So Jaydan's fever never got below 101 by Tuesday - he woke up Monday morning at 103.6 and Tuesday morning at 103.4 so I took him to the doctor. She looked him over and diagnosed him with Roseola. I know, what is that? Apparently it's a common childhood disease with a 103-104 fever which breaks abruptly and is followed by a red, splotchy rash. Ick. So I left the doctor feeling better about what was going on.
Wednesday evening got a little tricky though. He hadn't eaten well all day, nor had he been drinking. So, as a result of that he didn't have enough wet diapers for the day and I was stressed about him getting dehydrated. I called the nurse on call and she told me to take him to Children's after hours at the hospital. Talk about freaking me out. We got him there and he (inevitably) started acting better. Once we got him into the exam room under the flourescent lighting, we noticed some splotchiness on his face. YAY!!
So after all the stressing, it was Roseola after all. This morning he still had a low grade fever but we were told last night not to be too concerned if that happened. After his morning nap his temp was back to normal and now his rash is all over his belly, neck and face. He looks sick now but everything is going to be fine!!
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