Asthma... and Pediatric Pulmonologist!

Well a few months back Grayson was diagnosed with broncholitis that turned out was a reactive airway issue from his asthma! WE started on a few different meds that he was supposed to wean off from over the past little bit! He has been on oral steroids 3 times... which are absolutely NO fun, and is on now 2 different Nebulizer medication one is a steroid (pulmicort) and the other is a broncho-dialator (albuterol/xopenex). The broncho-dialator was discontinued and was on straight steroid 2 times a day since the beginning of June and the albuterol was on an as needed basis! Well at the beginning of July we went back into the doctor cause he was wet sounding and the cough returned... and before I really started him back on all of his crazy meds ( I don't want to be "that" mom that doses him when he has a common cold) so I took him to the doctor! He ws of course having an asthma reaction so we went on the oral steroid, antibiotics and neb treatments every 4 hrs. I hate to have him on all these meds especially when he doesn't ever get "better" he just levels out! SO when we went for his 1 year check up I asked for a referal to a pediatric pulomonlogist! I didn't know it was SO hard to get into Texas Children's Hospital's Specialty Clinics! I waited a week which I guess isn't all that bad and we now go to see the Pedi Pulmonary dr Dr.F on August 6! I am SO excited cause a co-worker of mine has been taking her son to this dr for 5 years and this doctor she says is just awesome with asthma! I know Grayson has asthma... I had it as a child and still have a VERY VERY minor case of it so I know what it is like! BUT I still don't know if we are on the RIGHT mix of meds and I hope that once we start with her... we can wean him off these meds and onto a more stable medication to prevent the asthma... like I take advaire to prevent daily... I don't know if there is something like that for kids! I just don't want the same issues to come about like at the beginning of the month... being told that your child has fluid on the lungs is just not a happy day! SO I pray that when we see this doctor they can give us some more information... and really help my boy!

Well Grayson is now a real walker... he is walking up a storm! I mean everywhere... yes he still does crawl a lot... BUT I know he will be running soon!

Have a great week!