The Flu

About a week and a half ago John woke up with a low grade temperature of 99.7 so I gave him some Tylenol and kept an eye on him. I called my friend and let her know I needed to cancel our morning get together, I just was not sure what was going on with John and I knew both of her girls just got over from being sick. She told me to keep a eye on him and that if his fever went up within a few hours to take him to the Doctor since the flu has been going around and that it comes on fast.

I decided to hold off giving him any more med's to see if his temperature would go up. Aside from the low fever he was acting pretty normal. He just looked like his allergies were bothering him. After nap time I took his temperature and it was 101. I called his pediatrician who only had a 6:10pm appointment left, I took it. Jason had school that night so I was going to have to do this solo. The pediatricians office called back shortly after hanging up and let me know they had someone just call and cancel so we could go in a hour earlier and I was very thankful.

At 5:45pm we were headed out of the pediatricians office with a positive flu test and two prescriptions for tamiflu. After I dropped of the prescription they told me it would be ready at 7:30, mind you my kids are bathed and in bed by 7, it was going to be a late night. At 7 we loaded back into the car and got in the drive threw line at the pharmacy. When it was finally our turn I noticed they had made the incorrect dosage which meant they needed to redo the prescription. Finally, at 8:20 we pulled away and headed back home. I felt horrible that I had the kids out so late, but they were troopers and thought it was a fun adventure. I on the other hand was worn out, it had been a long day to say the least. 

It was crazy how fast the flu developed. In less than 12 hours we went from low grade fevers and thinking it was not a big deal, to getting positive flu test and getting medication started ASAP. And to think Jason missed all the fun, ha ha! He finally got home from school around 11pm that night and took over watching over the kids. He set his alarm every few hours to check on them and give them medication, love that man! 

Thankfully, the Tamiflu worked wonders. Both of the kids woke up with no fever. I was so grateful that we caught it in time so we could use Tamiflu, not so thankful for the price tag attached to it. Here is a sweet picture of the two of them cuddling and coloring a picture together on the iPad.