Monday when I woke up I just didn't feel 100%. My chest had started feeling heavy on Sunday and Monday I just felt worn out. Monday evening a low-grade fever set in. Tuesday I stayed home and slept. Wednesday, back to work, glad to have the fever gone! I only worked a 1/2 day because Colin had an OT evaluation. By Wednesday evening, my fever was creeping up again. Early Thursday morning I woke up SHIVERING and knew the fever was back. Took some tylenol around 2am. By the time I woke up on Thursday at 5:15 my fever was up to 101. BLECH!
I BEGGED Steve to stay home because I knew that I needed to get to the dr and I couldn't drive myself with that kind of a fever.
Around 7:30 I started trying to get Natalie ready for the day but she didn't want to get out of bed and she was full of fits, drama & tears. GUESS WHAT?!?! She had a fever of 101 too. Grrr. The day was shaping up to be bad. So I sent her back to bed.
Colin had been kinda congested and gunky for about 2wks. Wouldn't you know - he wakes up Thursday morning and now a nasty cough has set it. It sounded like a bark.
I knew it was best if all 3 of us got to the dr. The kiddos went at 1:30 with Steve. Natalie was diagnosed with strep & the flu (HELLO! She had a flu shot!!). Colin was given a breathing treatment and sent over for a chest xray. Steve came home, picked me up and dropped me off at my dr. Then took Colin over for his chest xray and back to the pediatrician. Meanwhile, I met with my dr who said it was definately bronchitis. Steve talked to the pediatrician again who said that Colin had bronchiolitis. He was given prednisone and was started on breathing treatments, 3x/day for the next 4 days.
Friday we were still all home (except Steve, he had to go back to work). Colin very quickly started to sound better. Natalie finally had her fever break in the afternoon and decided to get out of the chair and play with her barbies. DEFINATELY a good sign.
Colin has decided that he doesn't like his breathing treatments. He cries during them. It's hard to listen to him cry and know that I have to continue it, even though he HATES it. I just remind myself that it's for the best.
Sooooooo... Back to the dr tomorrow with Colin. Hopefully the Dr will be pleased with his progress! I think she should be. He definately sounds better!
And me? I'm slowly getting there. Still very run-down and definately not 100% yet. Getting there - slowly.
Colin receiving his breathing treatment. Here is he actually calm and tolerating it.
love the mask ;) I hope everyone's feeling better soon.
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