Bronchiolitis

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Bronchiolitis

So we ended up taking Logan to the doctor yesterday. Jon called me at work to tell me he started wheezing a bit, so I went across the hall to see what we should do and they had us bring him in. He has bronchiolitis (an inflammation of the bronchioles), which is a virus that you can get from being exposed to the flu or a cold, which (thanks to me) he was. He had a chest x-ray to make sure he didn't have pnuemonia as well (which was clear). He wasn't put on any medications (antibiotics won't help a virus and steriodal inhalers would just make him hyper with no real effect), so it's mostly just about keeping his nose clear so he can breathe. So far, he's still eating fine and is keeping his smile (most of the time). We hope he gets better soon!