KC started her PTB (anti-TB) medicines Feb 3, 2010. My husband has been diligently providing KC with her meds at 5am in the morning.
But today, KC had her asthmatic cough again and we are not really sure what triggered it.
For a couple of weeks now, KC has been having colds and her eyes would most of the time look puffy. We did not really give her any medicines for the colds but we as much as possible let her drink a lot of water.
Since she is having difficulty again with the cough, we started to nebulize her again every 4 hours. My husband would also be bringing her to her pedia tomorrow to have her checked.
On the good side, her appetite seems to have increased a bit although we have to still force her to eat at times.
It really worries me that KC is still very sickly even after all the medicines she is drinking. We have even limited the things she can eat and the time she can play she might not be enjoying her childhood anymore :(.
A while ago, I can hear her cousins merrily playing outside but she did not play with them probably because she is not feeling that well.
Next week would be KC's foundation day already, I hope she is already well to be able to participate in her activities.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Joining SocialSpark
I just joined socialspark last Friday, Feb 5. I joined since my officemate has been earning money through blogging and SocialSpark. I started blogging way back October of last year but only joined the SocialSpark this year since my office mate said that the requirements are at least 90 days of blogging and 20 posts so I had to complete that first. I would also need to have a paypal account but I have not started that yet pending how my enrollment in SocialSpark goes.
I was able to register to SocialSpark sucessfully but to tell you honestly, I am not really sure how it works. I was able to see the opportunity to earn $5.00 by doing a blog upon signing up in SocialSpark which is what I am doing right now but I do no know how I can put in my blog that I am joining.
I did see in Izea that we can get educated by enrolling in some courses but some of the terminologies scare me. And when I finally got the chance and the nerve to enroll in one of the courses, the Izea University does not recognize my account when I thought and it is the same as the one I created for the SocialSpark. Then I realized, that I would have to do register a different account for Izea. It was easy enough to do but once I enrolled in one of the courses, I still get confused with the terminologies. :(
I guess I still have to spend a little bit more time to get to know how the SocialSpark works.
I will let you know how that would go in my future blogs.
But in the meantime, I would still continue to write blogs, especially as I discovered, this is a good venue to save a record on the health update of my daughter. I wonder though if the information gets deleted after some time. Hmmmm.
I was able to register to SocialSpark sucessfully but to tell you honestly, I am not really sure how it works. I was able to see the opportunity to earn $5.00 by doing a blog upon signing up in SocialSpark which is what I am doing right now but I do no know how I can put in my blog that I am joining.
I did see in Izea that we can get educated by enrolling in some courses but some of the terminologies scare me. And when I finally got the chance and the nerve to enroll in one of the courses, the Izea University does not recognize my account when I thought and it is the same as the one I created for the SocialSpark. Then I realized, that I would have to do register a different account for Izea. It was easy enough to do but once I enrolled in one of the courses, I still get confused with the terminologies. :(
I guess I still have to spend a little bit more time to get to know how the SocialSpark works.
I will let you know how that would go in my future blogs.
But in the meantime, I would still continue to write blogs, especially as I discovered, this is a good venue to save a record on the health update of my daughter. I wonder though if the information gets deleted after some time. Hmmmm.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
KC's health update
Last Jan 30, 2010, KC and I went back to the doctor for a check up again since she still has the slight cough although she no longer has the asthma attack.
She lost weight again, from 15.1 kg to 14.9 Kg. Her ideal weight for her age (she's 5) should be at least 18Kg. And she still has the wheezing sound when she breathes.
So the doctor gave her antibiotics (Klaz - clarithromycin) on top of the steroids (Prednizone) and the Duavent (nebulization). Her pedia also did a skin test to check if my daughter has primary complex. We got the results back tuesday, Feb 2, 2010.
Here cough has improved and the doctor no longer said she can no longer hear any wheezing so she recommended that the Prednizone and the Duavent be stopped already. She has to continue though with the antibiotics upto Feb 12.
Another bad news is that KC is confirmed to have stage 3 Primary Complex which means she is already has the disease. I don't really remember what stages 1 and 2 are though.
The good news is that this is curable. The treatment process is 6 months long. She has to drink 3 anti tuberculosis medicines every morning before breakfast since it needs to be done with an empty stomach. Her doctor gave us Kidz Kit for tuberculosis which already is already composed of the 3 medicines she needs to drink.
The doctor also had KC go to a liver test to avoid further complications that may arise from her drinking many medicines.
Primary complex as explained by the doctor can come from various sources but we need to make sure that we do not have a source from our household itself. We have been hearing our household help having on and off cough, so we had her X-rayed and go to the sputum test to rule her out. We would get the X-ray result on Sunday (Feb 7) and the Sputum test on Wed ( Feb 10).
I pray that no other complications would arise and that she would be able to get the Primary complex out of her system.
She lost weight again, from 15.1 kg to 14.9 Kg. Her ideal weight for her age (she's 5) should be at least 18Kg. And she still has the wheezing sound when she breathes.
So the doctor gave her antibiotics (Klaz - clarithromycin) on top of the steroids (Prednizone) and the Duavent (nebulization). Her pedia also did a skin test to check if my daughter has primary complex. We got the results back tuesday, Feb 2, 2010.
Here cough has improved and the doctor no longer said she can no longer hear any wheezing so she recommended that the Prednizone and the Duavent be stopped already. She has to continue though with the antibiotics upto Feb 12.
Another bad news is that KC is confirmed to have stage 3 Primary Complex which means she is already has the disease. I don't really remember what stages 1 and 2 are though.
The good news is that this is curable. The treatment process is 6 months long. She has to drink 3 anti tuberculosis medicines every morning before breakfast since it needs to be done with an empty stomach. Her doctor gave us Kidz Kit for tuberculosis which already is already composed of the 3 medicines she needs to drink.
The doctor also had KC go to a liver test to avoid further complications that may arise from her drinking many medicines.
Primary complex as explained by the doctor can come from various sources but we need to make sure that we do not have a source from our household itself. We have been hearing our household help having on and off cough, so we had her X-rayed and go to the sputum test to rule her out. We would get the X-ray result on Sunday (Feb 7) and the Sputum test on Wed ( Feb 10).
I pray that no other complications would arise and that she would be able to get the Primary complex out of her system.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Asthma attack
Today, I brought KC to her pedia for check up due to fever and difficulty in breathing. We have been nebulizing her with Duavent starting Monday morning, and KC would temporarily feel OK then have difficulty in breathing again.
When we told the doctor that, she then confirmed that KC indeed has asthma (she just called it hyperactive airways before)
So aside from the nebulization, the doctor also added a Steroid intake. (forgot what the medicines name was) She would be drinking 4ml 2x a day for 3 to 5 days at full stomach since this medicine can cause ulcer.
Also, if she still has fever up to tom, then a CBC and urinalysis would be done to find out if other sickness is also causing this. She had a fever at around 3pm at 37.8C. I hope she does not have any more fever because she seems to be enduring a lot of needles lately. She would have to undergo the work up for primary complex and that too has a painful test.
I hope and pray my daughter gets well already
When we told the doctor that, she then confirmed that KC indeed has asthma (she just called it hyperactive airways before)
So aside from the nebulization, the doctor also added a Steroid intake. (forgot what the medicines name was) She would be drinking 4ml 2x a day for 3 to 5 days at full stomach since this medicine can cause ulcer.
Also, if she still has fever up to tom, then a CBC and urinalysis would be done to find out if other sickness is also causing this. She had a fever at around 3pm at 37.8C. I hope she does not have any more fever because she seems to be enduring a lot of needles lately. She would have to undergo the work up for primary complex and that too has a painful test.
I hope and pray my daughter gets well already
Monday, January 25, 2010
KC's 6 in 1 vaccination
Last saturday, Jan 23, 2010, was the scheduled vaccine of KC. The shot is a long overdue booster for 6 in 1 (see below). It cost us P3900. It was administered by her doctor.
Before the shot though, he pedia checked KC first. She heard that the lungs are clear although KC still gets that occasional cough. Her weight went from 15.5kg to 15.1kg, so that is a concern. Her allergies on her arms are still there so the doctor said we should still continue with the hydrocortizone for another 5 days. KC's ears was also checked and it looks better now unlike the first time the doctor looked at it.
She also suggested the Smartgrow vitamins for KC which we will purchase once her Cherifer is already out.
If there is no improvement on her weight and occasional cough, we might already be doing a skin test on KC to test if she has primary complex (this is another test that hurts :( ... )
KC cried as soon as she saw the needles because she know what's going to happen already. But although she is crying, she still did not move so that we can inject her with the vaccine. She was not really able to move her arm for at least a day.
The following day though, the occasional cough that she has became a constant cough. So we decided to also bring her to Lola Idad (a manghihilot or a quack doctor) since she effectively heals KC whenever I bring her there. That evening also, she had a fever and she had difficulty in breathing again but not too much like what she had at the start of the year wherein she could not sleep. But since it is still there the following day, we decided to nebulize her using Duavent (I nebulized her 8, 12:45 and 5:45), while still continuously monitoring her temp bec she still gets the fever from time to time. Since she just had a vaccine, the fever was normal but not the fast breathing.
I went to work and then my husband texted me at around 9 that her breathing became fast again and her temperature is going up again. I have this theory that it looks like her fever is causing her allergic reaction because when I was a kid, my eyes would always become swollen everytime I have a fever.
Anyway, I will be bringing her to the doctor again tomorrow after work and then I would also bring her to Lola Idad (the hilot is a 3 day process) so that she can be completely cured. Some would say that one form of healing can make "kontra" the other form. I hope this not the case for me since I believe in them both that is why I am trying them both.
Infanrix® hexa
Infanrix® Hexa is a vaccine used to prevent six diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis B, poliomyelitis (polio) and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).
The vaccine works by causing the body to produce its own protection (antibodies) against these diseases
Before the shot though, he pedia checked KC first. She heard that the lungs are clear although KC still gets that occasional cough. Her weight went from 15.5kg to 15.1kg, so that is a concern. Her allergies on her arms are still there so the doctor said we should still continue with the hydrocortizone for another 5 days. KC's ears was also checked and it looks better now unlike the first time the doctor looked at it.
She also suggested the Smartgrow vitamins for KC which we will purchase once her Cherifer is already out.
If there is no improvement on her weight and occasional cough, we might already be doing a skin test on KC to test if she has primary complex (this is another test that hurts :( ... )
KC cried as soon as she saw the needles because she know what's going to happen already. But although she is crying, she still did not move so that we can inject her with the vaccine. She was not really able to move her arm for at least a day.
The following day though, the occasional cough that she has became a constant cough. So we decided to also bring her to Lola Idad (a manghihilot or a quack doctor) since she effectively heals KC whenever I bring her there. That evening also, she had a fever and she had difficulty in breathing again but not too much like what she had at the start of the year wherein she could not sleep. But since it is still there the following day, we decided to nebulize her using Duavent (I nebulized her 8, 12:45 and 5:45), while still continuously monitoring her temp bec she still gets the fever from time to time. Since she just had a vaccine, the fever was normal but not the fast breathing.
I went to work and then my husband texted me at around 9 that her breathing became fast again and her temperature is going up again. I have this theory that it looks like her fever is causing her allergic reaction because when I was a kid, my eyes would always become swollen everytime I have a fever.
Anyway, I will be bringing her to the doctor again tomorrow after work and then I would also bring her to Lola Idad (the hilot is a 3 day process) so that she can be completely cured. Some would say that one form of healing can make "kontra" the other form. I hope this not the case for me since I believe in them both that is why I am trying them both.
Friday, January 22, 2010
MGMS Foundation Day
This afternoon I went to KC's school (MGMS) for our meeting with regards to the coming Foundation Day. It would be held the last week of February.
We had a couple of agendas on the list:
1. The Nursery and Kinder would have Hawaiian theme on the cultural night on Feb 26. Sis Divine asked us to look for (and create) costumes for our kids. On the side is a picture of what the costume should look like. I hope I can find a floral tops and tights terno, and then I can just add in the straw.
2. We also talked about who would be doing the float for the parade on Feb 27. I suggested that we just try to find somebody we can pay to do the float. This is based on my experience last year wherein it should be the parents who should be doing the decorations on the float. We had a difficult time gathering the parents at that time so we had to bring in reinforcements. We would be contributing P300 for these.
3. We need to bring junks like old newspapers, plastic bottles, etc for extra fundraising
4. We were also given raffle tickets worth P1000 which we are required to sell.
As compared to last year's foundation day, this year hopefully would be cheaper. Last year, the theme of KC's class is Cotillon. The gown itself already cost us P1000. Hopefully, the hawaiian costume is cheaper.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
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