So, with Miss A and Miss M in school all day I was so excited to be able to finally do somethings with just Little One. We got ourselves signed up for a baby gym class that she LOVES and a baby music class that she is having a blast in as well. Daddy-O got her signed up for Daddy and Daughter swim lessons and we were on our way to giving Little One all these new experiences.
Two weeks into it and she is sicker than a dog... High fever, ear infections and lesions all in her mouth and down her throat. On Saturday a trip to the Urgent Care found the lesions. No reason to be concerned said the doctor... most likely from the fever which was because of the ears. Well, 4 days later and sleep in the single digits combined and first thing this morning we were at our doctor who said she has a "very severe case of blisters and lesions all over her gums, tongue, throat and tonsil area". They say this is totally viral.
The main concern is dehydration which the doctor says we are dangerously close to because she is in so much pain swallowing she does not want much... So, forget nutrition over the next few days... it is all about milkshakes, ice cream, whatever she wants to get something into her. Our next concern is pain management so she can sleep and eat... so, we are starting on that to help. And our last concern (still major) is how this is affecting all of her blood counts. So, off to the lab for a stat test on her blood this morning. We should have results this afternoon. We are pretty sure everything will come back just fine as most likely this is a virus that resulted in fever and all of these lesions and blisters. You can see the little white dots all over her tongue when she lets us look.
So, I ask you... are all these "fun" activities worth all this? You know us.. I am sure in a week we will be off again on our fun adventures... The classes better be REALLY FUN! :-)
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Poor thing! What did they give you to help her swallow? We had something similar when the kids were little. Seems to me we had to give them a combo of medicines to help. It's bugging me that I can't remember what it is. The only one I remember was benadryl and they were supposed to hold it in their mouths (tell that to a 2-year-old!) because it helped numb the pain awhile. Ok, long story to ask a short question. Good luck!!
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