Update to Last Post...

I am flabbergasted. Really.

How in the heck do you go to the ER, have lab work done on a child who can't walk or eat or even drink without vomiting and who has been running a temp of 102-103.6, and walk away with no medication, no antibiotics, and be told it's viral because that's what the blood indicates, and then get a call the next day from the peds office about a strep test done three days earlier that came back positive? She needs antibiotics mom, the girl at the office tells me. We're going to fax the prescription right over.  Why didn't the blood results indicate a problem? 

Jenna had developed a red rash all over her body. Scarlet Fever? She's feeling much better today, after nearly two weeks of very bad, very yucky, sickness. She may be able to go to school tomorrow.

How did they miss the strep in her throat? How did they send her home with nothing? As I mentioned in my last post, I'm beginning to suspect that we can't look at Jenna's blood and read it at face value without possibly missing things...

I'm just so grateful she's feeling better today. She's giggling and laughing and talking to us. That's such a welcome change from the alternately comatose kid and angry combatant we've been trying to help over the past several days.

But now. Now Cohen has a red rash all over his face and body. Little red bumps everywhere. They don't look like chicken pox and are much worse than Jenna's rash . He's not running much of a fever, which could be a good thing or a bad thing. I'm not sure anymore. I'm just so tired. Tired of this stupid season. Already.

Cohen has an appt at the ped's office this afternoon. The girl said to wait with him on a bench in the hallway. Rash protocol. I didn't say to her that Cohen should always wait at that bench (as long as no one else is already there, of course!) because of what he can catch from other kids with his neutropenia issues.

I called the hematologist too because last time I didn't and Cohen was sick I got a lecture about how the hem knows Cohen better, knows his needs when he's sick. So who to call now? Hem? Ped?

Anyways, let's hope Cohen gets quicker, more efficient care than Jenna. I know some of these docs are trying to do their best, but...  Did I mention I hate this stupid season already?

I know, I know. Whaaah, whaaah.

Hope you are avoiding the flying bugs so far.