We were trucking along pretty good this weekend considering the circumstances. Caden has had 103-104 fever on an off since Thursday. Normal stuff for the flu. Today we went out in the yard and even let JJ open his birthday presents out on the screened porch. He also got to make a mess of his birthday cake. After all the fun all the boys went down for a nap. I kept Caden downstairs on a mat in the living room floor while Sherry did a grocery store run. Caden coughed a time or two as he normally does. I suctioned and did diaper changes as required.
Riley and JJ had both already got up from their naps. Caden was still snoozing at about 5:45. I took a look at him and noticed that his cheeks were rosy red. Nana called at about the same time. I told her that I just felt Caden’s neck and that he was on fire. I can tell when Caden has a fever and generally how high just by laying the back of my hand against the side of his neck. I immediately drew up Tylenol and Motrin and put that in his feeding tube with a water flush while holding a thermometer under his arm. The number on the digital thermometer topped out at 104.9 F. Since it was under the arm we add a degree to get the actual temperature. This was the highest temp I can remember measuring on Caden. I immediately took Caden up and put him in a cool bath and was able to get him down to 104.6 within about 15 minutes. The pediatrician was calling back by this time. Fortunately the same doctor that saw him on Friday was on call. She said that she was concerned that the small amount of fluid found during the chest xray on Thursday night might be turning into full blown pneumonia. So she said that we should er on the side of caution and go back to MUSC (Medical University of SC) to have him check out.
That is where we sit. We are at MUSC and waiting to get results from another chest xray. Caden’s temp is down and he is acting like his normal little silly self. He is watching Boz and Veggie Tales videos. He keeps patting me on the arm and showing me how he can make the numbers change on the telemitry.
Oh…And Riley has a sore throat. he tested negative for flu. Praise God!. He is on an antibiotic and is gettign tylenol for he fever.