For the last 3 weeks, Alex has woken up several times a night. Tuesday night he woke up no fewer than 12 times due to coughing. His cough was so bad it was as if he could have vomited. Last week I called the doctor and they said it was post nasal drip, just give him zyrtec, elevate his bed, and put on the humidifier. A few days later we went to the doctor because Alex's sternum was protruding. Then, the doctor said again that it was post nasal drip.
After Tuesday night's wakings I brought him to the dr the next day. The doctor (a different one) said he was wheezing and his coughing was due to bronchiolitis. Now he's on a nebulizer with albuterol and a "p" medicine whose name escapes me.
After 3 breathing treatments and one steroid treatment, Alex almost slept the whole night. Waking up once is just as good as waking none.
The doctor won't say if it's asthma, but my friend's son is asthmatic and she said her son started the exact same way.
So anyway, that's what's happening now.
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