Posted by All Done on February 17, 2004, at 14:52:50
In reply to Re: My sweetie has pneumonia : (, posted by Elle2021 on February 17, 2004, at 2:43:24
> I was diagnosed with asthma when I was 12 years old, it was the exercise-induced type. Now it's that and also allergy induced. It's really bad in the fall and spring. If it gets too cold during the winter, then it acts up then too. Now I'm really prone to bronchitis and upper respitory infections (I have one right now). All I can say, is that if anyone in your house smokes, ask them to quit as soon as possible. If there is one thing that makes my asthma turn into an URI, it's cigarette smoke. Ugh!
>>No one smokes, thank goodness. No offense to the smokers out there, but my dad smoked most of the years I lived with him and I suffered terribly from URIs. My husband had upper respiratory problems as well and my son's great-grandma and grandma both have asthma.
> I think you will just have to use you judgement when trying to decide whether to take him to the hospital or not. Now that you know what pneumonia symptoms look like, you can be watching out for them. It might not hurt to research about babies and asthma on the internet.
>>Thanks for the advice. I actually haven't done any research yet. Sometimes I get so worried I lose sight of some of the easiest ways to calm myself by gathering information. I'm glad you guys are here to point me in the right direction. Thanks, Elle!
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