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amother
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 Tue, Nov 05 2019, 9:41 pm
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I need someone to look over a video clip of my toddler before I send it to the pediatrician. Any volunteers??
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amother
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Tue, Nov 05 2019, 9:42 pm
Why not just send it to the pediatrician?
Are you really going to have an anonymous woman on the Internet view a video of your child?
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amother
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Tue, Nov 05 2019, 9:55 pm
| amother [ Fuchsia ] wrote: | Why not just send it to the pediatrician?
Are you really going to have an anonymous woman on the Internet view a video of your child? |
I prefer someone taking a look first to see if my concerns are legit or not.
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amother
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Tue, Nov 05 2019, 10:02 pm
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I’m not in the health field but I’m very familiar with medical issues. I don’t mind taking a look. what are your concerns about?
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amother
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Tue, Nov 05 2019, 10:03 pm
| amother [ Turquoise ] wrote: | | I’m not in the health field but I’m very familiar with medical issues. I don’t mind taking a look. what are your concerns about? |
tachypnea
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amother
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Tue, Nov 05 2019, 10:06 pm
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Did you count his/her breaths? Any retractions? Grunting? Wheezing?
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amother
Cerise
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Tue, Nov 05 2019, 10:06 pm
| amother [ OP ] wrote: | | tachypnea |
Seriously?
Call your doctor, ASAP
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amother
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Tue, Nov 05 2019, 10:08 pm
For such an issue I would take the very small risk of looking foolish.
Call your dr.
If it's something, you don't want to be sorry you didn't call earlier!
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amother
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Tue, Nov 05 2019, 10:13 pm
| amother [ Cerise ] wrote: | Seriously?
Call your doctor, ASAP |
lol that is why I didn't want to post the issue here! no need to get all hysterical.
its an ongoing- intermittent issue that dr has not been overly concerned about.
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allthingsblue
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Tue, Nov 05 2019, 10:15 pm
| amother [ OP ] wrote: | lol that is why I didn't want to post the issue here! no need to get all hysterical.
its an ongoing- intermittent issue that dr has not been overly concerned about. Pulmonologist- to quote what her wrote on letter to ped: "finally, I have to say that I'm not completely certain about the nature of episodes of intermittent tachypnea. I asked the mother to keep track of I and notify us if those episodes become more frequent".
We had what looked like another episode today- so I videoed it but don't want to send it dr before I get a "2nd opinion". |
Why? What could be the downside of sending it to the doctor right away?
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amother
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Tue, Nov 05 2019, 10:16 pm
| allthingsblue wrote: | | Why? What could be the downside of sending it to the doctor right away? |
They're not going to do anything about it now anyway.
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amother
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Tue, Nov 05 2019, 10:17 pm
| amother [ Turquoise ] wrote: | | Did you count his/her breaths? Any retractions? Grunting? Wheezing? |
So during these episodes they're usually in the 40-50 range (baseline is 30's & dr said he's fine up to 36)
no grunting.
so not sure about the retractions- a lot of belly breathing for sure. and when we were in the hospital once I showed the nurse you see- this is how she breathes often (RR was officially in 50-60's then) they were like, "oh, she looks fine".
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amother
Turquoise
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Tue, Nov 05 2019, 10:20 pm
What did you want a second opinion on? It sounds like you know what you’re doing. You know what you’re seeing.
Don’t be afraid to voice your concerns. Be your child’s advocate. Don’t be afraid of being that overly anxious mother.
I’m sensing that you’re afraid of not being taken seriously. Am I right?
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ima22
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Tue, Nov 05 2019, 10:25 pm
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Did they rule out cardiac issues?
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amother
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Tue, Nov 05 2019, 10:29 pm
| amother [ Turquoise ] wrote: | What did you want a second opinion on? It sounds like you know what you’re doing. You know what you’re seeing.
Don’t be afraid to voice your concerns. Be your child’s advocate. Don’t be afraid of being that overly anxious mother.
I’m sensing that you’re afraid of not being taken seriously. Am I right? |
If this would be considered retractions or not- like maybe she just breathes funny?
of course she never does this on exam...
yes, you're right...
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amother
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Tue, Nov 05 2019, 10:32 pm
[quote="ima22"]Did they rule out cardiac issues?[/quote
Cardiac was never brought up. happens to be she had an echo done when she was a baby- and all was fine (all because of a stupid chest xray done wrong and they decided she has an enlarged heart)
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amother
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Tue, Nov 05 2019, 10:37 pm
It's so sad when medical professionals don't take a mother's concerns seriously. Doctors should never brush off a mother's concerns. A mother knows her child, knows what's normal for the child and what's not.
OP, I have a child with a rare health condition. It took a few years to get diagnosed because it wasn't something that doctors could see in the office, more like an 'invisible illness'. I was brushed off and basically told that I'm crazy. So I hear you in thinking a hundred times before forwarding the video to the doctor.
I don't know anything about tachypnea so I don't think I can help you too much. I can look at the video but I will definitely tell you to forward to doctor  You can email me looking2rentapartment@gmail.com
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amother
Turquoise
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Tue, Nov 05 2019, 10:38 pm
| amother [ OP ] wrote: | If this would be considered retractions or not- like maybe she just breathes funny?
of course she never does this on exam...
yes, you're right... |
Have you watched YouTube videos of what retractions look like? Get an idea of what you’re looking for and watch your video again.
Look under the chin at the neck and between the ribs. If you see the skin pulling in then it could be retractions. If you aren’t sure if it’s considered retractions then it probably isn’t.
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amother
Cerise
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Tue, Nov 05 2019, 10:42 pm
| amother [ OP ] wrote: | lol that is why I didn't want to post the issue here! no need to get all hysterical.
its an ongoing- intermittent issue that dr has not been overly concerned about. Pulmonologist- to quote what her wrote on letter to ped: "finally, I have to say that I'm not completely certain about the nature of episodes of intermittent tachypnea. I asked the mother to keep track of I and notify us if those episodes become more frequent".
We had what looked like another episode today- so I videoed it but don't want to send it dr before I get a "2nd opinion". |
It's ridiculous to ask for a "2nd opinion" from an anonymous poster who has no medical credentials, no access to your childs medical history, no information about the specialist referral and visit, and no history of having examined your child or ability to currently examine your child.
And you have instructions from the pulmonologist. Send the video. That's their job to figure out. Not yours or an anonymous poster on Imamother.
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amother
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Tue, Nov 05 2019, 10:43 pm
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