Well as some of you may have noticed, this is my first time on the forum today. I had a terrible day...
If you were reading my posts from a few days ago, you know that my step son came to our house while he was sick.
Well we took him home on Sunday so he could go to school on Monday, but he never made it to school on Monday or today. He ended up in the hospital because he had a temperature of 104.5 degrees. He developed a rash on his calves that soon spread all over his entire body. When the doctors took an ultra sound they saw that his liver and his spleen were enlarged and when they took a blood sample they saw that his platelets were down at 90,000 instead of being at 150,000. His tummy was killing him and he couldn't tell if he was hungry or not. The doctors took a test for mono and it came back negative, but they believed it was mono. The other two things it could have been was meningitis or lukemia. We were freaking out of course.
They told us they believed it was mono and send him home with a temp of 102 degrees. We watched him all day long as his fever wet up and down. We were told not to give him tylenol unless we really really needed to because his liver was not up to par. His temp went back up to 103.5 and the rash got worse. We gave him a tylenol from lack of options and the fever started to drop.
The fever is now 99.9 and he is feeling much better even though we are unsure what the real problem is. Mono was the last diagnosis and we are hoping out of the three options - mono is what he has.
Moral of the story - I am still smoke free
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I wish I was there to help you and give you a big hug. It is so scary when one of your children is rushed into hospital as an emergency. Glad your stepson's temperature is going down now - could you take him to see your GP just to get him checked out - or back to the hospital?? The thing is with children sometimes they do get the most horrendous temperatures and rashes and noone seems to know what it is all about. But as quick as they come on they then drop off. I do hope this is the case with your stepson. We have had to rush Matthew in to hospital several times as an emergency and I still remember that gut wrenching fear and worry.
You have done amazingly to stay smoke free NS4M - you should feel so proud of yourself. If there is anything I can do - do let me know. I am always here for you my buddy.
So very sorry your stepson is so unwell my heart gose out to you and your hubby. Just been through it with son and liver he still has very bad rash all over him and itching is driving him mad. but a little one thats really sad will be thinking of you babe hope he is better real soon. your a better woman than me to stay smoke free as you know I CAVED very well done your a star LOVE linda xxxxx
Hi all and thank you all sooooo very much for your kind words
The tempature popped back up to 103.5 at 3am, but went down with cold clothes and laying still in his underware. His tempature is back to about 100 now, but we will take him back to the doctors tomorrow and get a second opinion. Very scary but we are all hanging on. Thanks for the support even though it is not about smoking at this point.
UPDATE: The rash had worsened and the itch is unbearable. He has had a cool oatmeal bath and his temp. is now sitting at 102 degrees. I looked on the internet and his rash is just like a mono rash would look. He has all of the mono symptoms except fatigue...I know it's a big one not to have but the doctor says each person gets it differently. Some have to go to the hospital for 2 months, some can sleeeeep all day and night and are able to stay at home and others go to school because they have no idea they have anything. We will just have to wait and see!
Infectious mononucleosis, (also known as the kissing disease, or Pfeiffer's disease, in North America as mono, Westcountry England as the glandge and more commonly known as glandular fever in other English-speaking countries) is seen most commonly in adolescents and young adults, characterized in teenagers by fever, sore throat, muscle soreness, and fatigue.
Mononucleosis is typically transmitted from asymptomatic individuals through blood or saliva (hence "the kissing disease"), or by sharing a drink, or sharing eating utensils.
Symptoms usually appear 1-2 months after infection, and may resemble strep throat, or other bacterial or viral respiratory infections. The typical symptoms and signs of mononucleosis are:
Fever - this varies from mild to severe, but is seen in nearly all cases.
Tender and enlarged/swollen lymph nodes - particularly the posterior cervical lymph nodes, on both sides of the neck.
Sore throat** White patches on the tonsils and back of the throat are often seen
Fatigue (sometimes extreme fatigue)
Some patients also display:
Enlarged spleen (splenomegaly, which may lead to rupture) and/or liver (hepatomegaly)
Petechial hemorrhage
Abdominal pain
Aching muscles
Headache
Loss of appetite
Jaundice
Depression
Weakness
Skin rash
Dizziness or disorientation
Dry cough
Enlarged Prostate
Supra-orbital oedema (the eyes become puffy and swollen) may occur in the early stages of infection
That is Mono Better than the other alternatives though.
Thank you Buffy! He saw the doctor yesterday for some tests and we still don't have the results. He is still very itchy from the rash and his temp is 102. I will post back when the results come in. Thank you all for caring so much about us right now
We still don't have any test results back but he really wants to go to school on Monday. He is feeling better but still has a fever and a rash. We will have to wait and see. If the fever doesn't go away he is staying home.
just been catching up on this ... NS4M you've been going through it as well as your stepson by the sound of it. I'm hoping that today things are looking better and you can find the time and space to relax and give yourself some serious rewards for being so strong.
Sorry I haven't been around - I am not feeling well. I think my cold is returning. Don't worry I don't have the same thing that stepson had. I have been to the doctors, just a cold...but I feel yucky so I will catch up with you all later. I am still not smoking, just feeling under the weather.
This cold is terrible because it is not hitting me full blown yet. It is a nagging stupid non stop yucky feeling. I wish it would hit me really hard so i could begin to get better, but instead it is just lagging along and lingering around me. Hope I will be back on here soon and making jokes with my Bou. Have a great day all!
It is almost midnight here and I am getting ready for bed, but I am feeling a weee bit better at the moment so I thought I'd stop in and say Morning to you everyone cause who knows how I will feel in my morn lol. I may be on later and I may not - we will see Have a nice smoke free day everyone
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