Cough, Cough, wheeze, wheeze

Well I took Katelyn to the doctor yesterday because she was coughing way too much. She didn't sleep at all on Sunday night. Dr. Lovell said that she was having an asthma attack. He prescribed some medicine to help with the cough that had codeine in it and the pharmacist was concerened that this medicine would slow her breathing too much. So we didn't get the medicine and got her coughing under control with the asthma medication. However, during this time her asthma symptoms worsened and she was having fast labored breathing and the wheezing could be heard every time she breathed. She also started running a fever of 103. So we went back to the doctor today because the pulmonologist is on Spring Break. We love Dr. Menedez but she sure does have a strange schedule for a doctor (It must be nice!). They did a breathing treatment and then sent us for chest x-rays. All that these showed were viral asthmatic material in her lungs, not pneumonia. Whew! We were glad of this but they are treating the same as the pneumonia. She is on inhaled and oral steroids, a stronger antibiotic, and her normal medications. She is wired! We decided that since we both took the day off to rest we would do something to hopefully help her sleep tonight. We purchased a twin size bed from my friend Brittany and I picked it up over the weekend from Huntsville. We set the bed up today and she is in heaven. She actually wants to go to her room and to lay on her bed. We are hoping this will get her excited about going to bed. I guess we will just have to wait and see. Justin's mom has agreed to watch her tomorrow because she definitely can't go back to school until she doesn't wheeze. I don't trust the new school enough yet to take care of her the way that she needs right now. It's so sad because she has had to miss so many parties at school and she missed her St. Patrick's day one yesterday. And it is looking as if she might miss her Easter Friday as well. Justin was giving me a break to update this since it had been since Thursday but by the tugging on my leg and the whining for mommy that I hear I am assuming that my break is over. I will try to post pictures of her new bed as soon as I get a chance. Please pray for a speedy recovery and for some much needed sleep! Thanks!