I hate when you leave the doctor and you still don't know what's wrong!

jeng329 · February 2010

DCP called me today at 11:30 to tell me that his fever was 103.7- great! She gave him tylenol and I was making sub plans so that I could l eave. She called back and said he was shaking (shivering pretty violently) and it was making her worried. So out I ran without plans..

-fast forward to doctor's office-

Pedi looks in his throat and says it could be hand, foot, and mouth- really?? he already had this...I thought once he got it, he would build up an immunity.

Could also be roseola. Really? Aren't they quite different?

She has me get a chest xray, CBC, and UA for him. Poor kid was poked and prodded all day. The chest xray was negative so it's not pneumonia.

Got home and his fever spiked to 104.1.

He's up every hour. It's going to be a long night and what does he have...who knows!?!?!?!

GeminA1 · February 2010

o no I'm sorry. did they say there was any temp which required you to bring him right in or to hospital?

katie_cj · February 2010

I'm so sorry. I hope they can figure it out.

jeng329 · February 2010

alison0399:
o no I'm sorry. did they say there was any temp which required you to bring him right in or to hospital?

No they didn't...When it went to 104.1, I called and asked if I should go and she said I could go whenever I didn't feel comfortable. But if I went to the ER, they would just want to do blood work all over again so if I could wait for the results it would be better. She said if his temp spiked again to go. He just woke up, wonder what it is....

GeminA1 · February 2010

my son always seems to feel warm when he 1st wakes up so hopefully that's all it is!!!

kit443 · February 2010

{{HUGS}} I am so sorry! Sick LOs are so hard to deal with. He will be better soon.

jeng329 · February 2010

kit443:
{{HUGS}} I am so sorry! Sick LOs are so hard to deal with. He will be better soon.

really??? Will he??? He JUST got off antibiotics on Friday. I feel like he has been sick non stop since November.

I can't wait for June!

g8orell · February 2010

I"m sorry. DD is always sick too. She has croup now. Gotta love daycare. But everytime they're sick, they've built up immunity to another virus...to bad there are millions of viruses

If it makes you feel any better, I've been seeing tons of Roseola and Mycoplasma (I'm a pediatric derm PA)...both have high fevers (103-104), URI symptoms, then a rash. So if he gets a rash once the fever breaks, it is one of those. Neither are dangerous. Hang in there! And if you are worried, don't be scared to go to the ER - trust your instincts!

pharmacygirl · February 2010

Yeah my LO has been sick since mid October with a chronic sinus infection so I finally got an appt with a pediatric ENT but of course the appt is 3 weeks out. My older son had HFM and he got it from one of the kids at daycare that had it twice. So I guess you can get it 2 times. It did cause a really high fever and vomitting. There were also little sores on his hands and feet. Do you see a rash? But I will warn you if you go to the ER they will poke and prod more. Also try rotating tylenol and motrin giving 1 every 3 hours around the clock. Hope that helps.