Proving My Wife Wrong
Posts tagged Croup
My new worst enemy, Part 2
Aug 30th
Recap from Part 1: Kiddo has croup. Team DB (Daddy Blogger) spent the morning in the ER with steroids and breathing treatments. On way home from said ER, Wifey (whiff-ee) comes down with wicked headache and nausea and by 2PM we are back at the ER with now happy kiddo and now very sick Wifey.
The short: 4 1/2 hours, one CT Scan, and one spinal tap later: meningitis — possibly passed from the kiddo and his croup, but no way to tell. The diagnosis started as the more common and less dangerous viral meningitis, but by day’s end, we More >
My new worst enemy, Part 1
Aug 24th
Croup. I hate croup. I mean, I really…really….really hate croup. This is the second time this year our little one has had it — but this time was a little different. For those of you that haven’t experienced this gem — here is an overview from the Mayo Clinic. Basically, it presents itself as a barking cough, much like a barking seal (this is a very common definition). For our son, the cough is not the issue. Typically, it is one or two quick barks around 4 AM or 5 AM. The gasping for breath that typically follows is the More >
