You ever seen a 5 year old on a major steroid high?
It is a sight to behold.
Ty's doctor thinks he has something called PFAPA, which causes him to have a fever for about 4 days every 3 weeks or so. When we were in for Ty's well visit a couple of weeks ago, Dr. P. said if that is what it is, we could give him a mega-dose of prednisone as soon as the fever started, and it would knock it out in 24 hours.
Fast forward to this past Friday....
We were having "one of those" mornings, so I didn't take Ty to preschool. He ended up at his nanny's house playing. Peggy called me and asked if I had any tylenol bc he was starting to run a fever. She came to get the tylenol, and I asked if she minded running and having the prednisone filled so we could try that. Now, we're talking a huge dose here; he had to take 2.5 tsp at once. We thought he wasn't going to get it all down without throwing up.
For the next 2 days, that child was WILD. He slept at night, but when he wad awake, he could not be still or quiet. He talked non-stop. He moved constantly. He looked around the room with a wild look on his face, breathing hard, trying to figure out what to do next. Which is so not Ty. (Heaven help us if Troy ever has to take it!) He was in fast forward all day, running on nervous energy.
But his fever went away.
I think things are pretty much back to normal again. Hoping this doesn't happen too many more times. I don't know how many rounds of mega-steroids we can stand!
Showing posts with label fever. Show all posts
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Great Doctor Visit!
For a little bit of background....
For the past 4 or 5 months, Ty has been running a fever off and on. No other symptoms, no pain anywhere, just a fever. It generally is normal in the morning and starts going up around dinner time or a little after. It usually lasts about 4 days, and comes back somewhere between 10 days to 3 weeks. We have taken him to Dr. Parmer, his pediatrician, with it twice. The first time, he ran an x-ray looking for a sinus infection, but all was clear, and he didn't see anything else visibly wrong. The last time, he told me to just keep a record and watch it for a little while and let's try to figure out if there is a pattern or noticeable trigger. So that's what we have been doing.
I got to thinking, he had a coil put in the artery going to his heart last year, and I wondered if there might be an infection or something going on there. So I asked Dr. P about it and he told me to go ahead and call the cardiologist just to make sure.
Fast forward to this morning. We went to see Dr. Israel, the ped cardiologist. Thankfully, he said everything looked good. The coil is in there like it should be; there are no visible problems; and if there was an infection of the heart, the fever would be constant, not come and go. So I feel a lot better about that.
Now if we could just figure out what's causing these doggone fevers.
While we're on the subject of the cardiologist, let me say that I love Dr. Israel's office. I have never been in a doctor's office where you get in and out so quickly. I have never seen anyone in his office staff-wise other than him and his receptionist. He doesn't book 3 or 4 patients for the same time slot. This morning we were in and out in less than 30 minutes. We sat in the waiting room for about 10 or 15, and then were in the back for about 10. It's great. He calls you back himself, does whatever it is he is going to do, and you leave. If only you could get in and out of other offices that fast!
For the past 4 or 5 months, Ty has been running a fever off and on. No other symptoms, no pain anywhere, just a fever. It generally is normal in the morning and starts going up around dinner time or a little after. It usually lasts about 4 days, and comes back somewhere between 10 days to 3 weeks. We have taken him to Dr. Parmer, his pediatrician, with it twice. The first time, he ran an x-ray looking for a sinus infection, but all was clear, and he didn't see anything else visibly wrong. The last time, he told me to just keep a record and watch it for a little while and let's try to figure out if there is a pattern or noticeable trigger. So that's what we have been doing.
I got to thinking, he had a coil put in the artery going to his heart last year, and I wondered if there might be an infection or something going on there. So I asked Dr. P about it and he told me to go ahead and call the cardiologist just to make sure.
Fast forward to this morning. We went to see Dr. Israel, the ped cardiologist. Thankfully, he said everything looked good. The coil is in there like it should be; there are no visible problems; and if there was an infection of the heart, the fever would be constant, not come and go. So I feel a lot better about that.
Now if we could just figure out what's causing these doggone fevers.
While we're on the subject of the cardiologist, let me say that I love Dr. Israel's office. I have never been in a doctor's office where you get in and out so quickly. I have never seen anyone in his office staff-wise other than him and his receptionist. He doesn't book 3 or 4 patients for the same time slot. This morning we were in and out in less than 30 minutes. We sat in the waiting room for about 10 or 15, and then were in the back for about 10. It's great. He calls you back himself, does whatever it is he is going to do, and you leave. If only you could get in and out of other offices that fast!
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