zach went to the dr. today, possible pneumonia again , What is that 5 times since august?

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We discussed possible aspiration He wants to try prevacid. My husbands worried it will have long term stomach complications. We see the pulmonologist this month were supposed to before the holidays just stuff got in the way and couldnt get down to albany. The dr. said he can hear stuff in his left lung, but does not want to give him another xray because hes had so many since august that he does not want to expose him to more radiation then he has to and hte pulmonologist may want to do one. We are giving him chewable antibiotics what a difference. He has an ear infection which is a first in a while .

We have to do round the clock xeponex (like albuterol) and just keep real diligent w/ his meds and watch his color. His o2 is 95. The dr didnt act thrilled about it it kept fluxuating between 94 and 95 % but they said we're happy if we get it to bounce to 95 a couple times. I am worried that his ability to fight this stuff off is getting worse.

The dr. said they dont like to give kids antibiotics so much generally but because zachs case is different, he doesnt have the ability to cough all his stuff up on his own, so he needs help more so and they can't risk letting it go and waiting it out to see if it goes away on its own. Because more than likely , it will turn into a more severe case of pneumonia. my mom tries to reassure me that I had bronchitis every other month and that i outgrew it around 6, but yet its back now. I get it all the time when ever i'm sick .

I just want him to be able to go out and play in the snow and have a holiday w/o getting just slihgtly tired where it puts him at risk for getting sick. We can't do anything because hes sick and i dont hold that against him because its not it, its more so that i want him to enjoy life to the fullest. Luckily our family is alike, we're a very easy going family and very understanding of each others needs in this household. I went and got his meds today and said yup us again, do i get frequent flier miles for coming in the most. Lol, the checker asked the pharmacist jokingly. I told him possible pneumonia again. The pharmacist said again? i said yeah. He asked me if i smoked. Which is definately not the case, no ones allowed to smoke anywhere near him. I just am frustrated, sometimes its just hard to understand why he is getting sick so easy.

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