Saturday, March 14, 2009

And the saga goes on

Well, guess who now has hand, foot, and mouth (coxsackie virus)? Yep, G. She all of sudden spiked a fever of 102 last night after dinner. I took her to Acute Kids Care because our pediatrician was already closed. Flu and strep were negative. She has spots on her feet and hands. Her throat has a few spots, but they are not ulcerated like M's were (yet). By the time we got to the doctor, 30 minutes after her fever registered 102, it was already 103.2. Today her fever has not gotten below 102 - with alternating Tylenol and Ibuprofen every 3 hours. She is very lethargic, will not eat, or drink. We are really going to be watching her for dehydration over the next 24 hours. I am praying that she will drink more tomorrow so that we don't end up in the hospital.

1 comment:

Amanda said...

oh my goodness. That disease sounds HORRIBLE:( I am sorry your poor little girls (and you) have to go through this:(