After a long night of checking O2 sats on the oximeter, cleaning up pukies, and giving tylenol for his fevers... I think we might have a diagnosis. Influenza A.I took Owen to see Dr Laks (Pediatrician) first thing this morning. We swabbed his throat and nose to rule out strep and the flu. The strep and Influenza B tests came back negative. Influenza A had a very faint positive sign. Several doctors were in debates on whether to really call it a true positive.
Dr Laks said to keep a close eye on him and said it will rear it's ugly head by Saturday. If he gets any worse by then, we need to take him to Phoenix Children's. If he still has symptoms by Monday, we'll do some blood cultures.
Dr Laks just called after she spoke with Dr Stock (Cardiology) and they agreed to start Owen on Tamiflu, just as a precaution. They said to watch for neurological side effects, yikes. Any increased irritability and we need to stop the Tamiflu. Got it.It goes without saying, that we will be homebound for the next 7 days or so as to not spread any germies to others. I just gave my house the VIP scrubdown!! Owen is sleeping like he hasn't slept in months. I just switched him from clear liquids to regular ol' formula and I pray he won't puke it up. We've had a break in fevers for the last few hours. Maybe he's already fighting off this bug. I sure do hope so.
21 comments:
hope the little guy feels better soon!
Oh, sweet Owen, get better soon! I am so sorry he is feeling so poorly. We are praying!
Poor baby! Definatly praying for you all!
~Elyse
Oh goodness...I hope that he starts to fight this off!
Poor little guy. In his pictures he looks pitiful. I know it hurts you to see him like that. I am praying that he feels better soon. He is such a precious little boy with an infectious smile. Hope he is smiling again soon.
Poor little boy. :( Hope it passes quickly...for both of you!
I hope he gets better soon. He has enough to deal with without this. It's amazing you've been able to keep him healthy for so long, what an amazing mom!!!
Poor baby :(
If I had the flu I'd be a whole lot more iritable my sweet buddy. Gramma Loves you...aaaCCHOO
Praying for your cute, little guy! He melts my heart everyday. Hope he feels better SOON!
Poor guy! Thats weird, because I checked the whats going around thing and Influenza A has had cases this last week, also RSV!(I know we live a state away, but still) Darn all those sick germies. Hope he is better soon and no one else gets sick. :O)
Geez that sucks! I will say a special prayer for him tonight that he'll beat this thing quickly and feel better very soon!!!!!!!!
Poor Owen! I'll hope and pray that he can fight this off like a normal child and stay far away from the hospital! Those pictures of him break my heart. I can't wait to see new pictures with him smiling again!
oh no! miss m has it too. =(
praying for our kiddos...
love
victoria
It's always so sad when the little ones get sick. We'll pray he gets better quickly so we can see his smiley face soon!
I hope that your little man has a speedy recovery AT HOME!!!!! Poor little guy!
Bless his heart!! I hope he gets to feeling better soon. Sending prayers!!!
Oh poor Owen, sweet guy. Hope he feels better soon. I'll say an extra prayer for him.
Oh no! Poor little guy. I hope he only improves and does not feel worse than he already does. I know you are a nervous wreck. I would be. Cain is scheduled to receive a flu shot on Monday. It will be a miracle if we make it through the winter with him not getting sick. I won't know what to do with myself if/when he does. I'll say a prayer for Owen. Take care.
Oh my sweetie, you poor thing! What a horrid thing to have to deal with. I hope Owen fights this off and is feeling tonnes better soon - I will be praying.
Cxx
So when you say Influenza A, are they talking H1N1(swine) Flu? That H1N1 scares me to death! I will pray that Owen will get over this and start feeling better soon.
Allison
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