Back up a few days.... On Saturday, Fischer was a little grumpy in the morning but it didn't seem like anything out of the ordinary. When he woke up from his nap, he felt really hot when I picked him up. He had a fever - 102. We gave him some Tylenol and it went down a little bit. He was still grumpy and not eating as much as normal, but didn't seem to have any other symptoms (no runny nose, no cough, no getting sick, etc...). Later that night, around 3 a.m., he woke up crying. Scott went in there to check on him and he was extremely hot. He had another fever - this time 104. His little body was so hot! Scott gave him a luke warm bath to try and cool him off, and it seemed to work. We gave him some more Tylenol and then he went back to sleep. He woke up around 5 a.m. and was crying again. When I went in, he was covered in sweat and his fever was down to 101. I held him for a little while, then he went back to sleep.
Sunday morning he woke up and refused to eat breakfast, which is very unlike him. There were still no other symptoms so we were confused by the fever. All day, it kept creeping up, getting up to 102.5 at one point. After Tylenol it would go back down, then slowly creep up again between doses. He didn't eat much at lunch or dinner either but was drinking, so that was good. Scott was getting him ready for bed and commented on how hot he was. His fever was 105. We both freaked out a little. Scott gave him another luke warm bath, and it came down a little bit. We wanted him to see a doctor because it seemed so weird that the fever kept coming back higher. We talked about our options since it was a Sunday night. I talked to the on call nurse at our pediatrician's office and she suggested waiting until Monday, but we weren't comfortable with that. He wasn't acting like himself and we knew something was off!
At first, one of us was going to stay home with Addison while the other took Fischer to the Emergency Room. We quickly realized that neither of us wanted to stay at home and wait. Thankfully, our friends, Jim and Dianne, quickly came over and stayed with Addison (she was already asleep) while we took Fischer.
We were at the ER for a little over 3 hours. We waited for awhile, and then they took his temperature (in a not so fun way, and he was NOT happy) and it was down to 102. They gave him some Motrin, and we waited some more. Then they took his blood pressure (which was great!), and swabbed him for flu (in his nose, which made him mad all over again), and strep throat. The nurse also mentioned they may test him for RSV, which made my stomach turn a little. I've heard awful stories about RSV and was nervous when she even mentioned those 3 letters. Luckily, we never got that far in the testing process. After the flu and strep tests, we were sent out to wait... again. After an hour or so, Fischer was extremely restless. He was very tired, sick and confused about everything! We weren't sure how much longer we could wait. Luckily, we found a little room with just 2 chairs so everyone else in the waiting room didn't have to listen to his screaming and crying. :)
We ended up asking the nurse how much longer she thought it would be before we could see a doctor. She said we were next on the list to be called to the back. Then she checked our test results and told us that Fischer tested positive for strep throat! That explained his lack of appetite, as I'm sure it hurt when he tried to swallow anything. So, the nurse said it was important that we wait for the doctor so he could get some medicine. She ended up sneaking the doctor up to our little room (since there were still a couple of people ahead of us on the list) so we could get out of there sooner. She did a short exam, and saw little blisters in his throat. Poor thing!
Fischer got a dose of Augmentin, and they sent us home with a prescription for that, and instructions to alternate Tylenol and Motrin every 4 hours for fever and pain. We were also told to set our alarms for 3 nights so that we don't miss a dose. As long as his fever is under control after a few days, we can start stretching out the doses. We don't want to give the fever a chance to creep back up. So far today, he has been feverless!
Fischer seems to be feeling a little better and is finally drinking and eating a little more. He is still grumpy, but I don't blame him at all. Strep throat hurts! Now, we are just hoping that Addison, by some miracle, doesn't get it.
I'm glad that Soctt and I took him to the ER, even if the waiting wasn't fun. We were both so worried about his fever, and I'm glad we got an answer pretty quickly. Like I said, I hate it when they are sick!
Here we are in our little room. I'm smiling because we finally got some answers and were going to get to go home soon. In the second picture, Fischer is looking out the window in the door - I'm sure he was thinking "Get me out of here!!"
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