Re: shorter cycles/cold? normal episode?

[Guest guest]

Hi.

My son, Raffaele, almost 7 years old and has been fevering monthly for about 4

years now. He too had a one-time change of cycle within the past 3 months. From

the usual 25-26 days to just 16 days in Sept. (I have not made a log of my son's

fevers before then and I just learned about recently).When the fever came

on the 16th day, the fever just lasted for 1 & 1/2  days without other symptoms

except for the inflamed tonsils. The fever was also manageable with paracetamol.

My son also got chills the day before he got the fever.

When my son doesn't have the fever, he sweats far more than anyone I know. I

don't know if this has any significance to the illness.

 

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

Our peditrician says that chills is usually a sign of an infection, either a

virus or bacterial infection. It happened to us a few times that , age

3.5, had chills and turned out not to be a episode. Usually he does not

get chills with a episode.

 

Ruthie

[Guest guest]

I think every kid I'd different. My son got chills with EVERY episode. The

chills were really bad, his lips and fingers and toes would also turn blue from

the chills.

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[Guest guest]

Hello

Regarding chills- it is perfectly normal for a child with or without to

have chills when they have a fever and their temperature is rising. They are

shaking as their body is trying to regulate to the higher temperature. We have

been told this by countless specialists.

Regards,

[Guest guest]

Our son sweats like crazy.  If he's covered at night he sweats. When he runs

around he looks as if he's taken a bath.  Much more than the other kids who are

playing right alongside him.  Interesting to say the least.

 Regards,

Nick Handrinos

[Guest guest]

my son is ALWAYS hot, sweating....we actually make him sleep in short sleeves in

dead winter!!  I wonder if this is common in kids??

[Guest guest]

Thanks everyone for your input. I have come to the conclusion that

this was just a shorter episode....it ended on the 2nd day and

shes been normal ever since.

Guess I'll just count ahead 14 days and then 14 more....she have one at

one of those times.....bummer....that puts us right into christmas. :

( I haven't been given any meds to try yet.(my dr still has me

tracking her fevers)...so we have nothing to help if she gets one

then....poor baby....I'm hoping that her cycle is off a little this

next time so she can enjoy her toys instead of sitting in my arms

miserable.

[Guest guest]

My son (8) gets chills with every episode as well. That is how we know

the fever is coming. He also gets very whiney the day before his

fever. You can just notice the change in him. Even though his fevers

are cyclic, it seems he does get his fever when there are times of

stress. Not major stress, but like when things are more

exciting....like when his cousins come to visit. Usually when they

leave or are about to leave, he starts his fever. It's kinda weird. I

asked his doctor about it and she said that stress is not a factor, but

I totally disagree.

Anyway, about the chills....he gets the chills hours before he gets his

fever. I will take his temp and it will be normal or low when he has

the chills. Then his fever just spikes and within an hour his fever

will get to 102. This is a crazy illness. It seems like they would

have more definate info on it.

Sharon

[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon,

I also believe it is stress related. When my Daughter was 2 years

old and began to get the fevers, before we knew what she had, she

would always get them close to some kind of exciting or stressful

event. I wonder if anyone else noticed the same with their childrent.

Orit

[Guest guest]

I also believe it is stress/excitement related! I can't tell you how many trips

to Disneyland ended with us pushing motrin in Tommy and him not laying in the

stroller (yet no one else would get it!). It also seemed around the

holidays...etc. I also feel it is sleep related. When he doesn't get enough

sleep (we have alot of evening things going on) the episodes seem to be worse.

Prior to the diagnosis, I thought his body was sensitive and couldn't handle

being " Run-down " . Anyone else notice this?

Amy

Mom of Tommy age 6 fevering since age 2 1/2 , Lucy age 4 fever free, ny age

1 fever free (yet he had two " viruses " with high fevers 3 weeks apart...hoping

it was a fluke!)

[Guest guest]

Yes! has just started to FINALLY sleep through the night at almost two

years old. She seems so much happier and healthier and her fevers seem to be

spreading apart on their own. Don't know if it is related but I hope it

continues!

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[Guest guest]

Yes! has just started to FINALLY sleep through the night at almost two

years old. She seems so much happier and healthier and her fevers seem to be

spreading apart on their own. Don't know if it is related but I hope it

continues!

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