Faith's had a slight cough for a few days now. It started with a little nasal congestion and has been working it's way downward despite extra time on the Vest and a little Xopenex in the inhaler here and there.
I went ahead and made an appointment in Sacramento with the pulmonologist for her to be checked out...better on a Thursday than the weekend. The Dr. felt similar to how I had. Either her body would rid of the cough in the next 2 days or it would get worse, so it was decided to go ahead and give her 2 weeks of oral antibiotics. Faith requested a pill form this time and gave him a high five, to my surprise! So she should be done with this the day before the Greatstrides walk! Last year at this time she was also ill and had to leave the walk early with Grandpa Marlin when it started raining.
Ugh, while leaving the appointment, I found out that our favorite Dr. who's on maternity leave is not coming back! SUPER upset about that. She was a wonderful person and as a Dr. really listened and responded well with great bedside manner. We will be very sad to no longer have her. She had our trust. Our favorite nurse, Kasey, has also been out for a few months, but is due to return sometime in May....we cross our fingers for her to come back refreshed and ready to take on the tough job battling CF with amazing patients like Faith :) She is a truly wonderful rock in our CF Team and family.
Antibiotics, let's kick it!
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