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This is serious stuff.
Take all medicine as directed.
Look out for any worsening symptoms.
It can take a LONG time to fully recover.
And if not getting better or she gets worse, people with Pneumonia can end up in the hospital.
My Mom had walking pneumonia once... and the Doc wanted to put her in the hospital. She insisted she was fine. Yah, right.

It can be contagious.
It can be viral or bacterial based.

You need to really keep an eye on her.
And for any trouble breathing etc. And if this happens, take her to the ER.... ASAP.

I had walking pneumonia in 2008 - it took me a good 5 weeks to get back to my self.

Did they give her a nebulizer or type of inhaler to help her breath better?

I'm sorry. Having our babies sick sucks big time...I had a lot of chicken broth with onions in it - onions really do help!!

Slice up an onion and put it on the bottom of her feet then put socks on before she goes to bed.

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Good luck!! I hope she's better quick!!

You should take off, for sure.
This can be serious.
Use the day to care for her & do some research.
My sons BFF had it and had to do a second round of antibiotics because he still had fluid in his lungs after the first round.
So definitely do all of the follow up checks.
Google it and talk to her pediatrician tomorrow.

Lesson? Dads STINK at doctors visits! ( learned this the hard way myself!)

http://www.webmd.com/lung/walking-pneumonia

As you've already said, you really need to follow up with your doctor, and get a GOOD explanation. Either you or your husband will need to be home to care for her for several days, I would think.. I doubt that any daycare will want her back until it is cleared up.

The ER should have written instructions on the discharge paper, and a copy should have gone to your pediatrician. Call the pedi and ask for more info rather than go back to the ER and sit around. It's possible that the throwing up and diarrhea have to do with the phlegm she is swallowing, either from her sinuses or from stuff she is coughing up and swallowing. It could also be a reaction to the antibiotics - call the pedi because not only could she be having a reaction (serious), if she's throwing up the meds, she's not getting the benefit (also of concern). You're coming into the weekend so you need to get the doctor on the phone today. Even if the office is closed for Good Friday, someone is always on call.

I assume someone is watching her at home because she's not going to be able to be in daycare while contagious, let alone while she's this miserable.

I have friends whose child had pneumonia symptoms while about your daughter's age - they lasted for the better part of a year, 3 weeks sick and 1 week well, 3 weeks sick, 1 week well, and so on. On the nebulizer a lot. It was miserable - all they could do was sit on the couch with him. They found a way to strengthen his immune system and now he's rarely been sick (and never badly - just an occasional cold and never even severe at that), and he's 9.

Good luck.

1) Yes. Take tomorrow off.

2) You can call the hospital & speak to one of the advice nurses. They'll look up her ER records, and explain everything to you.

3) IN GENERAL: (the consulting nurse, and then your Ped will explain better) Expect 4-6 weeks of recovery time. She won't be flat out like she is now, but she'll be at risk for relapse is she tires herself out being too active, and at risk for full on pneumonia, and will need limited activity for the next month *however* she'll most likely be able to continue MOST things (no sports, no getting wet & chilled, limited excitement, extra naps & early bedtime BUT we're not talking bedrest. She'll be coughing/congested/tire easily, but will -once not contagious-be able to return to daycare, go to the park, etc. if that doesn't make sense, think of it this way: Usually park for 1hour = park for 15 minutes. Park for 30 minutes = flat out for the next couple days, park for an hour = back to the hospital. So, normal, but limited after a week or so. Then gradually increasing time until she's back to 100%).

Obviously, not right away... But walking pneumonia (and pneumonia) linger. When she seems better (probably in a week), she won't be. She'll still need lots of extra rest, fluids, and limited active for a month or two before she's ACTUALLY better

Yes, my 9 year old and I just got over this :( Check out Web MD, it has a good explanation.
An antibiotic should make a huge difference- both my son and I felt better after a week although it took a while to be able to exercise hard again. My lungs took about 3 weeks to clear out. It can take up to 5 wks to recover fully.
I would imagine your child will be napping a lot more and may have a loss of appetite. However, I believe it is called Walking Pneumonia because it is a mild pneumonia and you aren't confined to bed.. I took 1 day off work and my son missed 1 or 2 days of school and then after that it was "business as usual" with lots of naps.

My daughter had it last winter. She was not quite herself for about 5 weeks. For the last 3 weeks she was able to go to school, but no PE per dr.'s orders. She was just really tired the whole time and slept a lot, which is kind of counter productive because you want them up and moving a little so the fluid doesn't settle and lead to reinfection. Nothing vigorous though. Read up on line and definitely talk to the pediatrician when you can. FYI, my daughter never threw up the whole time so I am not sure if that is related or not.

My daughter had it in kindergarten. Antibiotics worked pretty quickly but your daughter needs to rest so you should take off of work.

FYI...my daughter was slightly immune compromised (determined by blood test...she had chronic sinusitis). The doc said walking pneumonia is not the same as pneumonia. It was not concerning to the doc that my daughter had walking pneumonia but it would have been more worrisome if she had regular pneumonia in the past.

My son had pneumonia about a month after his first birthday.
It was scary.
I had to give him nebulizer treatments and give him a lot of medications to keep his airways open and unclogged.
I had to hold him down, pry open his mouth and squirt the medicine into his cheek a little at a time so he wouldn't choke.
He'd cry but he needed the medicine to get better and it wasn't negotiable.
But I managed to keep him out of the hospital and an oxygen tent.
The doctor said I did a very good job in keeping his medicines up and he go better faster because of it.
I was home with him for almost 2 weeks and we were going to the doctor every few days.
Use a humidifier and keep her well hydrated - it'll help thin the mucus and make it easier to cough up.

They may not have explained everything to your husband, but the ER issued discharge papers, right? Look at those as it will usually have the diagnosis, sometimes a definition of what it is and what to look for, the medications she was prescribed and what they are for, complications to look for, how to care for her, and when she needs to see her personal doctor. If there isn't enough information to answer your questions on the papers call the ER, explain your daughter was seen, and that you would like to speak to someone that can answer your questions.

Walking pneumonia can take up to 4-6 to completely resolve, so make sure she takes her antibiotic on schedule to help her heal as quickly as possible, I hope she feels much better soon.

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/lung/walking_pneu...

God has given mothers a special kind of intuition regarding their children. You know your child best. Antibiotics are given for pnuemonia or strep throat or bronchitics. There are different kinds that work best on different areas of the body and different bacteria. Now that she's been on antibiotics she should begin to improve quickly. If she doesn't beign to improve in 24 hours then go back to the doctor. You know best regarding what she's like when she's sick vs. well.

My caughter had pnuemonia when she was 13 months old. We had been to the doc 2 days earlier - but I just knew something wasn't right. We were waiting in the parking lot for when our ped group has walk-in hours at 8:00 AM. We were in the office at 8:01. Go with your gut.

AS for the vomiting and leg pain - check the literature that came with the Rx - or call the pharmacist and ask about side effects. One of my kids got very ill from an antibiotic but never had problems with any of the others.

As for taking time off - well your 2 yr old is only 2 once in her life. I would stay home, call it a couch / DVD day and stroke her little head while she lays across your lap. Before you settle in make sure you have at arms reach your phone, remote control, magazine or book, etc. Chances are she'll fall asleep and you don't want to be stuck frozen in place when the phone rings, or when you want to change the channel from Yo Gabba Gabba...

My sister had it. She was OK, just really sick. My sister always got everything to the nth degree. Bronchitis was quickly something worse. Chicken pox were 2x as bad as mine. Etc. Some kids are just prone and I'm glad you took her in and got her checked out. Keep an eye on her hydration. However, if she's throwing up now that she is on antibiotics, I'd call the advice nurse or get her seen again as it might be an allergy to the medication. We do not give DD ammoxicillin anymore since she puked it back up when she was a baby. We put her on something else. I would probably take tomorrow off.