Monday I took Caden to see a Kinesthesiologist (or Voodoo Dr as I like to refer to him as). Caden has been on 3 prescriptions daily for a long time now, and I am hoping to get him on something more natural. (For those of you unaware, Caden is being treated for asthma. They have not diagnosed him as "asthmatic" but they just treat it like that. This is something we have been dealing with since he was 6 months old.) The "Doctor" just did some strange things (pushed on my arm and touched his stomach and put lasers on his chest) but nothing invasive. Then he gave us some homeopathic drops to give Caden. Well, Monday night was awful. Caden was up all night coughing and struggling to breathe. I thought, "Kind of strange that the day I see the voodoo doctor we start having all these problems." I didn't think it was a direct result, but still a little weird that it happened the same night. Last night was fine. He coughed a little, but slept well.
Tonight is a different story. Again, he can't sleep because he can't breathe. He is fine during the day. He played soccer today, no coughing. But the moment he falls asleep, he has coughing fits that last 10-15 minutes. We have the humidifier going in his room full blast. We have taken him outside to help calm the breathing down, but it just isn't cold enough to help. I feel so helpless when he can't breathe. I was holding him outside tonight just looking as his sleeping face. He still looks like my baby, but he is almost too big for me to hold now. The number one reason that I need to leave SLC is for his health. The air here is so bad, I KNOW it is making him worse. Even the doctor suggested moving.
I hope this natural stuff works. I really don't want my son on steroids, but if we keep having nights like this, I don't think we have much of a choice.
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Oh man that is no fun. I have a friend here that moved away from UT for health reasons for her kids and it has made a big difference. I wish you luck...that sounds so frustrating and it is so hard when you feel so helpless.
Brynlee has asthma too so I know what you're going through. Her coughing fits at night can last several hours sometimes. She is on Singulair every morning and uses an inhaler only when she can't get her coughing under control. After a couple of breaths with the inhaler and she's usually fine for a couple of hours. I hope your little guy gets better.
Yeah, we have done singulair and flovent daily, with the albuterol for just those coughing times. I just hate giving him medication every day.
OMG you poor little guy!! I can't imagine.
Don't move to OK. It will make them worse than Utah. I used to get coughing fits at night... I was on the same medicine too. (It didn't help) I can suggest allergy shots... my breathing is SOOO much better after seeing him. Also, is it when you lay him down? You might start having him sleep on an incline and see if that will help keep those passages open. It's not a cure, but it might help.
I'm so sorry about this, Nici! Poor Caden!!!!!!!! Are you seeing an asthma specialist or just his pediatrician? Maybe its time to see a specialist? I'm sorry I dont have any advice..just encouragement that you're an amazing mom and I know you are going to do all you can to comfort your little man!
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