I spent half of the day on the road because we went to the Martha’s pulmonologist for a 15-minute consultation which cost us 500 pesos (I so miss Maxicare). Good news is that there is nothing really alarming with Martha’s cough - in fact, she has gained 6kilos since March (can you believe it?) and she is now cleared from Primary Complex. There were clear breath sounds so the pediatrician assured me I’m doing the right thing on managing the princess’ asthma but told me to not stop medicating when symptoms go away. We need to treat for five days all the time.

We are looking into malabsorption regarding Martha’s frequent poo’s. She told me she doubted it is bacterial in nature and diagnosed lactose intolerance so we are stopping Nido for a while and switching to lactose free milk for two weeks. We are going to be taking probiotics and she needs a stool exam too.

All is well though. I cannot believe how hot, toxic, traffic and busy Manila is.
Probinsyana na ata talaga ako.

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