RSV and mold

So the Boy Wonder has been sick for what feels like for-flippin-ever - it hasn't really been that long, but definitely longer than your old-fashioned, run-of-the-mill cold. Friday, we decided it probably wasn't "just a cold" and went in to see our family doctor, who diagnosed him with Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV.

RSV is actually really common - most of us have been exposed by the time we're toddlers, and while it can be REALLY serious for infants, older children and adults get RSV and think they've just got a bad cold.

Mold, of course, makes every little illness the Boy Wonder and I get a completely different animal than it used to be. There is no normal or usual or "most people" for us anymore.

Every time either of us gets sick now, we have this hacking asthmatic cough that's tough to get rid of - and RSV tends to cause a hacking cough anyway.

So here's my dilemma as the mom of a mold-sensitive eight-year-old: how do I know the difference between "we were exposed to mold and we're just going to have a cough when we're sick" and "holy crap that's the worst cough in the universe, you need to get that kid to the ER, stat!"?

Google is a great resource, I've found, but when it comes to mold consequences, and boy are we living with them, it's been really tough for me to find stuff that applies to us. What affects one person who's been exposed doesn't necessarily define what will affect another. Google "mold and RSV," and you'll come up with a lot of advice about keeping your humidifier clean so it doesn't grow mold. Nothing about the effects of RSV on children who've been exposed to mold. Do I need to be thinking about breathing treatments for him, or can we just ride it out together on the couch? I have no idea. Right now, as with everything post-exposure, I'm just playing this by ear.