Might as well keep everyone in the loop of the illnesses in the Hulten household. More importantly, this will help me back track all of the crap Will has encountered before we go back to St. Louis this summer for a follow-up. I can ‘t possibly remember all of this.
We took Will in last week if you all remember and he had a case of Roseola. Very typical for kids under the age of 2. It was very easy to diagnose once the red rash appeared a few hours before we showed up in the doctors office.
Yesterday, we took him back in to the doctor for this horrible cough and chest cold. It is not getting any better and seems to be getting deeper in the chest. He has green snot all over and is keeping all of us at night – aren’t kids fun?
Dr. Malcolm Hill says this has been going around the community with the small kids and he had already seen two kids prior to our appt at 10am yesterday with Broncholitis/Mycoplasma.
So we are unsure which one it is at this point – Broncholitis is the virual form and Mycoplasma is the bacterial form. The doctor said even if we rad bloodwork to narrrow it down, the labs are not all that accurate for this. It is contagious so we are keeping him home from school for a couple of days while he get on the antibiotic.
2 Responses to “And the second virus of the New Year!”
Ugh! This does not sound fun! We are thinking about you guys and will say a prayer for little Will that he feels better soon. Stay warm!
By Marissa on Jan 16, 2009
Will has Dr. Hill at Carle. I had him for 18 years!!!
By Kate on Jan 16, 2009