Hi Krisp

DD has chronic mild asthma and issues with her right lung (in sufficient surfactant when she was born or damage form one of the respiratory infections she had last year). She was diagnosed at about 15 months of age, but for her Venotlin only works to a point then she needs O2.

We had to call the locum out Tuesday night and were back at the GP's on Wednesday, with nasty cough and traecheal tug both times (not significant enough to me take her to the ER and Dr's agreed).Her GP has started her up with Flixotide (preventer) morning and night, Prednisolone (steroids) for three days and if she goes down again another 3 day dose each time, and ventolin 6 puffs (equivalent of a Neb) 2-4 hourly if we can stretch it. If she hasn't improved by tomorrow we have to take her back tot he GP, she still has rapid and shallow breaths, and a traecheal tug, but hopefully the second dose or Pred will help. DD uses a spacer and has from the start.

She has a detailed asthma plan which I have just had updated for Daycare. It is definitely worth having a Dr who is proactive, we areally happy with ours the the Private and Public Paeds she has had have all been brilliant, she had 5 trips to the ER last year and two long stays, but we found things got signifcantly worse September/October, the early winter months were mostly Croup, ad Bronchiolitis, then later she had Bronchiolitis and Pneumonitis (parent of Pneumonia) and her last admission for her breathing issues was due to the common cold!

I hope the Seratide makes a difference It is horrible seeing our little one's suffer