Aubrey has had a persistent cough since she got sick after Christmas. All there other symptoms went away but the cough has lingered and at one point seemed to be slowly getting better until a few nights ago when she seemed to be in pain with each cough. Poor baby would lay on my lap and whine that she didn't want to be sick anymore, which was absolutely heartbreaking as a parent. We found the girls friends came down with strep throat a few days after they were here for Evelyn's party so I was worried that that's what was causing Aubrey's recent throat irritation.
Well we scheduled her an appointment and after dealing with a nurse who didn't interact well with children and never explained anything she was doing we managed to get a throat culture, nose culture and a breathing treatment done. It really surprises me that some nurses are so oblivious to the fact that while the things they are doing are routine for them most kids aren't used to having a giant q-tip put down their throat or up their nose and that that mask and pump that make crazy noises and has "smoke" coming out of it seems pretty scary when you're 3. When our first nurse realized Aubrey was going to kick, scream and fight the breathing treatment she just left me with it, thankfully though a second nurse came in and she was wonderful! She explained to Aubrey what it was and that it would make her better (which of course held more weight than when I tried telling her that :)) and got her calmed down. After the breathing treatment we got the culture results back and while it was negative for Strep, she did have RSV. Since RSV is so contagious Evelyn either already has it or will get it too.
Both the girls we're prescribed Singular and an inhaler symptom relieve and should get better in about 7-10 days. Hopefully we won't go crazy being stuck at home that long!
