Kids have had fevers but no other symptoms the last couple of weeks on and off. It started when we started going to the gym/daycare, so I guess they caught it there. The other day, I was feeling just a little sick and the kids were snotting up a storm. Temps in the 103.5 range. I finally decided to take them to the doctor/nurse practitioner. Strep. Antibiotics.
I didn't sleep at all last night and just got sicker and sicker. Canceled with the minister today and rescheduled. I have that kind of sick where I'm in a dizzy haze and can't think in complete sentences. I feel like shit but I think the kids are getting better. Does anyone know if I have to get on antibiotics as well to avoid just giving it back to the kids? Or can my body just get over it? I'm really not wanting to drag my own self to a doctor right now. If it was just me, I wouldn't go at all, but don't want to drag it out for all of us.
One of the absolute worse things about being a single parent is being sick, having your kids be sick, and having to take care of the whole lot of you without a bit of respite or help. It sucks, sucks, sucks.
I rarely drink soda and never have it in my house very much. But I always crave diet coke when I'm sick and have a sore throat. Didn't want to go our and get any so I ordered a pizza and three 2 liters of diet coke to be delivered. Didn't even want the pizza, just wanted the coke. Then almost slept through the guy coming to my door to deliver it. But I got my coke which made me a bit happier.
Kids and I slept from about 1:30-6:00. then I got them up to medicate them and get them some dinner. All of us went back to bed about 8:30. I just got up here for a bit because I was having a coughing attack and got some tea, then back to bed for me. Kids are still sleeping well.
Aaron seems to be in a good enough mood but hates it when I wipe his nose. Poor Naim will just drop to the floor and cry and want to be held a lot. I just want to drop to the floor and cry and want to be held a lot, too!
Gawd-awful day today. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
If you have strep you don't want to ignore it. Untreated strep can damage your heart. My mom had a heart murmur from untreated strep she got when she was a kid.
Hope you feel better soon! My kid is old enough to watch TV and play while I lie on the couch and doze, only poking me periodically for help. But I'm still really, really happy when my husband gets home and helps me. I'm sorry you have to do it by yourself.
Posted by: cherylc | April 14, 2006 at 09:43 AM
Oh god, it sounds awful! I SO wish you had someone to help you! Feel better soon!!!
Posted by: rossecorp | April 16, 2006 at 07:21 PM
I learned the hard way that if the kid(s) has/have strep, and you're sick too the best thing to do is get antibiotics for yourself too. If you don't get antibiotics, you'll be sick for almost a month. If you do get antibiotics, you'll feel better in a couple days. I've done it both ways, depending on whether we had medical insurance at the moment or not.
Posted by: Lin | April 18, 2006 at 05:50 AM