My girls have been sick since months ago...to be precise, since Chloe attended school.
The viral infection started from Chloe with her sore throat and minor cough. We didn't take it seriously, thought that getting sick was inevitable since Chloe started schooling, naturally the probability of contact with various virus is higher. However, her cough persisted for 3 weeks and Mama felt something was not right. Her cough worsen especially in the night. So, Mama sent Chloe to Dr. Patrick Chan for a check. Fortunately, the lung was clear but Dr. Patrick told us that we must treat her cough to prevent her from developing into Asthma. Dr. Patrick told us that since I had Asthma history and Papa has sinus problem, it is a likelihood for our children to develop the same kind of allergy too. No Antibiotic was prescribed, but Ventolin, Flixotide and Singular were prescribed to treat her cough and prevention of Asthma.
It was very effective, Chloe stopped coughing in the night after 4 days. Mama stopped the treatment immediately even though the plan was up to 7 days. Mama always has the concept not to feed them so much medication and hoping that their body can build immunity to fight against the virus.
Unfortunately, she caught the viral conjunctivitis after the cough. The Conjunctivitis lasted for about 10 days. Papa was worried because her left eye was red and looking at her red eyes just made us heartache. Dr. Patrick prescribed Pantone Eye Drop and Fucithalmic Eye Oilment. It didn't clear her eyes after 4 days and we started to worry because Papa read from the net that Conjunctivitis should only last 4 - 5 days. Anyway, we rushed to the eye specialist since Dr. Patrick also recommended us to visit the eye specialist if the red eyes did not subside. We went to Dr. Tan, the ophthalmologist, in the Prince Court Medical Centre on that saturday. Dr. Tan prescribed another eye drops and oilment (don't remember the name), and after 3 days. Her red eye was clear and no more discharge.
The conjunctivitis story did not stop there. Viral Conjunctivitis is infectious! Poor Darling Clarisse was also infected with conjunctivitis. It must be from Jie Jie Chloe, since they are very close to each other. They play together, they eat together, they sleep together, they even sometimes bom bom (bathe) together. I already instructed Novi not to put them together, but it is somehow unavoidable to have contact especially four of us sleep in the same room. Mama teared when I found out that Clarisse had sticky eyes like Chloe. I applied the same eye drops and oilments after consulted Dr. Tan during the follow up session. Thank god, Clarisse did not develop any redness in her eyes, just a little sticky in the morning and mild discharge on and off.
Days after everyone back to healthy and normal stage, Chloe caught a viral infection again with an extremely high fever. I truly detest Chloe getting fever because her fever always hits 40 deg C and it worried me heaps!!!!!! The extremely high temperature is very dangerous, I have to be extra cautious and take extra care. I heard too much, and I want to try my best to protect my child. Dr. Patrick once confirmed with me that some children has the tendency to hit 40 deg C everything they get fever, and he assured me that it is ok. This will continue until their age of 8 (if I remembered correctly). However, we must take extra care and monitor the temperature and try to suppress the temperature from going up further. I hate inserting Voltaren through rectal, even though Doctors and Nurses assured me that it is not painful, I detest seeing how Chloe struggled when Papa tried to insert the Voltaren. We can never do it properly but the nurses and doctors could do it without Chloe noticing it.
Mama and Papa spent our one week Raya Merdeka Holiday at home to take care of Chloe.
Chloe recovered after three days, No antibiotic, just Progesic paracetamol. Augmentine Antibiotic was prescribed, but Dr. Patrick said we could use it later if the fever persisted after three days. Luckily, the fever subsided after three days. Good job, Chloe. Your body is slowly building immunity to fight against virus.
Once again, Virus can be as contagious as love. The love between the two sisters transmitted the viral to my baby Clarisse. Clarrise caught fever after Chloe has recovered. However, Clarisse's fever was about 38 deg C - 39 deg C which is the normal fever temperature. Of Course, I was worried. Immediately I sent her to Dr. Ong, another pead, since Dr. Patrick was off on Sunday.
Dr. Ong checked both Chloe and Clarisse. Why? What's wrong with Chloe? Chloe already recovered, right? YES, recovered from fever, but don't know why her cough is back and especially in the night which interrupted her from sleeping.
Dr. Ong told us that Chloe is wheezing a little, and that we should take care of it to prevent from Asthma, as per advised earlier on. He told us to continue to continue the treatment with Ventolin and Flixotide for 2 weeks after she has stopped coughing. He also prescribed Mucoprom 3.5ml for Chloe if the cough is really bad. Dr. Ong said we can ommit the Mucoprom (cough syrup) but to enable her to sleep better in the night, we can feed her once in the night.
As for Clarisse, apparently, she caught the virus from her Jie Jie Chloe. Her nose was blocked, right ear was infected and throat was a little red too. Dr. Ong prescribe Distaclor Antibiotic, Antamin for her cough, and Progesic Paracetamol for her fever. As per advised by Dr. Ong, we fed Clarisse with the Antibiotic for exactly 5 days. Fever subsided, but nose is still quite blocked, coughing still.
Up till yesterday, they were still coughing a little. What worse was that I found both girls' eyes were all watery and there were yellowish discharges continuously. I started to feel weary and down, what is going on. These continuously virus thingy has been around since months ago.....and my babies are still sick.
This morning, we are back to Dr. Patrick again. I really like Dr. Patrick because he always made me feel "Nothing is wrong, just minor sickness! Don't Worry" but I really hate it when he asked me "how old is mei mei?" Why? Because I answered, "13 years" and he replied ,"Good! Not long More!" Ya..He is a mean Doctor!!!!! He agreed that he is not a pet person but still it is cruel to say that about my pet. Don't curse Mei Mei. Mei Mei is going to enjoy her longevity in her life. :)
Anyway, Dr. Patrick's consultant assured me that my girls are fine. Just allergic from the haze and also it could be genetic allergy since Mama and Papa both has allergy problem (asthma and sinus).
Prescription for Chloe :
Ventolin 2 puff /time/ 2 times/ day x 7 days
Flixotide 2 puffs/time/ 2 times/day x 14 days
Nasonex 2 spray/time/ 2 times/day x 7 days
Prescription for Clarisse :
Nasal Spray 4 time/day
Zyrtec 2.5ml once per day 7 days
Oxy-spray 2 sprays/time/ 2 times/day x 5 days
Singular X 2 weeks
My darling princesses.......please get well soon. Love you girls...Muaks
Mama and Papa spent our one week Raya Merdeka Holiday at home to take care of Chloe.
Chloe recovered after three days, No antibiotic, just Progesic paracetamol. Augmentine Antibiotic was prescribed, but Dr. Patrick said we could use it later if the fever persisted after three days. Luckily, the fever subsided after three days. Good job, Chloe. Your body is slowly building immunity to fight against virus.
Once again, Virus can be as contagious as love. The love between the two sisters transmitted the viral to my baby Clarisse. Clarrise caught fever after Chloe has recovered. However, Clarisse's fever was about 38 deg C - 39 deg C which is the normal fever temperature. Of Course, I was worried. Immediately I sent her to Dr. Ong, another pead, since Dr. Patrick was off on Sunday.
Dr. Ong checked both Chloe and Clarisse. Why? What's wrong with Chloe? Chloe already recovered, right? YES, recovered from fever, but don't know why her cough is back and especially in the night which interrupted her from sleeping.
Dr. Ong told us that Chloe is wheezing a little, and that we should take care of it to prevent from Asthma, as per advised earlier on. He told us to continue to continue the treatment with Ventolin and Flixotide for 2 weeks after she has stopped coughing. He also prescribed Mucoprom 3.5ml for Chloe if the cough is really bad. Dr. Ong said we can ommit the Mucoprom (cough syrup) but to enable her to sleep better in the night, we can feed her once in the night.
As for Clarisse, apparently, she caught the virus from her Jie Jie Chloe. Her nose was blocked, right ear was infected and throat was a little red too. Dr. Ong prescribe Distaclor Antibiotic, Antamin for her cough, and Progesic Paracetamol for her fever. As per advised by Dr. Ong, we fed Clarisse with the Antibiotic for exactly 5 days. Fever subsided, but nose is still quite blocked, coughing still.
Up till yesterday, they were still coughing a little. What worse was that I found both girls' eyes were all watery and there were yellowish discharges continuously. I started to feel weary and down, what is going on. These continuously virus thingy has been around since months ago.....and my babies are still sick.
This morning, we are back to Dr. Patrick again. I really like Dr. Patrick because he always made me feel "Nothing is wrong, just minor sickness! Don't Worry" but I really hate it when he asked me "how old is mei mei?" Why? Because I answered, "13 years" and he replied ,"Good! Not long More!" Ya..He is a mean Doctor!!!!! He agreed that he is not a pet person but still it is cruel to say that about my pet. Don't curse Mei Mei. Mei Mei is going to enjoy her longevity in her life. :)
Anyway, Dr. Patrick's consultant assured me that my girls are fine. Just allergic from the haze and also it could be genetic allergy since Mama and Papa both has allergy problem (asthma and sinus).
Prescription for Chloe :
Ventolin 2 puff /time/ 2 times/ day x 7 days
Flixotide 2 puffs/time/ 2 times/day x 14 days
Nasonex 2 spray/time/ 2 times/day x 7 days
Prescription for Clarisse :
Nasal Spray 4 time/day
Zyrtec 2.5ml once per day 7 days
Oxy-spray 2 sprays/time/ 2 times/day x 5 days
Singular X 2 weeks
My darling princesses.......please get well soon. Love you girls...Muaks
4 comments:
hey mama, i have follow your blog since the day u started it and found that Chloe's immune system is not so strong. I have a suggestion but just a suggestion....why don't u try to give her probiotics. once a day for maintenance and to prevent her from getting cough and cold easily. try asking your peds. dr ong uses Prolactor (either capsule or suspension) Dr Patrick i'm not sure whether he is still using LactoGG (capsule) or he has started on Protexin Restore (powder). most peds will pescribe probiotics for patients who visit them frequently. normally u will see the result in 2-4 weeks time.
Hey, Nicole. Thanks for your comment. You know what? I have been feeding them Pro-biotics regularly about 6 months ago. Dr. Patrick is using LactoGG, after we finished the LactoGG, I am giving them Lacto 5 now. But honestly, Chloe is not on the Probiotic regularly because she refused to take it...Whereas Clarisse is eating Lacto5 daily. That's why Clarisse is stronger compared to her sister.
I cannot mix the probiotic into her milk because she likes her milk slight warmer. I used to mix it with her yogurt drinks but since the day she was coughing, I stopped because I don't think cold drink is good for her coughing.
Haiya!! Headache, I have a very very very notti girl!!!
But, thanks for reminding me. I should make and effort to get Chloe take the probiotic. Dr. Patrick actually told me it works well too. But currently, I really wish I can treat her cough and blocked nose first. :(
chris, u might want to try prolactor then. LactoGG is good but only 1 strain which is not enough to cover the large intestines.
it's ok to mix the probiotics into milk as long as the child finish the milk. Probiotics work well at human body temperature. so even the milk is slightly warmer it wouldn't exceed 40 degree celcius.
If chloe doesn't like capsule, then try suspension. most children love the taste of prolactor suspension but i think it's too sweet. does chloe drink juice or ribena? u can mix probiotics into it.
I'm not sure abt Lacto5. but most peds are using LactoGG, Prolactor, Protexin Restore (quite new). they hardly prescribe lacto 5 or biolife coz it's available in pharmacies. If u don't mind, i will give u some samples.
cough and blocked nose are really really difficult. continue to take probiotics and scot's emulsion, it will help
hope ur 2 little princess recover soon
Nicole, Thanks Thanks for the information. Now I know, it is SO MUCH easier if i can just mix it with her milk. Ya, I couldn't get LactoGG from the Pharmacy, and the pharmacy said Lacto5 works the same. I asked Dr. Patrick, he said is fine too. Can I get Prolactor from the Pharmacy? I will go Caring and check if it's available. Thanks Ya, Nicole.
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