Summer is almost over and it’s heart breaking to see your child not being able to enjoy what’s left of it. Lucas caught a bug and it’s stopping him to go outdoors and have some fun. It started last Saturday when we noticed him sneezing. He felt a lot better the night of that. We went to the mall the next day, Sunday and there wasn’t any sign of getting sick. Monday he was alright until Tuesday came he got the colds back again and started coughing. I brought him to his pedia, unfortunately she was out of town. I just had him checked by the reliever who’s also a pedia. She gave Lucas meds that aren’t new to us. I noticed that despite what he’s taking, he’s not getting any better. His cough worsen and his voice became hoarse. He had a slight fever and had a hard time breathing because of clogged airway. What’s good about him, he never showed any weakness except when he’s sleepy. He still very active and dances around. However, he wasn’t able to attend the last week of his Summer Fun class.
Yesterday I had to take him to the ER at Marikina Valley Medical Center for a blood test because there were rashes on his chest and tummy and fluctuating fever. I used his health card, Medicard, that I got him through ISYC. I told myself before that I hope I’ll never get to use this card, especially Lucas’, but then yesterday, I had to. So far the nurses and the resident doctor were very accommodating. When it’s time for the medical technician to prick Lucas’ finger, she didn’t have a hard time. Lucas was so brave and didn’t cry at all 😉 (just like Nanay 😉). We we’re told that we can wait for the results for about an hour but we just decided to take him home so he could have his siesta. When he woke up, we picked ip the results (and thank God it is not dengue) and brought him to his pedia. It was viral infection (a bad one) and allergies. So he was given an antihistamine and he was required to nebulize (our quickest hope for him to recover).
Nebulizing was easy for Lucas the last time he needed it. But now, he started to resist it. He cries and it’s heart breaking. I kept on telling him that it’ll make him better. I just feel so bad every time I need to hold him tight so he can’t remove the mask and watch him in tears. I jus really hate it when he gets sick.
I’m praying that he won’t get any worse so he can go back to his normal activities and at least enjoy the remaining days of summer.
teachernanay 