Gabryle's Story

Gabryle fast asleep a few nights ago
before he got Croup.

Once there was a boy named Gabryle. He started to get a cough, and his parents thought it was just a cold. After a few days the cough got worse and he sounded oh so congested. They decided then to take him to the doctor to have him checked out to be on the safe side.
Gabryle's Mommy took him to the minor emergency clinic and was seen fairly quickly. As soon as they got back to the room they took his temperature and pulse-ox and weight. His temp was at 101 even and his pulse-ox was a 95 and weight was 27.7 pounds. The doctor has at the computer by the scale and went ahead and prescribed a breathing treatment after his full history was taken. The nurse showed us to the exam room and went to get the treatment and nebulizer and a shot of a steroid. We fought with the breathing treatment. Gabryle was not wanting to do it, but Mommy and the nurse did. Ultimately Gabryle's Mommy got most of the first breathing treatment.
He was starting to sound better after it and he took the shot in the leg. He was not a happy camper unfortunately. The doctor ordered a chest/neck x-ray just to make sure nothing was swallowed by chance and to make sure his lungs looked okay. We walked down to the x-ray room and he was not liking having to lay on the board or sitting up while Mommy and the nurses held him to get the pictures needed for the doctor. After about five to ten minutes Gabryle and Mommy were able to go back to the exam room. The x-rays were clear and another breathing treatment was started. This one was a little easier on Mommy. Gabryle laid his head on her chest and drifted off and on to sleep while breathing in the treatment and did not fight as nearly as much.
The doctor came back in and let us know that poor little Gabryle has Croup. Since it is viral no antibiotics will be given, however we will be having him take a steroid for a few days.
Little Gabryle is now home and has had his lunch. His breathing sounds much better and hopefully will be completely back to normal quickly.

Till Next Time!