wednesday: I sent her to school - they love her so much there I know she's in good hands. I pick her up at 5:15 pm and as I walk in, they say she just spiked a fever. I bring her home, give her some medicine in her apple juice and she seems a little more comfortable.
We slept a little better, but still with me.
Thursday: Back to school, she went - because I'm a horrible mom (or at least I felt like that). 12:00 pm, I get a call saying Lola coughed up blood. Panicked I leave work. Call the doctor. They don't have anyone that can immediately see her and I should go to the ER. I quickly stop at home, get the diaper bag and rush to day care. I get there and she's sleeping and looks miserable.
We rush to the hospital. And then the 5 hour process begins. They do a chest x-ray. Negative. They test her for whooping cough (found out the next day, it was also negative). Try a breathing treatment - no response again. Diagnosis (again after 5 hours) - Bronchiolitis - which is a nasty virus. The Good news was that day 4 - 5 are the worst and we were on day 4.
Friday: Lots of cuddling and rest. Still not her normal Lola self. But slept much better and took a couple naps during the day
Saturday: Rest in the morning and Kahle's basketball in the afternoon.
And now a little more than a week later, she's 95% better. So great to have my sweet Lola back!
