Hello,
I'm worried about DD who turns three in two days. She's been sick for almost 4 weeks now. It started with a week of fever and coughing before she was prescribed a course of amoxycillin. When she finished the course the fever returned and the coughing was worse than ever. She was due to have her grommets put in (she has had glue ear since December) but the doctors at GOSH said there was now a crackling in her right lung and wouldn't recommend putting her under anaesthesia. She was placed on a second course of antibiotics (augmentin) which she finished yesterday. She hasn't had a fever while she's been on them but her chest is still rattly and she is still coughing. It doesn't sound like she's coughing anything up but its a dry rattly cough. I just don't know how to help her and am worried there could be something worse as her chest infection just isn't clearing up.
We are in France at my in laws at the moment and don't know what comes next. Should I take her to doctors and ask for an x-ray or just wait and see. Would they put her on steroids at 3? That's something I'm not particularly keen on but don't want to risk this turning into pneumonia without me picking it up. Anyone with advice or been in a similar situation I'd appreciate your help.
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3 year old's chest infection still there after 2 rounds of anti b's
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mamabear35 · 30/07/2014 08:29
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