DIAGNOSIS...ASTHMA!

Makenna has been sick ever since we went to Arizona. She started coughing at her dad's house, when she first got there. She sounded terrible the whole time she was there and when Shanna had her at her house for a few days she gave her a breathing treatment. Makenna complained that her chest hurt to breathe and felt tight. Well, I was sure it was bronchitis, a sickness she gets every year during allergy season. When she came home I started giving her cough medicine and trying to get her better. She rested a few days and sounded much much better. So I cancelled her appointment to see the doctor. Then we went swimming at the community pool. That night she was much worse again. So then I thought maybe it was walking pneumonia or something cause it got worse when she exerted herself. So I tried to have her rest again and take medicine and get better. It wasn't working. This cough has lasted more than 6 weeks. So YesterdayI finally took her to the doctor. I was sad to hear that most kids Makenna's age live with Asthma that most doctors misdiagnose as Bronchitis. So she has all the signs of having Asthma. Bummer. She has been on an inhaler for two days now. 3 doses, and she is already sounding much better. So there you go problem solved. Now she doesn't have to be sick every time she goes to her dad's house.