In an Instant

That is how quickly things can change. After church on Sunday, Maddy had a runny nose. Later on that night it turned into a wheezy cough and a fever over 101. We started the breathing treatments and saw the dr on Monday. Sure enough, she had an ear infection. He said she is too old for tubes.The key is to prevent her allergies. So once she gets better we'll have to revisit the allergist. He put her on an oral antibiotic, an oral steroid, antibiotic ear drops, and her breathing treatments. But it doesn't end there. Her ear was better by yesterday, but her breathing worsened. She began to cough and wheeze even more. She couldn't finish a sentence without coughing. We kept giving her breathing treatments every 4 hrs around the clock. We went back to the dr today. He said she isn't well and close to hospital admission. Her oxygen saturation was a little low, and her white blood cell count was average. He said it looks like she's coming down with Pneumonia. He gave her a shot of Rocephin, and changed her antibiotic to a stronger one. He also increased her dose of pulmicourt, and added Singulair to the list of meds for her to take. So far she has to take 7 meds. We have to call him tomorrow to check on her. He said she should be better by Friday, and if not they have to consider hospital admission, since all we're doing isn't working. Another thing is that she hasn't eaten or had anything to drink since noon yesterday. I've tried crushed ice, popsicles, and she refuses. Her fever is starting to climb, and she won't drink anything! I don't know what to do. I can't even hold her because of my arm. She's so tired and miserable. This is just heartbreaking.