GP a struggle? Asthma in toddlers..
Is anyone else finding things a bit of a struggle with their GP?
My 2 year old had a viral wheeze in July, then again in September and then about 3 weeks ago she had a coughing/vomiting episode that was followed by some sort of aspiration on sick maybe/seizure (hospital couldn’t be 100% what it truly was but she recovered from it extremely quickly). The last episode was terrifying because my partner had to give CPR whilst we waited for ambulance so I’m really surprised there wasn’t much follow up at the hospital, although by time a dr came about 2 hours after admission she’d come around very well and was already running about (thankfully!).
We were given a reliever inhaler after the first wheeze, followed the weaning schedule we were sent home with then same again after the 2nd wheeze. Since the last episode she’s on/off struggled with coughing (mostly at night or if running around a lot). I’m no expert but having had childhood asthma myself and my nieces / nephew having the same I think were looking at the possibility of asthma and the hospital said there’s a possibility for it too.
The drs at the hospital said to phone the GP if we are using the blue reliever inhaler more (as in daily) as they may need to assess for a brown preventer inhaler. I rang for the 2nd time in 2 weeks today to say I’m concerned as she’s coughing a lot, being sick daily through coughing as well now so not keeping a great deal of food down but the GP keeps saying it’s one of those things and it’s common that kids get coughs and can be sicky. I don’t disagree that children DO get coughs and CAN be sicky but this feels excessive and they aren’t listening to me. We’re down 2 sets of daughters bedding tonight and a set of our bedding again through projectile vomiting episodes brought on by coughing and it’s affecting her psychologically too because she cries when she coughs and says “sick sick”. We try not to make a deal out of it and are like “it’s ok, only a bit of sick, as long as you’re okay we can get it cleaned up” but she’s terrified of coughing/being sick now which is sending us frill circle! 😩😩
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