Just 10 days ago I posted that Connor had an ear infection, which of course was a bummer, but I also celebrated that it had been nearly 6 months since his last infection, and that in those 6 months, he had only been on antibiotics one other time, and that was 3 weeks before with strep throat.
I should have kept my [bleep]ing mouth shut.
The school nurse called me today, said that he had a rash on his hands and feet and that I needed to come get him. Now, he was camping out of state with my mom all weekend, so my first thought was that it could be almost anything from poison ivy to bug bites to ?? but when I got to the school, I saw that it was almost certainly Hand Foot and Mouth Disease. That was 11am.
He had a dr appt at 3pm to confirm it, and in that span of time, his entire body is now covered in a rash. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...3&id=634508169 Here's just his foot, the rash spread ev-e-ry-where, quickly. So the dr thinks that it is indeed hand foot and mouth, but also some other entero-type virus (because hfm doesn't often spread over the whole body like this).
So, he's on antibiotics still for his ear infection (which is still a bit crusty, by the way), and he has TWO different viral rashes.
And, to top it off, Ian spiked a fever around noon, so he's probably a few days behind in symptoms, I expect his rash to break out tomorrow or the next day.
AND (it gets better!) Gavin has had a rash for several days. It started in his arm pits and spread down his sides and around his trunk, so I assumed it was a heat rash. The dr looked at it and said he thinks it's a reaction of some type, asked me if I've put sunscreen or bug spray on him (no to both). It looks like a contact rash, probably not a viral rash, but goodness knows that with both of his brothers sick, he's next in line! Let's hope him nearly exclusive breastfeeding will keep it mild for him.
Fun times. Oh, and this is supposed to be the boys' last week of school. Guess they're not going. I missed nearly the whole day of work today, and I have to go in late and leave early on Thursday for appts with Connor (surgeon to check on his hernia, and IEP meeting). My work is so understanding, but I'm always so worried about all the time I take off for things like this!!!
So anyway, the next time I come on here and say how healthy we've been, someone remind me to just not say it, okay?
I should have kept my [bleep]ing mouth shut.
The school nurse called me today, said that he had a rash on his hands and feet and that I needed to come get him. Now, he was camping out of state with my mom all weekend, so my first thought was that it could be almost anything from poison ivy to bug bites to ?? but when I got to the school, I saw that it was almost certainly Hand Foot and Mouth Disease. That was 11am.
He had a dr appt at 3pm to confirm it, and in that span of time, his entire body is now covered in a rash. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...3&id=634508169 Here's just his foot, the rash spread ev-e-ry-where, quickly. So the dr thinks that it is indeed hand foot and mouth, but also some other entero-type virus (because hfm doesn't often spread over the whole body like this).
So, he's on antibiotics still for his ear infection (which is still a bit crusty, by the way), and he has TWO different viral rashes.
And, to top it off, Ian spiked a fever around noon, so he's probably a few days behind in symptoms, I expect his rash to break out tomorrow or the next day.
AND (it gets better!) Gavin has had a rash for several days. It started in his arm pits and spread down his sides and around his trunk, so I assumed it was a heat rash. The dr looked at it and said he thinks it's a reaction of some type, asked me if I've put sunscreen or bug spray on him (no to both). It looks like a contact rash, probably not a viral rash, but goodness knows that with both of his brothers sick, he's next in line! Let's hope him nearly exclusive breastfeeding will keep it mild for him.
Fun times. Oh, and this is supposed to be the boys' last week of school. Guess they're not going. I missed nearly the whole day of work today, and I have to go in late and leave early on Thursday for appts with Connor (surgeon to check on his hernia, and IEP meeting). My work is so understanding, but I'm always so worried about all the time I take off for things like this!!!
So anyway, the next time I come on here and say how healthy we've been, someone remind me to just not say it, okay?
to you and hope your little one gets better!
I think it's pretty cute too 
my mum has recently had an allergic reaction to antibiotics and got a rash that looked very much like that she ended up covered in it.
