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Post by sweptaway on Nov 20, 2024 9:02:23 GMT -6
I'm afraid I may have sent a sick kid to school this morning and I am feeling guilty and also just waiting for the call. I have no intuition when it comes to illness.
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Post by angelashly on Nov 20, 2024 9:51:46 GMT -6
I'm afraid I may have sent a sick kid to school this morning and I am feeling guilty and also just waiting for the call. I have no intuition when it comes to illness. Flu or cold? Either way itās fine. Im queen of try it out unless itās super obvious. As we were walking out yesterday dd said her stomach hurt I told her to get some breakfast and see if that helps. She was fine when I picked her up. You just donāt know and try the best. |
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Post by sweptaway on Nov 20, 2024 10:44:45 GMT -6
I'm afraid I may have sent a sick kid to school this morning and I am feeling guilty and also just waiting for the call. I have no intuition when it comes to illness. Flu or cold? Either way itās fine. Im queen of try it out unless itās super obvious. As we were walking out yesterday dd said her stomach hurt I told her to get some breakfast and see if that helps. She was fine when I picked her up. You just donāt know and try the best. Well he was sent home sick on Monday with a headache and sore throat. Kept him home yesterday. Felt better, he never had a fever. This morning he had a dentist appointment and then as I was driving him to school he said he started to feel bad again Just got a call that he has a fever! |
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Post by angelashly on Nov 20, 2024 10:50:57 GMT -6
Flu or cold? Either way itās fine. Im queen of try it out unless itās super obvious. As we were walking out yesterday dd said her stomach hurt I told her to get some breakfast and see if that helps. She was fine when I picked her up. You just donāt know and try the best. Well he was sent home sick on Monday with a headache and sore throat. Kept him home yesterday. Felt better, he never had a fever. This morning he had a dentist appointment and then as I was driving him to school he said he started to feel bad again Just got a call that he has a fever! I would have sent too! Sorry he has a fever now š |
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Post by trueblue on Nov 20, 2024 10:58:39 GMT -6
sweptaway I would have sent my kids too under those circumstances. I hope itās a short lived not super communicable thing.
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Post by Rusty Red on Nov 20, 2024 11:12:54 GMT -6
Ended up keeping mine home today. No fever but his nose is a faucet and he's coughing.
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Post by sweptaway on Nov 20, 2024 11:20:51 GMT -6
Thanks! We're gonna go get a strep test this afternoon
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Post by sweptaway on Nov 20, 2024 11:21:58 GMT -6
He also got spacers put on at his first orthodontist appointment this morning and he said one has shifted already. So I'll have to call them but obviously I can't take him back while he has a fever š«
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Post by Eagles on Nov 20, 2024 12:10:14 GMT -6
I'm sorry AmyG. Hey sweptaway the weather has been so weird that I might have chalked it up to that. |
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Post by sweptaway on Nov 20, 2024 12:37:14 GMT -6
I'm sorry AmyG. Hey sweptaway the weather has been so weird that I might have chalked it up to that. Yeah I actually started him on allergy meds recently too! |
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Post by bearfootzcontinued on Nov 20, 2024 12:42:33 GMT -6
I was reading yesterday about cases of bacterial pneumonia being on the rise so now I'm paranoid about that.
DH was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia, which is thankfully highly treatable, but for the time being he's at higher risk of infections. I'm already dreading the holiday germ fest.
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Post by sweptaway on Nov 20, 2024 12:58:35 GMT -6
Strep!
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Post by angelashly on Nov 20, 2024 12:59:47 GMT -6
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Post by angelashly on Nov 20, 2024 13:02:26 GMT -6
I was reading yesterday about cases of bacterial pneumonia being on the rise so now I'm paranoid about that. DH was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia, which is thankfully highly treatable, but for the time being he's at higher risk of infections. I'm already dreading the holiday germ fest. Iām sorry to hear about your dh! |
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Post by gingy on Nov 20, 2024 13:04:55 GMT -6
I kept DS home today after he complained about his stomach. I almost sent him and probably could have. He's had a few sharp pains but hasn't thrown up or anything. He complains about his stomach off and on, mostly due to anxiety I think. I never know what to do with him. (We're addressing it with a therapist and his pedi, but this still sucks.)
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Post by beepers on Nov 20, 2024 13:23:30 GMT -6
Itās just so hard to tell sometimes. DS developed a terrible cough over the past few days and we do know several friends here who have recently had walking pneumonia. I took him in yesterday and his lungs sound clear thank goodness but weāll reevaluate with a chest X-ray if he worsens. So yeah he stayed home yesterday for a cough but what can you do?
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Post by DGM on Nov 20, 2024 13:32:25 GMT -6
I was reading yesterday about cases of bacterial pneumonia being on the rise so now I'm paranoid about that. DH was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia, which is thankfully highly treatable, but for the time being he's at higher risk of infections. I'm already dreading the holiday germ fest. I'm sorry to hear about your DH. |
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Post by Eagles on Nov 20, 2024 13:41:18 GMT -6
Oh yikes. I hope they wear masks at the orthodontist office š¬ |
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Post by Eagles on Nov 20, 2024 13:42:53 GMT -6
I was reading yesterday about cases of bacterial pneumonia being on the rise so now I'm paranoid about that. DH was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia, which is thankfully highly treatable, but for the time being he's at higher risk of infections. I'm already dreading the holiday germ fest. I'm sorry. Do you need masks? |
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Post by sweptaway on Nov 20, 2024 13:43:59 GMT -6
I kept DS home today after he complained about his stomach. I almost sent him and probably could have. He's had a few sharp pains but hasn't thrown up or anything. He complains about his stomach off and on, mostly due to anxiety I think. I never know what to do with him. (We're addressing it with a therapist and his pedi, but this still sucks.) My kid gets migraines and this is always rough for me too when he says he has a headache. |
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Post by sweptaway on Nov 20, 2024 13:44:30 GMT -6
Oh yikes. I hope they wear masks at the orthodontist office š¬ Omg! They were. Also we were there like 8 minutes. So fast. Maybe that's why his spacer already moved š¤ |
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Post by bearfootzcontinued on Nov 20, 2024 13:45:01 GMT -6
I was reading yesterday about cases of bacterial pneumonia being on the rise so now I'm paranoid about that. DH was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia, which is thankfully highly treatable, but for the time being he's at higher risk of infections. I'm already dreading the holiday germ fest. I'm sorry. Do you need masks? We have some, thank you. He's doing fine right now - just need to keep him healthy. We have a five-year-old that loves to find germs so we'll see how that goes. |
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Post by angelashly on Nov 20, 2024 13:46:06 GMT -6
I kept DS home today after he complained about his stomach. I almost sent him and probably could have. He's had a few sharp pains but hasn't thrown up or anything. He complains about his stomach off and on, mostly due to anxiety I think. I never know what to do with him. (We're addressing it with a therapist and his pedi, but this still sucks.) My kid gets migraines and this is always rough for me too when he says he has a headache. Mine doesnāt get migraines but headaches a lot especially when she forgets her vitamin d. Add in allergies and she has headaches and sore throat often |
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Post by gingy on Nov 20, 2024 14:27:40 GMT -6
We went to pick up his schoolwork and the admin said 4 kids in his class were out today, out of 18. So I'm glad we stayed home. She said they're deep cleaning his classroom tonight.
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Post by angelashly on Nov 20, 2024 14:48:16 GMT -6
We went to pick up his schoolwork and the admin said 4 kids in his class were out today, out of 18. So I'm glad we stayed home. She said they're deep cleaning his classroom tonight. Ugh |
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Post by goldenbird on Nov 20, 2024 15:55:55 GMT -6
MH should be able to come home tomorrow! I'm so glad. Jk he's still there š |
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Post by goldenbird on Nov 20, 2024 16:00:30 GMT -6
I was reading yesterday about cases of bacterial pneumonia being on the rise so now I'm paranoid about that. DH was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia, which is thankfully highly treatable, but for the time being he's at higher risk of infections. I'm already dreading the holiday germ fest. I'm so sorry to hear about your H. I pray he stays healthy and the treatment works well. |
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Post by angelashly on Nov 20, 2024 16:03:13 GMT -6
MH should be able to come home tomorrow! I'm so glad. Jk he's still there š Oh no! Any word on why? |
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Post by goldenbird on Nov 20, 2024 16:12:16 GMT -6
He has an actual hole in his colon, so it's not just the inflammation of the pouches on the inside of the colon (diverticulitis). The antibiotics are working but his body is also forming an abscess around the material aka š© that's leaking out. So that's causing the white blood cell count to go up even though he's on the antibiotics. Theoretically as long as he takes antibiotics until the hole closes up he should be ok. We just don't know how long that will take. Also sepsis risk just because of the foreign material in there. They're going to try oral antibiotics and if he tolerates them and his WBC doesn't skyrocket back up he should be able to come home. They're trying to avoid surgically closing the hole right now while it's inflamed because any operation right now would have him with a colostomy bag for two months. I'm so ready for him to be home and so is DS. He hates being there and I know is stressed about it so I'm sure that's not helping his body heal. |
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Post by angelashly on Nov 20, 2024 16:43:13 GMT -6
Omg Iām so sorry to hear that. I hope he gets home soon and can heal!
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