Our Own Battle with the Flu
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I really didn’t want to start out posting after this long with something so negative, but what can I say. We just got back from the doctor’s office where they confirmed he has the flu and based on the other cases they’ve tested recently, they are fairly positive it’s H1N1. We’re hoping that Becky and I don’t get it and of course, hoping that Grayson manages to fight through this quickly. He’s been subscribed the anti-viral med and some phenergan to help his stomach. And for him, that’s the worst part is the nausea without throwing up. On top of that, we’re trying to pump him full of ibuprofen and acetaminophen trying to control his fever. So far, blood sugars have been pretty well under control and no problems with ketones.
I feel bad because yesterday I got onto him about tiring out at the baseball assessments. He was feeling really tired and I thought it was just the Saturday moping around funk… but instead it was the start of the flu.
Update (9/1/2009): Grayson is back to full speed now. His fever only lasted a day and a half… the rest of recovery was just getting over the fatigue he felt and some occassional stomach pain. He never threw up and he never developed a cough or any other symptoms… just fever for a day and half and stomach pain and then of course fatigue. We’re very grateful that that’s all it turned out to be for him. We were able to deal with it all at home (i.e. no trips to the ER). I think the other bad part, really, was him getting picked on at school once he got back with kids saying he had the Swine Flu (which may be true, but was never confirmed).