Guest guest Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Hi! My name is and my 3 1/2 year old daughter Emma has had a high fever every month since July. Take her to ped. and EVERY month her throat looked red and lymph nodeds swollen, he would do a strep test and it was always negative. He would tell me, its a virus, let it run its course - if things get worse call us. I was SO tired of hearing that so this recent episode went to Dr 104 temp on Motrin, they gave hre Tylenol. strep test neg. Its a virus. The next day on Motrin 104.5 temp. Call - tell me to do Motrin then 3 hours later Tylenol and keep doing that til its gone! Well, I new something was wrong with this virus stuff, her brother never catches her MONTHLY virus! So I took her to Children's Hospital here in St Louis. The ER Dr read the notes and said he could tell I was frustrated. Then he kinda smiled and went thru the sypmtoms and It was Emma. He said she had a condition but would run immunoglobulin tests and referred her to the Immunology/Rheumatology Dept. for treatment and they will follow her 'case'. The information he gave me said this usually ends at age 10, then I read some of you have older children who still have episodes?? I read getting tonsils out can help, any one do this and did it work. I cannot take seeing her so miserable and whining and shivering each and every month, and all I can do is Motrin & Tylenol! Thanks for any info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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