Day 6 On The Couch

Megan has not moved from the couch in 6 days. She still has a fever, no energy, no appetite, a sore throat, and a terrible cough. This morning she woke up said she felt better and felt like doing something. I suggested taking a shower, which she did, but it zapped all of her energy. She went back to the couch and eventually fell asleep. A while later I was cleaning the bathtub when I heard something. It was Megan crawling on her hands and knees coughing, wheezing, and trying to tell me she could not breathe. I have been lucky that me kids have been fairly healthy and haven't ever experienced this before. I ran to get the phone and just as I was going to call 911, I could hear her breathing again. So we ran out the door and went to QuickCare (again). It was packed but when I told them she was having breathing issues, they got us right in. They gave her a steroid shot to open up her airway and had a breathing treatment. They also gave me an antibiotic (since the Dr. said that a virus doesn't usually have a fever this long), some cough medicine, and some breathing treatments to do at home. I am so glad she finally has some medicine, but am also so frustrated that it had to take this long. I totally understand not over-prescibing antibiotics, but I really wish she could have had them earlier. I hope she turns the corner soon.