Topic: My son has Influenza ''A'' ...Poss. H1N1 -- doater
Topic Posted by: carmen
Date Posted: Sat Oct 31 16:47:10 2009
Additional Comments:
some of you will remember he was in the E.R. with acute tonsillitis 2 or 3 weeks ago. 10 days on antibiotics, 1 week of feeling better, then this past tues. evening started with 99.5 fever. took him in on wed. to the doc, did a swab test for flu and strep--both negative. ok, so it's a virus. in bed wed. thur fever broke friday morning.
was out doing errands friday night when my husband called me and told me to get home right away. 103.7 fever and vomiting. i bee-lined it home and poor kid stopped throwing up but was so sick and his ear hurt. called doctor and she told me what to do..give a little time and see. did what she said..lots of liquids and motrin; tylenol..alternate.
this morning he had blood in his ear. that was it. took him back to doc they did another flu test and said he has H1N1 AND A DOUBLE EAR INFECTION ON TOP OF IT ALL!!!
ok---he has dropped from 185 to 165 this month alone. between the fevers and the tonsils and the ear and teh flu the kid isn't hungry, is just so miserable. let alone the fact of all the football he's missed out on. our big rival game is next week and i said you have next year and he about cried. he loves football. i don't care about it at all at this point, it's his school work, which he has kept up with. but he's a little worried about chemistry.
he's mean and snippy and agitated. i told him it was ok. i don't mind it. at least i feel like i'm helping him that way.
so say a little prayer for him. if it was jsut the flu he had to deal with it would have been ok. it's just that he's been sick so long. it's scary.
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Posted by: DebR Date posted: Mon Nov 2 12:33:11 2009
Message: Oh, carmen, your poor boy. First tonsillitis now this? I hope he feels better soon and I hope you don't get what he has, take care.
Posted by: ingyandbert Date posted: Mon Nov 2 9:15:18 2009
Message: Mr. Ingy had H1N1 and ended up with a lung infection, so I know how sick your son must be. Good luck, I hope he's on the mend soon.
Posted by: MeMe Date posted: Sat Oct 31 22:29:16 2009
Message:
Poor kid......I know how he feels. I have been sick with something since the 8 TH of October....Been to the doctor 4 times, had 2 rounds of antibiotics and 2 rounds of steroids, a chest X Ray and a CT scan with some dye through my veins, plus a throat swab.....I have no energy and have slept all month.....I didn't mean to make this about myself.....
Something is running rampant around here and I can't understand why medicine doesn't touch it.
I hope your son is improving everyday.....Bless his heart.......MeMe
Posted by: JuMPer Date posted: Sat Oct 31 19:23:18 2009
Message: Golly carmen, the boy is sure lucky to have you for a mom. I know he doesn't think so right now... you stick with it. Sunshine will be up and running again like a fine tuned engine once you get his overhaul completed.
Posted by: Silva Date posted: Sat Oct 31 17:18:49 2009
Message: Oh no, I am so sorry, poor kid and poor you! I am sending positive thoughts your way......hope he is better soon.
Posted by: Lisa P Date posted: Sat Oct 31 17:11:18 2009
Message: I am 99.9% sure I have it too. I have NEVER been this sick in my life. I almost went to the ER Thursday night. The best advice I can give is to sleep and drink TONS of liquids. Mandy said this can relapse and that is what happened to me. Just as you think you are doing better it's easy to go out when you really shouldn't. I feel and look like CRAP!!!! I have never slept for 14+ hours straight. I hope he gets better soon. I am sorry... It sucks to be this sick...
