Would this concern you?

MediaBride

Monday DS was having a really difficult time breathing.  Could not get more than one word out at a time, was wheezing (on exhale), making a funny sound every time he breathed (like it hurt).  We took him to the pedi who said it was a virus.  Mind you, he is terrified of the doctor so he cried the entire time it was there - hard for them to see what I had been describing. 

The next day he was 100% fine.  I expected him to get worse, but it was as if nothing had ever been wrong.  No runny nose, no coughing, no problems breathing at all.  I thought maybe he had an allergic reaction to something on Monday but it started first thing in the Am and he did not have anything different at all the entire day.

I even videotaped him Monday night before he went to bed b/c I thought we'd end up in the ER overnight and I wanted them to see what I was talking about since I knew he'd be screaming.  So I just watched it again and it's SCARY!  There is no doubt about the fact that he was having problems breathing - I've never seen anything like this from him before - even when sick.

Am I crazy to think that there may be something else going on?  I'm totally paranoid now that there is a larger problem and that this was just a symptom that I shoudl not ignore.  Kids don't just wake up one day and have problems breathing and then are fine the next for no reason, right?

 What would you do?

whitedress11

i would call your pedi tomorrow. does asthma run in your family, that is the only thing coming to mind from what you described.

penguingrrl

I agree with PP about this sounding like asthma symptoms.  I would show the video to your ped since he won't behave while at the office.  Hope you get answers and he feels better soon!

MediaBride

Thanks ladies.  I was just reading about Asthma in toddlers online and I think you are right.  I had asthma really bad as a child (was hospitalized for it), so I would not be surprised.  His excema also flared up on Monday so I have a feeling it's all related. 

 I already have an appt to meet with his pedi on Wed next week to talk about his feeding issues and I know he's not in tomorrow.  Maybe I will see if I can get in on Monday instead.  I hate to wait, but I also hate bouncing around between pedi's (his doc doesn't work on Mondays).

Thanks again for your insight!

JOEBunny

It could be allergies.  He is at the age where those start to manifest.  I can be like that, essentially can only breath while standing over a pot of water and 2 hours later be fine.  I am allergic to a lot of things that are in the air, like grass, trees, mold, ect.  You can't always tell what it is that I was "exposed" to.  It has gotten better as I have gotten older, but from about 10 on, I would get up in the night and boil water on the stove so I could stand over it and breath, then by morning be fine.

jpowell3

My son has been tested for allergies & came up negative & the dr doesn';t think he has asthma (he is absolutely fine in the summer). Not much seems to help except the humidifier. Also, I was very skeptical but I was at the end of my resources last year, so at the urging of a friend I took him to a certified pediatric chiropractor. It has helped alot. They helped me understand his body & how/why chirporacter was good for him. Perhaps you should check that out. Good luck