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oceana · 11-29-2006, 10:39 AM

Miguel has always been delicate of mouth. He never choked on anything. If something not food good and chewed made it to the back of his mouth he would barf. He has always been sensitive of tummy... if he thinks he might not like what he is eating and I "make" him try a bite he will barf

Fine picky I can deal with

so a few weeks ago I think he has a cold because his breathing is terrible. I use my organicmama chest rub and it doesnt touch his breathing so I go in for the kill armed with benedryl and nothing he still sounds like a cement mixer driving down teh road... I finally get the flast light and look up his nose... clear. I am sitting there 3rd night in a row holding up his head to help him breath good and am discribing the sound to my husband as "it sounds like something is caught in his throat" then I look in his mouth to discover his tonsils are swollen together.

Went to the doc and he was put on steroids which made him the most cranky miserable human ever... but he was sleeping so at least he wasnt miserable and cranky because he couldnt breath

well its been about a week and he has started making the throat noise again

we have a pediatric appointment at noon...

does anyone have experiance with tonsil issues? what do I need to ask? how does this stuff work? is this just he has large tonsils or is this an alergy or something?

help

thanks
julie

heythereheather · 11-29-2006, 10:57 AM

Erik had his removed at 4, Anders at 2 1/2. Erik was like that--when he got sick his tonsils closed off his throat and I worried about him breathing. He was never given steriods, though. Both of them had tonsils that were completely touching even when they were healthy. Both had them removed for sleep apnea.

Anyway, yes, it could be allergies. And if he's always had a strong gag reflex (Erik did, too), it could be that his tonsils are always large, and then get too large when he's fighting an infection.

I would want to know if it were an infection that could be treated, or a virus. It's critical that your child be able to breathe

so I would want to know what to do to insure that. (will antibiotics be helpful instead of steriods?) Does he have sleep apnea issues? I would want him healthy and then I would monitor that.

Anders' breathing was always strident, he was a HUGE mouth breather and you could hear him from the next room. I'm sure it has to do with allergies, too, in his case, as he has them, but the sleep apnea was pretty significant.

I hope your pediatrician is helpful and responsive!

oceana · 11-29-2006, 11:28 AM

Miguel has always been a snorer... frankly I kept having panic attacks after my younger son was born that the younger wasnt breathing because I couldnt hear him... after Miguel who can expect a baby to be that quiet?

I have never noticed sleep apnea unless last week and thats when I looked in his mouth... I dont know that he is a mouth breather when he sleeps but a few moments before he goes to sleep his breathing becomes quite audiable

he was having apnea moments last night mild ones compaired to a week ago but looking in his mouth his tonsils are touching his uvula... which would be nearly as bad as touching each other

no infection at our last visit we tested for strep and everything we could think of

Thanks for your information
julie

oceana · 11-29-2006, 11:45 AM

So next question

hypothetically if he needs his tonsils out what is the best way to have this done? I dont use much medicines and I know I have a negitive reaction to anathetias especially the kind that have the memory blockers

what are the choices I will be faced with?

oceana · 11-29-2006, 06:24 PM

update

just returned from the doc... she did another strep test just in case... Miguel is going to start refusing to go he hates these so much and a referal to get alergy blood work up done

went and got the blood draw

have a prescription for flownase and will wait the results of the blood work