It was late evening of March 13, 2012 that I noticed Ryken having difficulty breathing. He had cough (with severe phlegm) and colds then and his back arched a bit as he breathed, which was unlike the other times that he was sick. He couldn't sleep well that night and he kept on tossing and turning on the bed, probably finding the best position where he could breathe more easily.
I contacted our pedia, Dra. Grace De Joya, early morning the next day and she advised that I give Solmux Broncho to Ryken and that I also bring him to the clinic for check-up. Dra. Grace's initial diagnosis was pneumonia and we were advised to do a chest x-ray. She also prescribed Clarithromycin and Salbutamol Nebules. Ryken was supposed to be admitted to the hospital but thankfully, he was still energetic and playful and didn't lose his appetite so there was no need for confinement.
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We were lucky that hubby had a nebulizer and Ryken seemed to enjoy nebulizing because it probably helped ease his breathing. We just let him smell the "smoke" since he cannot put the apparatus yet in his mouth.
We went to Philippine Children's Medical Center (PCMC) in Quezon Avenue for the chest x-ray since the hospital is just across our office. When we got the result after two days, the impression was "Bronchopneumonia and/or primary koch's infection." The pneumonia was already being treated so our pedia advised to have a PPD skin test done to confirm if Ryken is positive for primary koch's infection or primary complex.
