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And to think, it all started yesterday afternoon with a runny nose. That's my kid! One moment she can be perfectly fine and the next she's gasping for breath. I started nebulizers last night about 11 and was repeating them every two hours. This morning, as soon as I could get the script from the pharmacy, I started her on oral steriods. Two hours later, when she was still retracting and gasping, I loaded her up for a trip to the urgent care.
Of course, they couldn't do anything to help her there, but it's the only way I know to get a referral to the hospital on the weekend. So, from there we were off to the hospital -- kept in the emergency room for an ungodly amount of time while I tried to explain that she was fine yesterday, but often takes a wheezing nose-dive when she catches a cold or virus.
About 4 p.m. this evening we were given a room in the pediatric unit. She is finally getting some rest and her oxygen levels are back up to 90%. This time she really scared me.
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