RaceRat79 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 (edited) Wondering if anyone has a child suffering from Asthma that goes to the Dunes? Besides the obvious of regular asthma precautions and medications. My child (12 years old) wears a sand sock and stays inside if it's really windy/sandy out. Thanksgiving trip was cut short due to an asthma episode which has now turned into bronchitis in just a day. Besides the obvious of just quitting the Dunes all together (probably a reality of his condition) I'm reaching out to the DDR community to see if anybody has advice, stories, or suggestions? Edited November 30, 2009 by RaceRat79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandblower Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Unfortunately, we can relate. We were there 4 years ago at New Years weekend. Wind was ripping. My wife woke me up at 2am saying she couldn't breathe. I quickly loaded up and we were on the road an hour later. She felt better after we got out of the area into cleaner air. After we got home, it got worse and I took her to the hospital. She was in bad shape. Had to stay the night and received extensive respiratory therapy. She's had asthma ever since. Just like your son, she got bronchitis the next day. Now, we look at the weather for wind forecast. I like intellicast.com and look at the hourly forecast. She does not sit around the camp fire (smoke). Don't stay long at comp hill or congested areas due to dust. Don't camp in congested or dusty areas... we try to camp in the rocky areas. She carries recovery inhalers, wears head socks often. Luckily, we're still able to enjoy our family hobby. Hope you find a way too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mineurbiz Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Get a nebulizer (sp?), the rescue inhalers are great to help for emergency, but the nebulizer is great for a real treatment. My daughter has asthma and seems to have out grown it, but I still keep her nebulizer just incase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAlaskan Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Get a nebulizer (sp?), the rescue inhalers are great to help for emergency, but the nebulizer is great for a real treatment. My daughter has asthma and seems to have out grown it, but I still keep her nebulizer just incase. My Grampa was on a nebulizer for emphasima (obviously not the same thing) but it was amazing at how much it helped and what a difference it made for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Agent Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 (edited) We carry asthma inhalers in the the wifes KFX storage, and on our boat at the river. Should be a standard item in First aid kits IMHO. Not for our family, but we do from time to time come across others that didn't take that simple precaution for their kids. Seems to really hit on the warmer or exceptionally cold days at the dunes. We take a neighbor kid to the river and dunes with asthma and we have an inhaler key chain for one of the YFZ's and boat that we insist he carries at all times. Edited November 30, 2009 by Free Agent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mineurbiz Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 This has me thinking that we should take the nebulizer with us to the dunes, just incase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceRat79 Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 We do carry a nebulizer and this Thanksgiving was the first time I've actually had to make him use it. I can't for the life of me get him into see his pulmonologist (childrens lung specialist dr. nakamura) I don't know what their deal is with them. Does anybody know of another childrens pulmonologist in Vegas that like can see kids in a timely fashion? My sons primary care doctor doesn't want to treat him anymore because his case is so severe and he always get's acute bronchitis with it. However, the lung specialist doen't see kids for emergent issues even after my primary care doctor calls the lung specialist. It's like I feel helpless as I've heard Dr. Nakamura is the only childrens lung specialist in town. Anyway, now people are starting to tell me horror stories of children dying out there. I wonder if they are true stories? Interesting feedback, keep it coming : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuce Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I'm not a child nor do I have kids, but I do have asmatha. I was perscribed ADVAIR and have only used the rescue inhailer a few times in the last couple months. Works wonders. It lists every side effect in the book, but I have suffered none of those, only good breathing. Fairly expensive but worth it to breathe well all day long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mineurbiz Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 We do carry a nebulizer and this Thanksgiving was the first time I've actually had to make him use it. I can't for the life of me get him into see his pulmonologist (childrens lung specialist dr. nakamura) I don't know what their deal is with them. Does anybody know of another childrens pulmonologist in Vegas that like can see kids in a timely fashion? My sons primary care doctor doesn't want to treat him anymore because his case is so severe and he always get's acute bronchitis with it. However, the lung specialist doen't see kids for emergent issues even after my primary care doctor calls the lung specialist. It's like I feel helpless as I've heard Dr. Nakamura is the only childrens lung specialist in town. Anyway, now people are starting to tell me horror stories of children dying out there. I wonder if they are true stories? Interesting feedback, keep it coming : ) My daughter (thanks to her mother) almost went into cardiac (sp?) arrest when she was about 5 yrs old, due to her having an attack and her mother waiting on taking her in. There is a childerens specialist that is across from Sunrise in those black glass buildiings, I will see if I can find his name and if he is still there. This guy would right everything down in detail, so there would be no question what he was talking about or wanted you to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceRat79 Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 Unfortunately, we can relate. We were there 4 years ago at New Years weekend. Wind was ripping. My wife woke me up at 2am saying she couldn't breathe. I quickly loaded up and we were on the road an hour later. She felt better after we got out of the area into cleaner air. After we got home, it got worse and I took her to the hospital. She was in bad shape. Had to stay the night and received extensive respiratory therapy. She's had asthma ever since. Just like your son, she got bronchitis the next day. Now, we look at the weather for wind forecast. I like intellicast.com and look at the hourly forecast. She does not sit around the camp fire (smoke). Don't stay long at comp hill or congested areas due to dust. Don't camp in congested or dusty areas... we try to camp in the rocky areas. She carries recovery inhalers, wears head socks often. Luckily, we're still able to enjoy our family hobby. Hope you find a way too! intellicast.com thanks.....good idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceRat79 Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 My daughter (thanks to her mother) almost went into cardiac (sp?) arrest when she was about 5 yrs old, due to her having an attack and her mother waiting on taking her in. There is a childerens specialist that is across from Sunrise in those black glass buildiings, I will see if I can find his name and if he is still there. This guy would right everything down in detail, so there would be no question what he was talking about or wanted you to do. Awesome if you can find the name of that doctor. I didn't know it can make you go into cardiac arrest but i guess it makes sense :blonde: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandmom Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 We do carry a nebulizer and this Thanksgiving was the first time I've actually had to make him use it. I can't for the life of me get him into see his pulmonologist (childrens lung specialist dr. nakamura) I don't know what their deal is with them. Does anybody know of another childrens pulmonologist in Vegas that like can see kids in a timely fashion? My sons primary care doctor doesn't want to treat him anymore because his case is so severe and he always get's acute bronchitis with it. However, the lung specialist doen't see kids for emergent issues even after my primary care doctor calls the lung specialist. It's like I feel helpless as I've heard Dr. Nakamura is the only childrens lung specialist in town. Anyway, now people are starting to tell me horror stories of children dying out there. I wonder if they are true stories? Interesting feedback, keep it coming : ) Try Dr. David Parks at 3006 S. Maryland Phwy. 992-6870, also a pediatric pulmonologist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Agent Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Wasn't Nebulizer an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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