Sick Kiddos

October 14, 2009

I picked TJ up from school yesterday. He immediately proceeded to tell me that his "neck" hurt. By that he meant his throat. I looked at him and quickly noticed he had a fine rash on his neck, chest and back. My first thought was strep throat. Later that afternoon he also informed me his tummy hurt. I called the pediatrician's office and the got me an appointment first thing the next morning at 7:30 am.

I was waking Abby up so we could go to the see the pediatrician when I noticed she was on fire. She had a temperature of 103.8! TJ had barely run low-grade, 99.9 all afternoon yesterday. We drove to the office, and just as we were pulling into the parking lot she threw up all over herself. Oh joy. I was able to have them work Abby in too!

They swabbed TJ's throat and it tested positive for strep. Abby had infections in both ears and her throat was all red. They checked her for flu, and thankfully that came back negative. They decided not to swab her for strep, but to just treat her for it. Rick met me at the doc's office just in case they were going to give TJ a shot, but they didn't. So instead he went to the pharmacy & I took the kids home.

Dr. Nabulsi also commented on how large TJ's tonsils were. He asked us if TJ snored - YES!! Like a freight train! He questioned us about sleep apnea, and on retrospect realized he did quit breathing sometimes. So... we now have a referral to see an ENT specialist on Monday to discuss tonsillectomy. Better head out to Sam's and buy some ice cream before that surgery! Will keep you posted.

Thankfully both of the kids are doing better. Abby slept for over 2 hours this afternoon. Hopefully they will be fever free tomorrow and I can take them back to school on Friday.