Pneumonia

After several discussions and much debate, the docs are now treating Emma for pneumonia. Her chest xray looked "suspicious" and her fever and breathing worsened overnight. While they aren't entirely sure whether it is viral or bacterial, the senior staff pediatrician finally decided to 'err on the side of caution' this afternoon, and they've started Emma on I.V. antibiotics. She's also receiving nebulized Ventolin and/or epinepherine every couple of hours (the meds are given in a fine mist through a face mask).

After a long and restless night (in which neither Emma nor Daddy got much sleep), Emma had a much quieter day today. By this afternoon, her breathing was not as laboured, she was not requiring as much oxygen, and her fever was lower. So far, all of her blood tests have come back within normal limits and she does not have any of the viruses (including RSV) they've tested for. While she's still clearly uncomfortable and has a nasty cough, she's sleeping better tonight, and we're hoping the antibiotics will kick in and that she'll be feeling better very soon.