WE ARE CONTAGIOUS!! Ben woke up this morning after a restless night looking like he had been mauled by a truck. He doesn't miss work often so I know he feels rotten. He has the classic white spots on the throat, swollen glands and tonsils, and chills and fever. Strep throat. YUCK! He started antibiotics this afternoon.
Ikey has been really cranky the last 2 days with a fever. I thought for sure he had an ear infection brewing. I hauled him over to the doctor's office today. Dr. K says, "Looks like we have a pretty bad case of Hand, foot and mouth disease"...I looked at him like an idiot. I've never heard of it. (Apparently, it's bad ulcer sores at the back of the throat, fever and rash prevalent in toddlers). It is a virus so no cure, just pain meds and lots more cranky. Ikey didn't like the diagnosis either. Dr. K put the throat stick way too far down his throat and Ikey threw up on him. Good fun being a children's doctor!
Here's the clincher. G-man is going to have surgery in 2 days, which means that he CAN NOT get sick :( He was already exposed before any symptoms were present. Let's hope he doesn't come down with symptoms before Thursday or else the surgery is a no go. The worst thing in the world would be recovering from surgery and fighting other illnesses. Poor baby!
So, we are a pretty sorry bunch! Love us from afar!
Sailing by Ash Breeze
6 years ago
oh my goodness! That's just crazy. What the heck is Garrett going in for surgery for? Poor mommy rachel, that puts a lot of pressure on you. I hope everyone gets well really fast! (and no else gets sick!)
ReplyDeleteWow. Good things prayers work from far away! Get better soon over there.
ReplyDeleteOh criminy. Hey, I really am going to bring you over some nummy food in a couple of hours. You need something to go right, for goodness sake!
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