Sickness has settled over our home. RaeAnne was the first to start complaining of a sore throat and her tummy hurt. Our thermometer is packed in a box....somewhere. But touching hot foreheads and being able to distinguish between a fever and no fever has become second nature here at our house.
A week ago Saturday we were going to our old house to pack and move. Hubby had a couple of extra helpers with a trailer lined up for the day. He left the house early and I was to get the girls ready and catch up with them there. RaeAnne drags herself into our bedroom, pale and hot to the touch. "Mom, I don't feel good." Okay, change of plans. Little miss Kendalan is sitting on the couch, staring off into space, her eyes glassed over, cheeks pinkish. I touch her forehead...Ouch! That is hot! Off to Express Care for the five of us. After a 3+ hour wait, a few tears and a positive strep test for RaeAnne, the girls and I are headed to the pharmacy and back home. The Doctor remarks to me, "It will only be a matter of time before the rest of them are positive for strep too." Lovely! 
Kendalan crashes out on our bed after seeing the doctor.
Sure enough, next morning ZoraLin crawls in bed beside me at 2:30AM and says hoarsly, "Mom, my throat hurts!" Jordis comes upstairs looking like a walking zombie and she is burning up. Back to Express Care for another 2+ hour wait. Okay, now all four girls are on antibiotics. I am thinking to myself that maybe we will get everyone healthy soon. That is what I get for thinking! Here we are a week later and everyone is still coughing, hacking and/or running a fever! Kendalan wakes up this morning with a WHOPPER of a rash ALL over her body. So, off to ER this time. Over two hours later, we come home with another prescription for her, orders not to give her any more antibiotic and a maybe diagnosis of "a possible reaction to the antibiotics or a viral infection, but it could be from the high fevers?!" YIKES!
Kendalan's rash....what a miserable little girl!
4 years ago
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I guess this strep is getting around the nation! James was seen and also had it, then he and Miah both had a rash like your little ones, but our DR. said it was a Rosinteen rash due to the fever and strep. Either way no fun at all!
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