Saturday, December 26, 2009

The verdict is in

We went to the doctor this morning and were in the ER by nightfall.

Jae has influenza B.  That's good in that it's not A, which means it's not swine flu, though I still think that's what he had in September when he last had pneumonia.  Bad in that apparently every time he gets the flu he also gets pneumonia.  They said they heard something tonight in the ER and the film is showing a little infiltrate.  Funny thing is he tested negative at the doctor this morning, but was showing positive tonight in the ER.  We went because he just kept getting worse.  Poor Jaemin just couldn't knock his temp down.  We were rotating and everything and within 4 hours of meds he'd be back at 104, under the arm,  no matter what we did.  I called the doctor and she agreed it was just too high.

My poor baby has done nothing but sleep and cry.  I could tell he just was hurting somewhere.  He'd cuddle into me every chance he got.  And, as usual, he oohs and aaahs every staff member he encounters at the hospital with his dashing, good looks.  He is pretty DARN handsome!  So now we're left to finish the zithromax for pneumonia and just wait out the flu.  We'll have to just continue with our rotation and watch him.  He should be just about through it at this point, but we won't know until it's gone, gone.  And hopefully no one else in the house gets it.  Brian hasn't been feeling well today, so the doctor wrote him a script for meds and said if he feels like a train wreck within 24 hours he can take the meds otherwise it's pretty much too late.  He said they no longer treat the family prophylactically for influenza.

So here's to better days for my sweet baby boy!

Lisa


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