2 Sep 2009 - Javier started coughing badly

Jerlene has been coughing for almost one month. Although it did not get worse, neither did it get better. And since 2 days back, Javier started coughing as well and it was quite bad this morning. As such, we took half day afternoon leave and brought both of them to see Dr Tan at KinderClinic. Fortunately it wasn't crowded so we did not wait for too long before our turn.

Dr Tan examined Jerlene first and confirmed that her lungs are clear. However because she has been coughing for about a month, he felt that perhaps Jerlene should start on a course of antibiotics. He prescribed Klacid and Zyrtec for Jerlene. Next is Javier's turn. The moment he felt Javier, he immediately said that he was having slight fever. True enough, the thermometer showed 37.8'C. After some examination, Dr Tan felt that Javier's respiratory "blockage" was quite close to his lung. As such, he advised us to use neubilizer (see below pic) for him, which is much more effective than oral intake. I decided to borrow the neubilizer from my sister. Otherwise, the rental is $10 per day.
I heard from my sister that my nephew hated the neubilizer very much. However, when I tried on Javier, he was ok. He only disliked the medicine "Rhinathiol" which helps to dissolve his phlegm. Not sure whether it's because of the taste or because it's cold as it requires to be stored in fridge. Anyway, will bring him back to Dr Tan this coming Saturday for a review.

Btw, Tracy also started coughing quite badly. Sigh.......for those parents with kids, does this sound familiar? When one family member not feeling well, it's very likely that the whole family will get it sooner or later. I'm the first to start coughing, followed by Jerlene, then Javier and finally Tracy...... Just hope it does not go on a round robin algorithm.