2 Month Old w/problems

[PapaJazz]

We have a 2 month old boy who has been couging pretty much since he was born, He has seen the doctor several times who kept assuring us his lungs are clear and everything will be ok.  Well today we had it, we brought him in again and demanded something was wrong, he has had the ongoing coughing problem (with wheezing) plus he vomits usually thick yellow phlem.  So today the Dr. had us take him in to draw blood and said he will set us up with an appointment with a pediatric pulmonologist.  The thing that scares me the most is that every search I do on these issues some site talking about cystic fibrosis pops up...he is too young to have had the time to experiance many of repetative symptoms that are described with CF.  We had his chest x-ray'd two nights ago and everything was clear...we have been using a nebulizer and this seems to have taken care of the wheezing, he has also been given prednisolone and is on zantac...since all this medication he has lost his appetite (was eating and gaining weight fine until now) however he still seems to have some difficulty breathing and he also breaths fast.  I know the correct course of action is see the doctors but we are going crazy waiting....we need any advice we can get....I know I was kinda all over the place with symptoms but hopefully someone will be able to put it all together, this CF thing is really freaking us out...but at the same time there is not much mention of vomiting mucus with it so hopefully that is not what we are dealing with...oh yeah, neither one of us have a history of CF in our families and we have a 2 year old that is just perfect.

[Sunny602]

You don't have to have CF run in your family to pass it on...it can show up after generations because it is necessary to have two mutations to have CF, one from each parent.
I think it would be wise for your son to get checked for CF, go to a CF accredited center where the doctors will do the appropriate tests. They usually do a sweat test first, but if that comes back inconclusive, push for a complete genetic panel (such as Ambry's complete) that tests for 1500+ mutations. I have atypical CF and was not diagnosed until I was 33 years old, but I did not present classically either.
I know that all of this is overwhelming...it still is for me at times and I have been living with this for 3 years now. Please check out this site for support and info: cysticfibrosis.com
I will keep your whole family in my prayers and thoughts during this difficult time...Sunny

[molly0]

I have 2 15 year old sons with Cystic Fibrosis.  When you kiss his skin, does it taste kind of salty?  I would see a pulmonary specialist, and get a sweat test just in case.