my son had heart surgery when he was 9 days old hes now 5 months and he has problems breathing what do i do?
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When respiratory difficulties are involved, you go immediately to the E.R.  This is not something to play around with.  Now go!
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Get him some Therabreath. There's coupons at http://www.therabreathwarning.com/info/therabreath.html
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take him back to america... and to a pediatrician immediately... a baby can compensate for things being wrong but not for long...
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can understand your pain.  Your child is too young for strong allopathic medicines.  Stop giving sugar in all forms to your kid.  In place of sugar, the best choice will be jaggery.  Try Kasamrita cough syrup by Baidyanath if available.  You can buy cough syrup by Dabur also.  The doses will be half tea- spoon three times a day.  Give him one tea-spoon honey twice a day. Honey is very good for cough and cold.  If you are also suffering from colds, stop feeding your baby.  Keep him warm.  Rub eucalyptus oil on his chest and neck for better sleep.  In some cases, it takes little longer time for the cold to go.  Do not worry.  Things will be fine at your end.  Pray for your child's recovery.  Add quarter tea-spoon of turmeric powder to the kid's milk every time.  In case of more complications, seek doctor's help.\n\nBest of health,
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It is a difficult time in recovery. Many men hate this because they feel out of control, and lots of men who have heart bypass surgeries are people for whom control of their life is important. So some of the irritableness is because of their feelings of not being in control. It is also possible to have some mild depression afterward.\n\nRead about psychological recovery after bypass surgery here:\nhttp://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1175/is_n9_v22/ai_6583426\n\nSo what should you do? First, don't take his response personally. Also, don't worry so much about saying the wrong thing. It is really going to be difficult to know what is the right thing to say. So just act like he is your father! Talk about current events, things going on, his plan for rehabilitation. Find out what he wants to talk about. Start helping him to do some things that he can have control over.\n\nAs far as pain management goes, you should talk with his physician to make sure that his pain management is correct. He should have some pain, but it shouldn't be overwhelming.\n\nFind out also what the schedule for rehabilitation will be. When is he going to start cardiac rehab?\n\nRead more about bypass surgery and recovery here:\nhttp://www.heartinfo.org/ms/guides/16/main.html\n\nHang in there.
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My Doc told us if we hadn't started PT when we did, (7 months) our son would not be walking, talking, and getting ready to start all-inclusive Kindergarten in September.  Like I said, he started at 7 mos, and is now 5 years old.  We have gone to PT 1-2 times per week for over 4 years now, and I truly believe he would not be as mobile if we had just let him lay in a bed and allow his muscles to get tighter.  If you do not have PT, your son may have tendon shortening, which causes even more tip-toes and in the future he may need surgery for it.  \n\nFrom what you describe, our experiences are very similar.  At 5 months, my son was nowhere near sitting up, he was drooling a lot, and he spit up every time he was fed.  He was also very irritable, but we found out it was a milk allergy causing all the crying.\n\nI am confused with the "normal MRI".  CP is caused from lack of oxygen to the brain, which in turn causes the damage, which shows up in the MRI.  Was he sedated for the MRI?  My son had his MRI at 13 months, but the Ped. Neuro. said the damage would show no matter what age the MRI was done.  He said it will never get better or worse, with respect to the test results, not your child's motor skills.  \n\nYou can never go wrong with PT, it cannot do any damage, and it will only help your son.  It will be worth it in the long run.  Sometimes I see older kids with CP that are mobile, but have a fisted hand, or a severe limp, and I wonder if they had Physical Therapy.  Please do this for your child.  I hope you have a Pediatric PT in your area, we drive 4 hours round trip for ours.  We have a Pediatric Feldenkrais PT and she has done wonders for our son, in my opinion it's better than traditional PT for our child.  Go to www.feldenkrais.com to find a practitioner in your area and learn more about this type of PT.  Good luck!
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I have two boys and went Thur similar issues.  We found a really good Pediatric & Adult Asthma Doctor.  So he treats all of us.  And the kids have been able to stay with him.  \nIt can be really scarry when their that young and you stay up all night listening to them and watching them to make sure their o.k.  Been there, twice.  Children are stonger than you realize.  But, it's still scarry and are Motherly instincts, just wanta fix it.  \nMy advice would be to start a log.  Of when you child is better and worse.\nMorning or night.  Usually night I found.  Times of years, Spring and Fall are our worst, seasonal induce asthma, tree pollens.  Wet, rain, mold.\nThe good news is an allergist can really help.  But only if you follow  a regiment he suggest and here's the hard part for me, being faithful to follow it.\nIt can be hard to stay with the routine of making your kid take there meds.  Later on when they get older.  But, it's also easier  because you'll be more attuned to your childs symptons.  Hope this helps and good luck.
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I wouldn't gamble with a home remedy for an eight month old. It's possible that he's experiencing drainage due to a cold or other respiratory illness but there's too many cons (such as permanent loss of hearing) to rely on a home method. Return to his pediatrician for re-evaluation. If he's been on an antibiotic for less than 24 hours, it may need time to kick in. If it's been over, he may have a tolerance to the antibiotic prescribed. Good luck!
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He has had his open heart surgery and coming home. Make him feel warm and comfortable..make the place feel calm and peaceful. Make up a lovely dinner for him (light and according to what the doc's told he could have) and play some light soothing music..talk to him about things thats been happening so that he'd feel he didnt miss out on anything. Dont talk about the surgery or anything related to medicines, hospitals or doctors. He was sick and since he's had the surgery, dont let him feel like a 'patient'..talk positive.\n\nProbably u three could sit and play a game or something or watch some old home videos taken in the past..If you really want to 'buy' him something, buy him a card with beautiful wordings saying that you all are happy he's back homem again ..probably a huge one with ur granddaughters words on it too..\n\nHe'll get well soon..ur in my prayers..
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My son also had problems with runny nose cough congestion it seemed like an eternity. I almost bought stock in Kleenex and Puffs....lol. He was even hospitalized for the condition. He was on every med I think known to man kind for allergies. I finally had had enough and told his pedeatrician I wanted to see an ENT specialist. He told me that was his next option, go figure. We went to the ENT and he recommended removal of the tonsils and adenoids. The surgery went well and after about a week the pain was gone for good. He has not been sick since no runny nose nothing and has been almost a year since surgery. Don't let the child being young dissway you from the surgery. It is actually better to do it when they are young than to wait until they are older.
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I wish I could give you a positive view on this, but i can't. some babies are born with disorders, and you probably won't know more about what is going on until the further testing is done. my nephew had siezures when he was a newborn and he is fine now, no learning disorders or anything. So its not always life threatening. but they already detected a problem in the brain, so the baby might have a learning problem. But odds are if it was life threatening, the baby wouldn't of made it to delivery. plus in time the problem could correct itsself. babies do that. I was born with a hole in my heart,and a collapsed lung and my heart healed itsself, so did my lung..point being, it could take care of itsself. where the baby is right now is the best way to know for sure. After the doctors are done, they will let you know what to expect. babies can have silent seizures too which would explain why she stopped moving. my son had one when he was 14 months old, and it took him 6 hours to twitch a finger, his also lasted 15 minutes long not the usual 30 seconds to a minute and a half. Its scary to have to go thru what you are going thru right now, try to stay strong for everyone and hope for the best. sorry I couldn't give you the magic answer. but I figured i would share my experiences with it in hopes that it would help put your mind at ease a little. try to think positive even though at times its hard to do..
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Your son is screaming silently for help.  Hopefully the hospital admits him into a treatment program.  However, your son needs to help himself.  This will only happen when he is ready to accept help.  I am going through something similar to this with my own daughter. \n      Good luck to you and your son.
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I went through this when my husband had open heart surgery.  Contact your local community services, they  have emergency family care and they will help you financially.  Also check your local charities.  Ours helped with the light bills during this time of need.  We donated back to them when he got able to go back to work.  Good luck to you and your husband, I know this is a scarey and trying time for you both.  You are both in my thoughts.
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Laryngeal edema (swelling of the voicebox) is nothing to fool around with.  Watch her breathing, make sure it is easy and unlabored.  If ANY wheezing occurs call 911 because this can stop her breathing.  A trip to the MD to ensure there hasn't been permanent injury isn't out of the question but if that isn't possible then keep an eye on her for the next 24 hours.  If her breathing remains okay, the rest will heal on its own
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itll take awhile to heal up.. bad breath will persist since the tonsils usually trap many bacteria, etc\n\nwithout them they will easily enter the esophagus\n\nby the way, your son will be more prone to airborne diseases
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call 911 then its 5 compressions to 2 breaths, you compress the sternem in between the lower portion of the ribs
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It could be just the process of growing and if he's a very active little guy, it could be understandable.  But just to be on the safe side, I would take him to a pediatrician or at least call the pediatricin and talk to them about it.  Never hurts to get the little ones "checked-out" from time to time.