So I had to take my kids to the doc today,both little ones are sicky lately…turns out its some nasty viral issue thats going around *ugh*, but missmonkey’s peak flow numbers were dropping so I was concerned enough to take her on in. Turns out she is okay, no bronchitis or anything… but the doc stopped me to tell me that in 12 years of practicing, he cant recall any other parents that actually came in because they were paying attention to peak flow numbers enough to be concerned regarding a drop. And that he was so happy that I did, because it made it possible for him to discuss/evaluate her condition on “a higher level” with me…
It never occurred to me not to use the peak flow meter, it never occurred to me not to pay attention to the trends on her numbers, and it CERTAINLY never occurred to me not to call the doc when the numbers start to trend downward.. So I put it to all you other asthmatics/asthma parents…is this just me being my slightly obsessive about info self, or am i normal? Is this really an issue? (parents not doing these things??)
