I think I mentioned early last month, how I took Buddy Guy in because of a persistent cough. The dr decided to ditch the Singulair and try him on a different allergy med regimen (consisting of a nose spray and Zyrtec). Those didn't work after 2 weeks, so she put him on Orapred for 5 days. It did help.. the cough did not completely disappear, but it did lessen. I was supposed to let the dr know (which I did), and just assumed (silly me) that she or the office would call back- either to set up an appointment, or to prescribe some additional meds. No such luck. Well here we are 2 weeks later, and his cough has returned.

I just don't get it. If you (a doctor) think a child may have asthma (even if it's just a mild version) why don't you get serious about it, and do the proper leg work to test for it? We've done the allergy meds.. this isn't just allergies. When can we actually test for asthma? I realize as a parent I need to push to get the help my child needs. But isn't there some responsibility you need to take as well? Don't give him 5 days worth of a medication that *mostly* helps, then go about your business.



So it's a few hours later, and we're back from a trip to the dr. We're going to try him out on an inhaler of sorts- Flovent, that gets dispensed through an aerochamber with a mask.. Crossing my fingers this helps.


Ugh.. Stupid prescription coverage. I called the company D has which pays for prescriptions. They're ok.. but they're telling me that the chamber/mask bit needed to dose the medication is not covered. It's over $70!! I have to wonder.. if this is even correct information, how the hell can they basically deny coverage of something important like this, which helps dose asthma medication (to kids much younger than BG).. when asthma can be potentially fatal? Does that make any sense to you? Thankfully BG has a mild case, but he still needs medication. It's just insane.