I had posted a message the other day, but I dont' think it ever showed up?! :?: Anyways, there may be the chance that Linda-marie has asthma; we recently took her to the hospital because of a cold she has for over 2 months now..it would get better than worse and finally her breathing was so bad we just took her...and they kept her overnight. Gave her oxygen, a steroid to help reduce inflamation, etc and she was well enough to come back home the next day, thank God! We were told she had "Reactive Airway Disease" Now, I've been reading how many kids with reflux also have asthma and that does make a lot of sense. We've been trying to ween her off her Zantac to see how she does so she was hardly getting it at all during the couse of this cold and I feel like such a bad mommy! I've gone back to giving it to her to see if it makes a difference and I plan on making a appointment for her to see a pulmonary doc. Hubby has a mild case of asthma and he has allergies both of which I know can be genetic so I suppose she got this from him and the cold is what set it off. Also, kids can outgrow reflux, right?? So is there a chance she would outgrow the asthma like symptoms also?? If only I wasn't pregnant, I swear I'd be drinking.....:drinkalot:

Shanna, sorry about your other post, the server was upgraded the other day and unfortunatley some of the posts were lost.

Thats no good that she has been in the hospital, and it is true that a lot of kids with reflux also have asthma. Most kids will grow out of reflux, about 98%, and although it will take longer I was told that most kids will outgrow childhoos asthma as well. This doesn't make it any less serious and should be treated serious from the beginning of the diagnosis.

Both my sons have mild asthma and hardly need medication, until they are sick and at this time the reflux flares really bad, so we are on a mininal dose of preventer through winter and on the onset of illness we double the dose and this reduces most asthma complications while they are sick.

I am not sure about totally outgrowing asthma, but I know it can change as they get older. My brother-in-law had really bad asthma as a kid and now he is not really bothered by it. He only has to use an inhaler when he is exerting himself and he used to have to use it daily. My husband had terrible allergies to flowers as a kid and now they don’t bother him at all, but he is allergic to cats, go figure.:smt102

I hope if it is asthma they can find something to help her out. I know how you feel about a drink. Sebastian has been a total grouch this week, I could really go for a margaretta or a relaxing glass of whine right about now :drinkalot: (and it is only 9:00 am)

Thanks so much for the replys; she actually only coughed once last night, thank God. I spoke with her doc and I mentioned taking her to the pulmonary (sp?) doctor and he said that would be a good idea..course I called her office and there is not an opening till next month..blah!! I'm just so thankful that she still has a great appetite and is still playing and now pulling herself up on everything.

Yes, you can outgrow asthma. However, the earlier you get it, the less likely you are to outgrow it. Most kids who do outgrow it, outgrow it by the time they hit puberty. If not by then, it's much less likely to go away.

For most kids, asthma is very easily managed with a maintenance program (daily meds) if they're chronic, and rescue meds if they just have infrequent attacks. My son has been on daily asthma meds nearly since birth, and he's a "normal" kid. He plays on a soccer team (since he was 3), swims competitively (since he was 6) and is an all-around junior jock. If you didnt see him taking his meds every day, you'd never now anything was wrong with him, and he has a pretty significant case of small airway disease (only 59% effective untreated).