Steroids...?!
Dear Nicky,
Well, last night you were pretty miserable. Your croup kept waking you up. I don't know which infuriated you more, the cough/discomfort of breathing irritations or the fact that you couldn't get any sleep. I hate it when you're sick, pal. It makes me insane with worry. I don't know why this should be so, but it is. Must be biochemical. Anyway, the last time you had croup it went from being bad one night to being even worse the next, and neither Mom nor I wanted you (or us) to go through that again. So this morning we went to Doc Mock's office and had you looked at. I asked about a nebulizer, which basically vaporizes medicine for inhalation to open breathing passages. But since your irritants aren't in your lungs but your throat, you merit an easier, more system approach: the oral consumption of the steroid Prednisone. And by golly it seems to have worked wonderfully. It really busted up that barking cough. I gave you a snoot this afternoon. You get another tomorrow, then you're done. I was a little concerned, because they say steroids will stunt one's growth, but the doctor assured me that's only if taken in large amounts for a long period of time. You're sleeping comfortably right now. You were exhausted from last night. When we got back from the docs, you slept till about 1:30, over three hours. You never do that unless you need it, so I guess you needed it. So hopefully tonight you'll sleep deeply and comfortably and get plenty of rest so you'll be on the mend in a big way tomorrow.
Love,
Dad
Well, last night you were pretty miserable. Your croup kept waking you up. I don't know which infuriated you more, the cough/discomfort of breathing irritations or the fact that you couldn't get any sleep. I hate it when you're sick, pal. It makes me insane with worry. I don't know why this should be so, but it is. Must be biochemical. Anyway, the last time you had croup it went from being bad one night to being even worse the next, and neither Mom nor I wanted you (or us) to go through that again. So this morning we went to Doc Mock's office and had you looked at. I asked about a nebulizer, which basically vaporizes medicine for inhalation to open breathing passages. But since your irritants aren't in your lungs but your throat, you merit an easier, more system approach: the oral consumption of the steroid Prednisone. And by golly it seems to have worked wonderfully. It really busted up that barking cough. I gave you a snoot this afternoon. You get another tomorrow, then you're done. I was a little concerned, because they say steroids will stunt one's growth, but the doctor assured me that's only if taken in large amounts for a long period of time. You're sleeping comfortably right now. You were exhausted from last night. When we got back from the docs, you slept till about 1:30, over three hours. You never do that unless you need it, so I guess you needed it. So hopefully tonight you'll sleep deeply and comfortably and get plenty of rest so you'll be on the mend in a big way tomorrow.
Love,
Dad
posted by The Walkin Dude at 9:40 PM
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