Impish Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) Tazzie, my 4 yo is still sick. He's had the flu of some sort since Mon afternoon...fever, vomiting, coughing...and now he says he hurts all over. He gulped some flat ginger ale his Daddy gave him this am, and promptly threw it up, so now its all I can do to get him to take a sip of water every half hour or so, because he's terrified of vomiting again. I'm scared of swine flu of course, but even more so, of him dehydrating since I can barely get fluids into him. He's urinated x2 yesterday, and not at all today that I know of. So, if you wouldn't mind sending some thoughts and prayers for my son, I'd greatly appreciate it. ETA: Obviously, I'm more panicked than I realized...forgot to add that we're off to the Dr in about an hour. Edited April 29, 2009 by Impish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Poor little fella. Hope he's better soon. (keep pushing the fluids) :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnetteB Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 :grouphug: Prayed for Tazzie, poor guy. Pedialyte in bottles or frozen pops might stay down better than the ginger ale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyable Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Praying for him and your family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom4him Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Praying for him and you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 When dd was this way at age 4, dr sent me home with a rx for one tablespoon of juice from a can of heavy cling peaches. Worked like a charm. This was approx. 1 hr after she threw up the sip of pedialyte from dr's office. Hope and pray son feels better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 My ds had the flu at 4 and it was so terrible. It wasn't swine flu, it was H3N2 (Fujan strain), but OMG. I will never forget it! The good news is that he did recover and is fine now. So, swine flu or regular flu...just keep pushing fluids. More than likely, your little guy needs a shot of phenergan to stop the vomiting so he can keep down meds and fluids. This is what ds had to have...then we had to do suppositories of phenergran for a few days to keep him hydrated, but it did work like a charm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kiddies Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 When my son was sick we froze Gatorade and let him eat it like a slushy since he couldn't keep water down. Good luck! Hope all went well at the doctor's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Praying for your little one! Let us know what the doc says and how your ds is doing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KayT Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Praying for your little guy! Glad you are heading out to the doctor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeacherZee Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Keeping him firmly in my thoughts!! ETA:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Praying here too. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 First of all, thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers! Turns out that Tazzie doesn't have any flu or virus at all. :001_huh: Its severe tonsillitis. I never had a clue that tonsillitis can mimic all the symptoms of the flu, but now I do, and so do you! Its what caused the fever, which in turn was responsible for the vomiting, chills, muscle soreness, etc. What I *don't* get is why when asked, Tazzie denied that his throat hurt. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 First of all, thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers! Turns out that Tazzie doesn't have any flu or virus at all. :001_huh: Its severe tonsillitis. I never had a clue that tonsillitis can mimic all the symptoms of the flu, but now I do, and so do you! Its what caused the fever, which in turn was responsible for the vomiting, chills, muscle soreness, etc. What I *don't* get is why when asked, Tazzie denied that his throat hurt. :confused: Aha! Yay! - well, um, you know what I mean. ;) Actually - his throat may not be "sore" at all. Ask him if his throat feels "lumpy" or "tickley" and see what he says. I've had tonsillitis quite a few times and more often than not, it didn't really "hurt" ...it was more of an uncomfortable, lumpy, weird feeling... y'know what I mean? Made it difficult to swallow and felt strange, but it didn't hurt like a raw throat does... Very glad they sorted that out. :D (I don't s'pose kiddo can gargle with salt water eh? Prolly too young to do it without swallowing and then he'll be throwing up again cuz it's gross to drink... if he *can*, it's one of the best things for tonsillitis. Not making that up, doc told me so.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 (I don't s'pose kiddo can gargle with salt water eh? Prolly too young to do it without swallowing and then he'll be throwing up again cuz it's gross to drink... if he *can*, it's one of the best things for tonsillitis. Not making that up, doc told me so.) Actually, he can. Problem is, I can't get him to stand up for any length of time without feeling like he's going to fall over. He's just way too sick yet to give that a go. A few doses of antibiotics, and I'll add it to the regimen though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Actually, he can. Problem is, I can't get him to stand up for any length of time without feeling like he's going to fall over. He's just way too sick yet to give that a go. A few doses of antibiotics, and I'll add it to the regimen though! Awesome. :D (that he can do that, I mean - not that he's falling over!) My 12 year old gags and spits and pulls a lovely drama queen when I try getting her to do it for inflamed throats and she's eight years older! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlemaiden Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 praying now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlemaiden Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 First of all, thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers! Turns out that Tazzie doesn't have any flu or virus at all. :001_huh: Its severe tonsillitis. I never had a clue that tonsillitis can mimic all the symptoms of the flu, but now I do, and so do you! Its what caused the fever, which in turn was responsible for the vomiting, chills, muscle soreness, etc. What I *don't* get is why when asked, Tazzie denied that his throat hurt. :confused: Oops. Now that I've read the rest of the story, I'm relieved, but still thinking of you. Hope he heals up quickly. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 What I *don't* get is why when asked, Tazzie denied that his throat hurt. :confused: I had tonsillitus all the time as a kid, and never once had a sore throat. My throat wasn't sore with strep, either. Even now, the only way I know if my throat is infected is if I look at my tonsils and they look disgusting! I hope your little one feels better soon! Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Wow, I will file that in my 'what could this be' notes for future reference. Yuck, hopefully he feels better soon. Poor little guy; it stinks to see them so sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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