Shortly after Cason started running a fever, we noticed Corbin was breaking out in a rash all over. After his penicillin reaction, we didn't want to waste any time getting him seen. We thought he was having a reaction to his shot he got the day before or from the new formula. The doctor had us switch his one bottle a day of formula to soy because he thinks he is sensitive to dairy. So Cason stayed home with Scott and I took Corbin to the pediatric after hours place. Turns out that he wasn't having an allergic reaction all all (the rash didn't look like his hives did after the penicillin). The rash was scarlet fever---which is a rash you get most often when you have strep throat. She did a strep test and sure enough it was positive.
In the meantime Cason is at home getting worse and even got so worked up at one point that he vomited all over the carpet in his bedroom (we had to go out and buy a steam cleaner last night). The doctor told me I needed bring Cason in to get him tested as well. So I headed home and traded children with Scott. He took Corbin and I took Cason back to the after hours place. Cason still had fever and he throat was very red and swollen. The strep test didn't come back positive but she said that she was 99% sure that was what it was. She said sometimes it takes up to 48 hours to show up on a strep test. So they sent a culture off for Cason and we should get the results on Tuesday since Monday is a holiday. She said that his throat was red and swollen, he had fever, and vomiting and those are all symptoms of strep (plus Corbin tested positive) so they went ahead and gave us a prescription for antibiotics for Cason as well.
We gave both kids Motrin before bed and Cason woke up about 1:00. When I went in there he was burning up so I took his temperature and it was 103.5!!! After lots of coaxing, I finally got him to take some more medicine and we gave him a luke warm bath. An hour later it was 103.7 so we were very worried! Thankfully it started coming down after that and we were able put him back to bed. He woke up at 7:00 this morning. with 103.5 again! He didn't want to take any medicine but I finally got it down him and he immediately threw it back up---all over me. After some bribery, we got him to take his medicine and drink some liquids. It hasn't gotten that high again but he has had a fever all day. He has just felt HORRIBLE for the past two days. Corbin doesn't act like he feels as bad as Cason but neither child is eating hardly anything at all (we can't even get Cason to eat a popsicle). Hopefully the antibiotics will help them feel better VERY SOON.
Prayers for the boys are greatly appreciated
Here is Cason on the way to the doctor's office yesterday---he NEVER sleeps in the car...
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