Re: For cryin out loud....(non plagio)

[Guest guest]

Yikes Kellie, what a frightening and loooooong night you had. I'm

glad to hear that is doing better now. From what I am hearing,

and from what I have experienced, the flu is very nasty this year!

I'm sorry to hear that you had to postpone his birthday party, those

bad mean germs! I think your little boy is very smart, he's figured

out how to make his birthday celebration last longer than a day!

You'll still be celebrating it a week later....smart boy! ;o) Take

care and give him lots of tender loving care (which I know you are

doing!!), no better medicine than that!

Niki

Kaylie & Danny (STAR grads)

Phila., PA

> I am right there along with 's daddy about these darn viruses.

I am so

> frustrated right now and so sad for my little boy. As most of you

know,

> had the flu LAST WEEK! That was a teeter totter of, " Oh,

he's getting

> better, no, he's not, yet he is... " blah blah blah. Right when it

would

> seem he was better, he'd throw up everywhere. Well, finally the

throwing up

> and diarrhea has stopped. However, last night I was awaken by this

awful

> cough, barking like, and his breathing sounded awful, almost like a

wheeze.

> We immediately took him to the ER. He has croup. But the ER drs

there and

> nurses were great and knew immediately what was wrong. They gave

him a

> steroid medication to open his airway. We didn't get home till 3

in the

> morning, but he had a restful night after that. However I am up

trying to

> get ready for work with a splitting headache. Here is the saddest

part.

> 's b-day was the 17th. We had his party planned for the 19th

but he was

> still sick and in the process had made a lot of people sick that

were goin

> gto attend his party. We postponed it till this Saturday. I am

hoping I

> don't have to cancel it again.

>

> Anyway, just wanted to vent also about icky viruses who take

birthday parties

> away from innocent little babies.

>

> Have a good day, everyone.

>

> Kellie, mom of

> Tacoma, WA

[Guest guest]

Kellie:

Awww, poor little . Especially to mess up his 1st bday party,

and maybe the postponed party too! I really hope he is better by Sat

at the latest.

I'm right beside you with the sick kid. Although thankfully Abby

only threw up the one time. But one hour " she's getting better " then

the next she's burning up again. It's so frustrating. Then last

night she woke up with 3 diarrheas in a row. Now she too has the

barking cough. A constant cough that worsens while she is laying or

sleeping. How do you know if it's croup? It's worrying me. She's

ok when she's up & awake besides an occasional cough but at night she

scares me. It's a very dry, deep cough which almost causes her to

throw up & gag.

Hugs to :'(.

Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad

MI

> I am right there along with 's daddy about these darn viruses.

I am so

> frustrated right now and so sad for my little boy. As most of you

know,

> had the flu LAST WEEK! That was a teeter totter of, " Oh,

he's getting

> better, no, he's not, yet he is... " blah blah blah. Right when it

would

> seem he was better, he'd throw up everywhere. Well, finally the

throwing up

> and diarrhea has stopped. However, last night I was awaken by this

awful

> cough, barking like, and his breathing sounded awful, almost like a

wheeze.

> We immediately took him to the ER. He has croup. But the ER drs

there and

> nurses were great and knew immediately what was wrong. They gave

him a

> steroid medication to open his airway. We didn't get home till 3

in the

> morning, but he had a restful night after that. However I am up

trying to

> get ready for work with a splitting headache. Here is the saddest

part.

> 's b-day was the 17th. We had his party planned for the 19th

but he was

> still sick and in the process had made a lot of people sick that

were goin

> gto attend his party. We postponed it till this Saturday. I am

hoping I

> don't have to cancel it again.

>

> Anyway, just wanted to vent also about icky viruses who take

birthday parties

> away from innocent little babies.

>

> Have a good day, everyone.

>

> Kellie, mom of

> Tacoma, WA

[Guest guest]

Debbie

Croup is a virus that attacks and swells the windpipe - it can start as a

little bit of a cold or flu like symptons. The main signs are a hoarse

barking (almost dog or seal like) cough. When breathing in there is a

wheezing sound - one of the best ways to deal with it at home is to stay

calm and have the patient in a humid - steamed up area - like the bathroom

with a hot shower running or put a wet towel in the clothes dryer - air

humidifiers can also work - in severe cases a trip to the hospital is best

as steroid medications help take down the swelling in the wind pipe - be

warned however that many doctors will say that your child will grow out of

croup - this is not always the case - is almost 8 now and still gets

it in winter - me (I hate to say) am almost 30 and also still get croup.

Regards

nna

Skye's mum

Brisbane Australia

>From: " abbygator49509 " <dj2kirby@...>

>Reply-Plagiocephaly

>Plagiocephaly

>Subject: Re: For cryin out loud....(non plagio)

>Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 17:37:31 -0000

>

>Kellie:

>Awww, poor little . Especially to mess up his 1st bday party,

>and maybe the postponed party too! I really hope he is better by Sat

>at the latest.

>I'm right beside you with the sick kid. Although thankfully Abby

>only threw up the one time. But one hour " she's getting better " then

>the next she's burning up again. It's so frustrating. Then last

>night she woke up with 3 diarrheas in a row. Now she too has the

>barking cough. A constant cough that worsens while she is laying or

>sleeping. How do you know if it's croup? It's worrying me. She's

>ok when she's up & awake besides an occasional cough but at night she

>scares me. It's a very dry, deep cough which almost causes her to

>throw up & gag.

>Hugs to :'(.

>Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad

>MI

>

>

>

> > I am right there along with 's daddy about these darn viruses.

>I am so

> > frustrated right now and so sad for my little boy. As most of you

>know,

> > had the flu LAST WEEK! That was a teeter totter of, " Oh,

>he's getting

> > better, no, he's not, yet he is... " blah blah blah. Right when it

>would

> > seem he was better, he'd throw up everywhere. Well, finally the

>throwing up

> > and diarrhea has stopped. However, last night I was awaken by this

>awful

> > cough, barking like, and his breathing sounded awful, almost like a

>wheeze.

> > We immediately took him to the ER. He has croup. But the ER drs

>there and

> > nurses were great and knew immediately what was wrong. They gave

>him a

> > steroid medication to open his airway. We didn't get home till 3

>in the

> > morning, but he had a restful night after that. However I am up

>trying to

> > get ready for work with a splitting headache. Here is the saddest

>part.

> > 's b-day was the 17th. We had his party planned for the 19th

>but he was

> > still sick and in the process had made a lot of people sick that

>were goin

> > gto attend his party. We postponed it till this Saturday. I am

>hoping I

> > don't have to cancel it again.

> >

> > Anyway, just wanted to vent also about icky viruses who take

>birthday parties

> > away from innocent little babies.

> >

> > Have a good day, everyone.

> >

> > Kellie, mom of

> > Tacoma, WA

>

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