What a crazy week we have had! Thank goodness the end is near. My parent's will be here Friday night so I am excited about that, but Neal is leaving in the morning till Sunday so it will be a little lonely around here. Okay back to our crazy week. Landon got sick on Sunday. High fever, yucky throat, won't eat. Aliya broke out with a ton of cold sores in her mouth so she wasn't eating or sleeping because she was in so much pain. Last night I decide to take Landon in to the doctor because I was about done with him just following me around all day whining. (Hmmm.....I should really write this when I am not tired and irritated so I am a little more simpathetic.) I decide to take Aliya in also. Landon has strep and Aliya has a herpies type virus. He gives us prescritions and sends us home. This morning Grant wakes up with a fever and weird spots all over his hands feet and bum. Oh and guess what, a ton of cold sores in his mouth. I took him in tonight and the doctor determines that Aliya doesn't have a herpies virus, she has Hand Foot and Mouth disease. The doctor changes her diagnosis after he sees Grant. Poor Poor Grant has Strep and Hand Foot and Mouth Disease. Landon has a few spots so most likely he has it also. Here is an article I found http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/enterovirus/hfhf.htm
I didn't know much about it. Oh the joys of going back to school. Needless to say my house is in the process of being majorly disinfected. The doctor said as long as they don't have a fever they shouldn't be contagious, but the article says they can carry the virus around for weeks. I have supplied all of my kids with sanatizer and am making sure they wash their hands a million times a day. Not sure what else to do. If anyone has experienced this with their kids let me know some ideas.
Here is Landon falling asleep after being in so much pain. Poor guy!
I didn't know much about it. Oh the joys of going back to school. Needless to say my house is in the process of being majorly disinfected. The doctor said as long as they don't have a fever they shouldn't be contagious, but the article says they can carry the virus around for weeks. I have supplied all of my kids with sanatizer and am making sure they wash their hands a million times a day. Not sure what else to do. If anyone has experienced this with their kids let me know some ideas.
Here is Landon falling asleep after being in so much pain. Poor guy!
5 comments:
Poor amy, what a crazy thing for your kids to get. I hope that they feel better soon but until then lets not play k..just kidding. Let me know if there is anything I can do for you.(i'll drop it off at the end of the circle and run)hee hee.
HOLY COW, I AM SO SORRY!! My neices have had hand, foot, and mouth before but I don't remember much about it. Let me know if I can help with anything. I can help but probably in the same way as Angie. Just kiddin, that really sucks!! Get those kiddos better!
That is just crazy. I can't wait until Lo goes to school and can catch all of these fun virus'. Can the kids take hand sanitizer with them to school?
I don't know if they can take their own sanitizer to school, but I sent it with Aliya and told her to use it as much as possible and not to touch anyone or use anyone's chap stick or anything like that. She only has a couple of cold sores left in her mouth, but her hands are all cleared up so I am pretty sure she can't pass it to anyone unless she kissed them. :) I sure don't want her getting it again. Landon has a few spots, but his sickness is the strep and he has been on antibiotics for a couple days now. Of course Grant got it the worst. He seems to have the weakest immune system out of all of them. Must have to do with his asthma. Thanks Shanna and Angie! I will leave a drop box at the end of the street in case I need anything! hehe :)
You girls are crazy I have my foot in my mouth most of the time and I have not contracted any diseases from it.
Neal
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