Skipped or delayed episode?

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Kurtis was " scheduled " to get a fever Thursday, December 11th, but he

started getting Croup symptoms (hoarsness, coughing, etc.) on

December 6th. I took him to the doctor on Monday and he said it was

Croup. Wednesday his eyes started watering and were a little red

(even a little greenish discharge Thursday night, but not very

much). Thursday came and went with no fever. Friday, no fever. His

croup symptom are almost gone. Is it possible that because he had

another virus his body skipped this episode? Or, could it have just

delayed it? Has this happened to anyone before?

Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled that he's not suffering from another

episode, but in a way I'm disappointed because I'm afraid this will

be a set back as far as getting a diagnosis.

I have another question. Does anyone know of any doctors in

Pennsylvania that have experience with . We live in a small

town in central PA and I have called several doctors in our area and

none of them have heard of it. His pediatrician is " looking into it "

but wants me to keep a diary for a few more months before we do

anymore testing. But to us that means 5 or 6 more fevers without

being any closer to a diagnosis. We have an appoinment on the 29th

with Dr. Licameli in Boston, but that is an 8 hour drive for us. We

were hoping to find someone a little closer. Dr. Licameli's

assistant thought maybe someone at Children's Hospital in

Philadelphia?

Thanks!

Janine Liegey, mother of Kurtis (26 months) fevering for 5 months