Well Julian is finally all better. Well at least the fever is gone, blisters are gone and he is finally eating and drinking again. more eating then drinking but we are working on it :) However, whether a result of the mouth blisters or a coincidence in timing, we have to find a dentist. His gums have been swollen since he came down with the blisters and a few days ago started bleeding out of the blue. Haven't had anymore bleeding since then but the Dr is unsure why it did so in the first place :/ His front teeth still give him issues biting into things as well.
He did go back to school on Monday tho *yay* and I was told that he will be moving up with the 3yr and 4yr old preschoolers this summer to get him ready for full on preschool in the Fall. He was attending their 2yr old preschool (not daycare) since September and has LOVED it! The changes in him both developmentally and intellectually has been amazing! *yay again* His school is in the middle of a summer program, they are year round there, and enjoying all sorts of water themes. Hopefully he will stay well enough to actually enjoy them :/
Definitely miss our home visitors (friends) who used to come out weekly but I moved julian to preschool 5 mornings starting next week, up from the 3 days he was attending before.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Well.. the tide may be turning...
It turns out julian did have Hand Foot and Mouth Disease. He didn't get the rash common on the soles of the hands and feet but he did (in painful abundance) get the mouth blisters. Poor kid didn't drink or eat at all yesterday. I don't blame him, but it did end up causing us to make another trip to the dr's to check hydration levels. However as of last night he finally started drinking again *whew* otherwise it would have meant once again back to the dr's and trying codeine for pain or IV :( Hopefully this means he is on the mend. Dr said probably another 2-4 days on the blisters since the fever finally left us (tuesday night) I am sure Julian will love being able to go back to school on monday and yes I have to admit, it will be nice to have some mommy morning time again too.
**ok as of 10am this morning his fever is back! *sigh* and has a lovely blister OUTSIDE his mouth.. in that dip below lip and above chin :(
**ok as of 10am this morning his fever is back! *sigh* and has a lovely blister OUTSIDE his mouth.. in that dip below lip and above chin :(
Monday, June 2, 2008
I really hate fevers!
Julian stayed home from school today due to having a fever since sunday afternoon. I have never understood why he gets these high fevers... they strike out of the blue, usually are 103+ and last 24 hours. No other symptoms but a fever. However this one has dragged on now for a day and a half so far and common WITH these fevers is the febrile seizures :( Julian had been evaluated for seizures several times in the past due to history of possibles. We had been scheduled for a 48 hour EEG but julian only made it about 8 hours into it when he was at his dad's and removed all the wires! Tonight.. he once again showed me he still seizes with these fevers. I think it is sitting around 100 maybe 101 cause he isnt as hot as he has been but still it is scary watching him convulse and not being able to do a damn thing! :(
Makes me wonder too... My nephew has seizures and I remember you could almost guarantee he would have a seizure that night by his horrible behavior the afternoon before. Julian has been beyond a total bear since wednesday. Every day since wednesday it has been a battle, dragging him kicking and screaming out of places like a friends house, the park, the mall. He screams so much sometimes he pukes. It has become a new tactic of his to tell me he is going to so have had to start being a little callous and telling him if he had to to please do it before he got in the car or I hand him a bucket while driving :/ :( We spent 45 minutes at the park the other day after he was dragged kicking and screaming to the car.. trying to get him IN his carseat. the boy is famous for locking his body into a straight line that just will NOT bend at all. and straight doesnt work when he has to SIT to be buckled in :( I wonder since this fever sprang out of nowhere once his behavior eased up if they aren't somehow related. I wish I could think back to the other times he has had these high spikes and remember what his behavior had been coming up to them.
Makes me wonder too... My nephew has seizures and I remember you could almost guarantee he would have a seizure that night by his horrible behavior the afternoon before. Julian has been beyond a total bear since wednesday. Every day since wednesday it has been a battle, dragging him kicking and screaming out of places like a friends house, the park, the mall. He screams so much sometimes he pukes. It has become a new tactic of his to tell me he is going to so have had to start being a little callous and telling him if he had to to please do it before he got in the car or I hand him a bucket while driving :/ :( We spent 45 minutes at the park the other day after he was dragged kicking and screaming to the car.. trying to get him IN his carseat. the boy is famous for locking his body into a straight line that just will NOT bend at all. and straight doesnt work when he has to SIT to be buckled in :( I wonder since this fever sprang out of nowhere once his behavior eased up if they aren't somehow related. I wish I could think back to the other times he has had these high spikes and remember what his behavior had been coming up to them.
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