I chatted with my mom yesterday morning, to tell her that I was planning to take Alex in to the doctor yesterday. He’d had a fever for 3-4 days straight, and I was getting tired of it.
Me: So I’d like him to check Alex’s ears, just to be sure it isn’t related to that, and then ask about the fever.
Mom: You know, there’s this virus called Roseola that Chris (my brother) used to get when he was about Alex’s age.
Me: Really?
Mom: Yeah. They get this fever for 4-5 days and then the fever breaks and they get a rash, but once the rash comes, the virus is basically done.
Me: Oh…maybe that’s what it is.
It was an interesting trek to the pediatrician’s office yesterday in the snow storm, and a pretty long wait in the waiting room (we’d arrived early because they said we could, but we didn’t actually get in any earlier. Oh well). But we did finally determine that Alex’s ears are totally clear again. Thankfully. We also asked him about the 4-day fever he’d had.
Me: So he’s had this fever, like 101 or 102, for 4 days. But no other symptoms.
Dr.: Nothing else at all?
Me: Nope.
Dr.: (after some other questions) Well, there is this thing called Roseola…
He then explained it, just like my mom had. I guess I should’ve paid my mom $20 for a co-pay instead of him!
Anyway, the fever seems to be gone today, though I haven’t seen the red bumps of Roseola yet. I’ll just be glad if my jolly guy is really back for a while now.
Yep! I’ve heard Roseola is very contagious, so I guess it’s no surprise that nearly all of my friends with babies have been through it. Hope the rash isn’t too rashy!
Ian had roseola – the rash is NASTY looking once it comes, and it spreads from the tummy area to everywhere. Even the face. I didn’t like that, but it was true that once that rash came, he seemed to feel fine again!
He is also the type that almost every time he gets a fever, it ends with a rash. And he’s a crazy exczema boy (sp?)! His skin just has issues!
I’m pretty sure they said once a kid gets roseola, it’s very rare for them to get it again, so if that’s what it is, hopefully you’re in the clear now!!
Oli that a while ago. Now he has something els – took to emergency last night with high temp. Has a nasty virus, been sick for almost a week.
It’s tough when they are sick isn’t it. Let’s pray they both get better soon!
There are actually children who run a fever like that because they are fighting off a virus and then they get a little rash. My son was one…never actually got sick and our doctor said that there are just some children who fight off bugs that way.
Yeah for the ears being clear. Now you can at least look for other areas to blame bad attitudes on!!
Dr. Mom is good. Wow. Still praying health for your kiddies.