Elyse and Gavyn recuperated from their cold/flu. I brought home some bug in mid-October. Elyse went from cool to burning hot over night. Combating Elyse's sickness timeline
- Day 1 - 102 temperature
- Day 2- Temp still high and she was tired. Called nurse hotline.
- Day 3- Visited ped
- Day 5 - Visited ped at 430p. Doc suggested to go to ER to rule kawasaki's infection. 2 docs confirmed Elyse's fever is due to a virus. We need to wait for the fever to run its course
- Day 6 -Visited ped who confirmed the diagnosis
- Day 7 - temp finally went down for a period of time and her energy returned.
- Day 8 - her temp elevated after playing for hours. After a night, her temp went down
- Day 9 - Finally, her temp remained normal!
What we learned?
- Not all fevers require immediate medical attention. A prolonged fever of 102 is problematic when it lasts for more than 3-4 days.
- We need to develop a better parent network. Getting tips from other parents would have been helpful.
- The ER visit could have been avoided if we asked more questions at our day 3 visit. What time should we return on Day 5? What will you do if Elyse still has a fever on Day 5? The issue was our doctor felt we didn't have time to visit the lab and xray by the close of business.
