Posts by peilover010202

Thanks for posting this.  We're also going to an Amusement Park in a few weeks, and I've been so worried about the rides.  I usually ride the roller coasters with my 7yo and his friend while dh takes the younger boys on the...

My dh has a strong history of heart disease in his family and has always been careful about his lifestyle (vegetarian, regular exercise, etc.) Well, his most recent cholesterol test came back at 195. While that is still considered...

We just went through whooping cough here. 4yo ds and 18mo ds. Anyway, when I got the + on 18mo's pertussis test, I immediately called the dr for a round of abx for 4yo. So, 4yo has had a *very* minor case. However, 18mo ds has really...

YES! This happened to a friend of mine. Her children were totally unvaxed, but one had a really horrible case of asthma and her dr's scared her into the Pertussis vaccine for her then 3yr old. Well, off to school he went with a...

we are going through pertussis here, just confirmed today. We're on day 28 today. ds3 is 17mo. When you see the first few paroxymal coughs, it's pretty scary. I've really rethought my decision to not ax (ds2 and ds3 are unvaxed.) Of...

Jenaka, I am doing the abx for my 4yo. My 17mo (today!), has been coughing now for 28 days, so no longer contagious. I have increased SA to 4000mg for my 17mo and 6000mg for my 4yo.

Marnica, that's my concern. At this point, we don't have a + result for ds3, and ds2 has been exposed and has started the coughing. I cannot quarantine for another 21 days. Sounds selfish I'm sure, but ds1 is involved in soccer and...

Vomiting is very typical. It's important to keep her hydrated first. I've been mixing ds's SA into a very small amount of apple juice and giving it to him via syringe feeding (he's 17mo old though.) I've been able to get 1000mg down...

If she's taken abx, then according to my research, she's no longer contagious (after a 5 day prescription for Zithormax.) And no longer contagious after 21 days of coughing without abx. My dr did a immunoglobulin test for Pertussis,...

i'm facing the same dilemma with my 16 mo old ds right now. He's been coughing for 3 weeks, spasms for 1.5 weeks. Here is a link to some info from my original post. I did start Sodium Ascorbate on Friday, but haven't gotten a high...