Asthma and Mold in Room??

[vanderty]

My 1 1/2 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with Asthma/RAD. It is an early diagnosis since she has been hospitalized 3 times in 6 months for asthma and cynosis. We think it is allergy related but she is too small to know for sure at this time. She is currently stable on Pulmicort and Albuterol and we leave for Disney next week which is cleared by her doctor.

We are staying at POR. We have stayed there in the past before she was born. My question is there have been times our room was dusty and had a mildew/mold smell to it. It never bothered us and having lived in Florida before I know it is a frequent smell down there. However, if my daughter reacts and is having the need for her rescue inhaler will POR staff acoomodate us with a room change? How do we go about this?

Does anyone have any tips that for those with severe asthma at Disney. I would welcome all comments. This is all new to us.

Thanks!

 

[clanmcculloch]

With the concerns you have, I would urge you to call CRO and request a special allergy cleaning for medical reasons. They can do a deep cleaning of the carpets, drapes, change the air filter, change the bedspread and use low allergen cleaners in the room and on the bedding. This type of cleaning makes a world of difference for my daughter who only seems to flare at home when the trees are flowering or any time we stay at WDW. If we don't get the cleaning then she ends up on heavy meds. If we do get the cleaning then as long as I give her antihistamines and nasal steroids daily (starting a couple weeks before our trip and continuing until we're home) and have her shower before going to bed every night then she's fine. The trade-off to this kind of cleaning is that your room likely will take longer to be ready on arrival day and you really won't want to change rooms if you don't like the location because the cleaning really is quite a bit of work and time consuming so it'll be another long wait for another room to be prepared. If there's something really wrong with the room then absolutely you can ask to be moved but I'd only do so if it's something major. If she starts having a reaction in the room, none of the staff will question your need to move since it'll be a medical need for that move.

 

[jmartinez1895]

They can also put a plastic sheet on the bed to help wiht dust mites. We get this for our child with asthma as well as everything listed above. Our rooms have always been very clean and my son does not have any trouble in them so I hope that it will work well for you and your family as well.