Influenza A

Well, after lysol-ing and bleaching everything, and sending warnings to parents the influenza A virus got through our defenses. Paxton woke up around 9:30 last night with a weird cough. My initial reaction was croup. His cough was barky and he was struggling to breath afterwards. So then I thought-strydor. I gave him Advil, realizing he was in some pain. I also set up the humidifier and added vaporizer to the mix.

After many attempts to lay him in his bed, he would not sleep. It was too hard for him to get comfortable and every time he closed his eyes, it seemed as though he would have a coughing fit. So, I resorted to bringing him in my bed. I thought he would be able to get more comfortable with daddy and mommy next to him. He cried on and off from 12 am-3am, when I noticed he started burning up. I took off his shirt, refilled his cup of water, and tried soothing him. With no avail, daddy stepped in. Pax immediately stopped crying and snuggled into D like that's why he had been crying in the first place.

At 6:45, Pax was up again (after various on and off crying) and not going back to sleep. He was burning up still and very uncomfortable. His temp was rising by the minute. We made a quick decision to get him into the emergency room. From now on, all D has to tell me is that we need to take one of the kids to the hospital, and I'll be ready to walk out the door in 3 minutes flat, insurance card in hand, packed diaper bag with food and drinks, special blankie, and even my hair and teeth brushed.

We got there and his temp was back up to 103.4. After doing a flu test and chest X-ray, the doctor informed me that he tested positive for the flu. He prescribed Tamiflu and told us that since we caught this extremely early, the chances of him getting over it quickly are very good.

So strange, since he has been great, without symptoms. I pray that he can recover quickly, and that no one else in the house contracts it. I hate when my babies are sick. He is so tough and such a trooper.



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