I'm sorry, did it sound like I was complaining again?
Ok, so last week we had three cases of strep in the house. I missed work again and Jay missed three days. He stayed in bed for three days. I have never seen him stay in the bed. By my dark picture from my camera phone, you may be able to make out a dark spot toward the top of the bed. That would be his head and that is all I saw for three days.
He just looked at me when I took the picture and didn't say anything. He probably knew it was going to be for sharing, whether through text or blog, but was to sick to protest.
When Friday rolled around, by the afternoon, #4 was supposedly no longer contagious since he had been on his medicine for 24hrs and #1 had gone back to school that day. So at this point, I felt like the kids and I could go to our Circuit Assembly this weekend, as we have had this planned for six months or more. By late afternoon, I started packing for the weekend. Jay got out of bed and seemed to be in a daze but said he wanted to go with us. I was hoping he stay home and I would record it for him but he said he would take his Tylenol liquid with him. He thought he would surely feel better Saturday. By 7pm, we were in the car prepared for the two hour drive.
When we arrived at the hotel, everyone took their medicine and bedded down for the night. Saturday morning brought some relief for Jay and with a swig of his Tylenol, we headed to the Assembly. Then about mid way through the morning session, #3 looked at her dad and said her throat was hurting. My head hung low, as I knew in my gut it was strep. Not wanting to get the 2,000+ friends sick, I left the rest of the family at the Assembly, found a doc-in-the-box (urgent care) and had her swabbed for a strep quick test. Positive. I texted Jay the news, checked out of the hotel and picked the rest of the family up at the lunch break. Because I now had four out of the six family members diagnosed with strep in almost as many days, I decided to take #2 and myself back over the doc-in-the-box and have us swabbed. Even though #2 had not complained of a sore throat as of yet, he did mention that the side of his neck had been hurting and upon closer inspection, it was swollen. So yes, you guessed it, his swab was positive. Mine on the other hand was not, but I did get a prescription for the just in case scenario, as I have had a twinge in my throat for a few days.
We got a bite to eat (I won't say where but you would not be surprised) while we waited on all the prescriptions to be filled at the local Wal-Mart. Then we headed home. We arrived home less than twenty four hours from we had left the night before.
Today, if you came by to visit us, you would never know the strep had made a home here. Jay is back to his old self and he is working on something outside. I think we caught #2's early enough that he really doesn't feel sick so he is helping his dad. #3 is still in the bed but she would be there even if she wasn't sick (she is not a morning person). The one who started the ball rolling, #1, feels fine on her sixth day of meds and #4 never really felt too bad. I think we caught his like we did #2
Now looms the task of disinfecting the house and washing the mounds of sheets, pillows and clothes that need to be washed in very hot water. I guess tonight soup will not be our main course as it has been the last five days.
Hopefully Monday will be wellness so all the kids can go back to enjoying school, Jay can go back to enjoying tinkering on stuff and I can start my Flylady routine again and go back to work.
Hopefully Monday will bring that spark back to every one.
He just looked at me when I took the picture and didn't say anything. He probably knew it was going to be for sharing, whether through text or blog, but was to sick to protest.
When Friday rolled around, by the afternoon, #4 was supposedly no longer contagious since he had been on his medicine for 24hrs and #1 had gone back to school that day. So at this point, I felt like the kids and I could go to our Circuit Assembly this weekend, as we have had this planned for six months or more. By late afternoon, I started packing for the weekend. Jay got out of bed and seemed to be in a daze but said he wanted to go with us. I was hoping he stay home and I would record it for him but he said he would take his Tylenol liquid with him. He thought he would surely feel better Saturday. By 7pm, we were in the car prepared for the two hour drive.
When we arrived at the hotel, everyone took their medicine and bedded down for the night. Saturday morning brought some relief for Jay and with a swig of his Tylenol, we headed to the Assembly. Then about mid way through the morning session, #3 looked at her dad and said her throat was hurting. My head hung low, as I knew in my gut it was strep. Not wanting to get the 2,000+ friends sick, I left the rest of the family at the Assembly, found a doc-in-the-box (urgent care) and had her swabbed for a strep quick test. Positive. I texted Jay the news, checked out of the hotel and picked the rest of the family up at the lunch break. Because I now had four out of the six family members diagnosed with strep in almost as many days, I decided to take #2 and myself back over the doc-in-the-box and have us swabbed. Even though #2 had not complained of a sore throat as of yet, he did mention that the side of his neck had been hurting and upon closer inspection, it was swollen. So yes, you guessed it, his swab was positive. Mine on the other hand was not, but I did get a prescription for the just in case scenario, as I have had a twinge in my throat for a few days.
We got a bite to eat (I won't say where but you would not be surprised) while we waited on all the prescriptions to be filled at the local Wal-Mart. Then we headed home. We arrived home less than twenty four hours from we had left the night before.
Today, if you came by to visit us, you would never know the strep had made a home here. Jay is back to his old self and he is working on something outside. I think we caught #2's early enough that he really doesn't feel sick so he is helping his dad. #3 is still in the bed but she would be there even if she wasn't sick (she is not a morning person). The one who started the ball rolling, #1, feels fine on her sixth day of meds and #4 never really felt too bad. I think we caught his like we did #2
Now looms the task of disinfecting the house and washing the mounds of sheets, pillows and clothes that need to be washed in very hot water. I guess tonight soup will not be our main course as it has been the last five days.
Hopefully Monday will be wellness so all the kids can go back to enjoying school, Jay can go back to enjoying tinkering on stuff and I can start my Flylady routine again and go back to work.
Hopefully Monday will bring that spark back to every one.
Labels: Life With Kids
2 Comments:
Have you guys ever had a flu test? That's the worst!
I'm glad you're all feeling better.
Man, I was just talking to my mother about how "one day" I was going to have to go back to work, and she mentioned that one parent absolutely has to have a flexible job to handle all the times the kids are sick or don't have school. I had always thought, being a teacher, that I had the perfect job that would exactly match my kids' schedule, but when you throw in sickness.....is it ever going to be worth it to go back to work????
Well, I sure hope you guys are all feeling better now and get to experience total health for a while! And your bike story a while back had me totally laughing!
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