Back, Forth, Oink Oink Oink
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My 18-month-old son is a genius at sharing. Early this week, he came down with a sniffly, sneezy, clingy. whiny, unhappy little virus and a 102.5 degree fever. By a day and a half later, I had a scratchy throat. Waking up the next morning, I could barely move – which is a lot of fun when you’re home alone all day with a toddler, let me tell you. Aches, fever, still coughing, and just generally miserable. This was yesterday.
By afternoon, my husband had also started showing symptoms, and came home from work. We made a call to our doctor, who said that our symptoms sounded very much like swine flu. Yay.
So … off to the Urgent Care center we went, and the doctor there said it didn’t sound like the strain of flu that’s been going around. O convinced them to test him, at least, as he’s forbidden from working until they know whether or not our doctor’s suspicions are correct. Mind you, at the time of the appointment, none of us had fevers, and Buggie’s symptoms had largely subsided. She figured his illness had run its course, and therefore ours would soon follow.
Forward to today. Fevers haven’t returned, but Buggie’s symptoms have. His nose is runny again, and he’s been tantrumy and miserable. (Those who know our sweet little boy know that this is NOT his typical disposition.) O has been sacked out on the couch with body aches, a cough, and exhaustion (like me, yesterday). I’ve had waves of misery, alternating with waves of actually feeling almost human again. My nose is drippy (as in, has not really stopped at ALL since yesterday afternoon), my eyes are puffy, and I have a mild cough still. Last night, I was prepared to accept what the urgent care doc said, but when Buggie’s symptoms returned today … we’ll just say I’m less convinced.
We should know for sure by Monday, in any case. In the meantime, we’ve stocked up on groceries, canceled our weekend plans, and spent a lot of the day watching TV, reading … and being yelled at by a cranky toddler.-old
