after a scary night, morning, and afternoon, i decided to take z in to the doctor's office. j came too, which makes it easier. they said it was a good idea we came in. he had TWO treatments of epinephrine (with a nebulizer) and an oral dose of dexa-something, a steroid which is supposed to last for 48-60 hours. we were there for a looong time. z was crying hysterically when we got there because he was scared of a shot, but finally calmed down, and was even smiling after the second treatment. his ears looked great, everything else was fine. we're to continue the shower & humidifier treatments. the doctor said that due to his past history, z may be one of the rare patients that could benefit from having prednisone at home ready to use the next time he gets this, since it happens so frequently and so severely. our poor pumpkin!
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