The Never-Ending Cough

Almost three months. That's how long our poor sweetie has had her cough. It's one of those you-need-to-clear-your-throat coughs. The rumbly, gunky kind. Gaby's been on three different antibiotics these last few months and it gets a little better for a couple of days, but then comes back again and has never fully gone away. So, on Monday we went back to the pediatrician and she took a couple of x-rays of Gaby's head and we got a very clear view of Gaby's left sinus full of gunk! And her left ear was also pretty infected. Apparently, Gaby's got a very resistant bug that doesn't respond to traditional meds. So the next step was a Rocephin antibiotic injection for three days straight-yikes! Today, we went in for the last dose. Let me tell ya, that shot looks soooo painful! It's a huge dose and it looks pretty thick. I can just imagine how terrible it feels going in. Poor kiddo has been a real trooper but they make her leg so sore she limps for a few hours afterwards:( She does seem better today. And now has to do yet another week's worth of an oral antibiotic-Bactrin. Hopefully, these meds do the job. I feel like we've hit it with everything we've got!