Another doctor's visit :(

posted by Angela on March 1, 2009 at 15:40:23

This past week we had to bring Kimberly back to see Dr. Katzenmeyer. The previous weekend Kimberly had some nasal congestion, but it got pretty bad Tuesday night. Also, on Tuesday Kimberly started coughing and it was worse by Wednesday morning. In fact, it seemed like she was having difficulty breathing, which scared me to death. Even though I have asthma and know what it is like, I found that it is totally different when it is your daughter having trouble breathing.

Therefore, George stayed home with her because we didn't know what was wrong with Kimberly, and we didn't want to send her to daycare in case it was something contagious.

That afternoon we both brought her into see Dr. Katzenmeyer. She stated point blank that she was not surprised to see us back, and figured it was just a matter of time. The reason she said this is because of her severe eczema. She keeps reminding us how closely related eczema and asthma are. Dr. Katzenmeyer did not hear any wheezing in Kimberly's chest, but still gave her a breathing treatment at the visit and sent us home with a nebulizer to give treatments to Kimberly 2-3 times per day until her cough goes away.

George and I have a feeling that Kimberly has my allergies and asthma. Dr. Katzenmeyer did not say Kimberly has asthma, but we are both under the impression that she is preparing us for that possible diagnosis.

We will keep you posted on any new developments.