UPDATE FROM THE HOME OF THE PERPETUALLY ILL
We got so concerned we called the doc last night about Stacia. Here’s his diagnosis. Don’t bring her in unless her fever reaches 105* consistently. It’s o.k. to bounce between 102 – 105* Alternate Ibuprofen and Tylenol every 3 hours to keep it as low as possible. This can be done for WEEKS???? Since my experience with an uncle who destroyed his liver and died from prolonged Tylenol use this is not a drug we often use…but we are. If she seizes again I should call them back. Continue everything I’m doing. There is a virus going around with sore throats, nausea and high fevers. Since we’ve had 5 sick since the weekend it’s a safe bet we caught the virus and that this isn’t bacterial. The good news is that it seems to last 3 days max. The doc said not to worry if she has the fever for 2 weeks – that this is the way her body “cooks the virus”. I think 2 weeks of meds every three hours is a bit long…..I’m prepared to wait another 2 days before I storm the pediatrician office. It was NOT Dr. Carroll who talked with me. However – they know the bug that is going around and how it is responding. What I really wanted to hear was, “Don’t have to bring her in automatically with 103* temp and it is fine to continue the meds for another day or so”.
Nolan began throwing up this a.m. and still has a slight sore throat but NO fever. Jared and Jamin have NOT been reinfected (always a chance in a large family). Arielle feels fine. Stacia is still very hot but doesn’t pull or tug on anything. I’m still nauseated and feverish…but not bad. Mike and Josiah haven’t caught this and we’re trying to keep it that way….my house smells like Lysol.
Thanks for all the personal emails – I’ll try to answer them later today or tomorrow….we’ll see how the day shapes up. Know that we greatly appreciate your prayers, comments and friendships.
Ah – I no longer have a local nurse friend to call and have to resort to “after hour lines” and “ask a nurses”…but I do have two friends who are pharmacists and will be asking how long they would do this Tylenol/ibuprofen thing for THEIR kids and grandbabies. LOL
I'm sure you probably know this, but it's really not necessary to medicate for fevers unless they're just really high. If my kids are basically comfortable, I don't medicate during the day until the fever goes higher than 103. I have a chart of childhood illnesses that lists common viruses and the temps associated with them. If it says temps at 103.5, I don't medicate unless it goes higher. At night I do rotate motrin and tylenol if the fever is over 102.5 since I don't check them as regularly. Gabriel has had a fever too. It was fairly low until he started choking and then he went way high. About 45 minutes later at the hospital it was `103.3, but it had cooled down quite a bit. It hasn't gone that high since, hopefully it won't.
ReplyDeleteYep - but her fevers are 102 - 105 ON MEDS.....yuck. The good news is that the other children have all gotten over it in 3 days...and this is day 3...so maybe....
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