Chat - Good Morning! Ian has Strep Throat!

[Guest guest]

Good Morning! It's a beautiful day. The sun is shining. The

leaves are changing colors on the trees. It's going to be 80

degrees today.

And, Ian has strep throat. Oh brother. LOL But, the good news is -

I think we caught it early. They gave him a shot of Penicillin

yesterday - I opted for this instead of daily doses of antibiotics

because whenever he's on them - he usually doesn't eat. He had been

complaining of headaches all day and by the afternoon - I talked to

his pediatrician and she said I needed to come in. (I was planning

on it anyway <grin>).

As far as his blood sugars - he went to bed with blood sugars of

161. Then, at 2:30 am he woke up crying and asking for Nutren. He

drank 6 ozs and went right back to sleep. He woke up this morning

with blood sugars of 88. This will be an interesting " study " as I

am going to do a log for several more days and will see what his

blood sugars are on other mornings when he does or does not eat at

night.

I printed out what I had for his blood sugar log for my Ped and she

thinks Ian needs a G-tube. Even though he's sick - he really needs

to get his blood sugars stablized and gain weight. Hmmm.....does

that sound familiar to anyone out there??? <grin> It was funny

though - she started " stuttering " about GI docs and making

appointments, etc.....and I knew what she was getting at and said to

her " Spit it out! I know what you want to say to me. You think he

needs a G-tube " . She smiled and said " Well, I didn't want to be the

first one to say it " . I said " You are NOT the first one - and if

you only knew! " . LOL

It will be interesting to hear Dr. H's opinion after all of this.

As far as Ian is concerned - I'm having a VERY hard time getting him

to eat this morning. I need to give him some Motrin - that shot did

a wammy on his leg and he's having trouble walking - but, I can't

give him anything on an empty stomach. Oh, he's finally drinking

some Nutren now in front of the TV. This kid is a trooper - I tell

you that.

is throwing balls in my house while we watch the Tigger

movie. I think I need to straighten him out here. I told him

yesterday he was driving me crazy and I'm through with yelling at

him. He's turning 4 next week and I've decided he thinks he's

turning 18. My dh sais I'm too " easy " on them - but, if anyone has

ever heard me on the phone - I'm by no means " easy " . Okay - now I'm

throwing balls too - I better go! LOL Maybe it's a consistency

problem I'm having. Yep! LOL

Did I mention I was so exhausted last night that I literally felt

like I had 5 Tylenol pms. I think I'm fighting this strep thing

myself. But, I don't have time for it - and besides - it's going to

be a beautiful day today and I want to go out and play.

Thanks for reading.

- H

[Guest guest]

Hi H,

Sorry to hear Ian is sick. Dasia woke up with your basic sneezing, runny

nose, eyes and congestion. And of course will not eat because of it. I got a 1/2

cup of yogurt in for the day so far. We'll be roughin it, this winter as well.

She was well for about a week or 2 since her last flu and bad cold that were

back to back. I think I'll keep a log of every illness, I just find this so

weird a child could get sick this much, especially when my other 2 are never

sick. Hope those antibiotics work fast for Ian! One thing I try to keep in mind,

this is strengthening her immune system for her later years in life. Try and

enjoy the nice weather while it lasts, where do you live again? It's pretty warm

here today, just gloomy.

advocate22003 wrote:

Good Morning! It's a beautiful day. The sun is shining. The

leaves are changing colors on the trees. It's going to be 80

degrees today.

And, Ian has strep throat. Oh brother. LOL But, the good news is -

I think we caught it early. They gave him a shot of Penicillin

yesterday - I opted for this instead of daily doses of antibiotics

because whenever he's on them - he usually doesn't eat. He had been

complaining of headaches all day and by the afternoon - I talked to

his pediatrician and she said I needed to come in. (I was planning

on it anyway <grin>).

As far as his blood sugars - he went to bed with blood sugars of

161. Then, at 2:30 am he woke up crying and asking for Nutren. He

drank 6 ozs and went right back to sleep. He woke up this morning

with blood sugars of 88. This will be an interesting " study " as I

am going to do a log for several more days and will see what his

blood sugars are on other mornings when he does or does not eat at

night.

I printed out what I had for his blood sugar log for my Ped and she

thinks Ian needs a G-tube. Even though he's sick - he really needs

to get his blood sugars stablized and gain weight. Hmmm.....does

that sound familiar to anyone out there??? <grin> It was funny

though - she started " stuttering " about GI docs and making

appointments, etc.....and I knew what she was getting at and said to

her " Spit it out! I know what you want to say to me. You think he

needs a G-tube " . She smiled and said " Well, I didn't want to be the

first one to say it " . I said " You are NOT the first one - and if

you only knew! " . LOL

It will be interesting to hear Dr. H's opinion after all of this.

As far as Ian is concerned - I'm having a VERY hard time getting him

to eat this morning. I need to give him some Motrin - that shot did

a wammy on his leg and he's having trouble walking - but, I can't

give him anything on an empty stomach. Oh, he's finally drinking

some Nutren now in front of the TV. This kid is a trooper - I tell

you that.

is throwing balls in my house while we watch the Tigger

movie. I think I need to straighten him out here. I told him

yesterday he was driving me crazy and I'm through with yelling at

him. He's turning 4 next week and I've decided he thinks he's

turning 18. My dh sais I'm too " easy " on them - but, if anyone has

ever heard me on the phone - I'm by no means " easy " . Okay - now I'm

throwing balls too - I better go! LOL Maybe it's a consistency

problem I'm having. Yep! LOL

Did I mention I was so exhausted last night that I literally felt

like I had 5 Tylenol pms. I think I'm fighting this strep thing

myself. But, I don't have time for it - and besides - it's going to

be a beautiful day today and I want to go out and play.

Thanks for reading.

- H

[Guest guest]

Awww . Poor Ian. I am soooo glad you went ahead to the

doctor yesterday. I was way too worried about him. I am glad you

got him on the antibiotics and hopefully he will bounce back soon.

You have to keep me posted on the g tube thing. I will also be

interested in seeing what Dr. H has to say about it.

Did you get some time to yourself today?? I went on my regular

grocery trip! Ugh. ) But, my wonderful husband did take me out

to dinner last night while my parents watched the boys. It was so

nice. )

Hope Ian is feeling better today,

Jodi R.

>

> Good Morning! It's a beautiful day. The sun is shining. The

> leaves are changing colors on the trees. It's going to be 80

> degrees today.

>

> And, Ian has strep throat. Oh brother. LOL But, the good news

is -

> I think we caught it early. They gave him a shot of Penicillin

> yesterday - I opted for this instead of daily doses of antibiotics

> because whenever he's on them - he usually doesn't eat. He had

been

> complaining of headaches all day and by the afternoon - I talked to

> his pediatrician and she said I needed to come in. (I was planning

> on it anyway <grin>).

>

> As far as his blood sugars - he went to bed with blood sugars of

> 161. Then, at 2:30 am he woke up crying and asking for Nutren. He

> drank 6 ozs and went right back to sleep. He woke up this morning

> with blood sugars of 88. This will be an interesting " study " as I

> am going to do a log for several more days and will see what his

> blood sugars are on other mornings when he does or does not eat at

> night.

>

> I printed out what I had for his blood sugar log for my Ped and she

> thinks Ian needs a G-tube. Even though he's sick - he really needs

> to get his blood sugars stablized and gain weight. Hmmm.....does

> that sound familiar to anyone out there??? <grin> It was funny

> though - she started " stuttering " about GI docs and making

> appointments, etc.....and I knew what she was getting at and said

to

> her " Spit it out! I know what you want to say to me. You think he

> needs a G-tube " . She smiled and said " Well, I didn't want to be

the

> first one to say it " . I said " You are NOT the first one - and if

> you only knew! " . LOL

>

> It will be interesting to hear Dr. H's opinion after all of this.

>

> As far as Ian is concerned - I'm having a VERY hard time getting

him

> to eat this morning. I need to give him some Motrin - that shot

did

> a wammy on his leg and he's having trouble walking - but, I can't

> give him anything on an empty stomach. Oh, he's finally drinking

> some Nutren now in front of the TV. This kid is a trooper - I tell

> you that.

>

> is throwing balls in my house while we watch the Tigger

> movie. I think I need to straighten him out here. I told him

> yesterday he was driving me crazy and I'm through with yelling at

> him. He's turning 4 next week and I've decided he thinks he's

> turning 18. My dh sais I'm too " easy " on them - but, if anyone has

> ever heard me on the phone - I'm by no means " easy " . Okay - now

I'm

> throwing balls too - I better go! LOL Maybe it's a consistency

> problem I'm having. Yep! LOL

>

> Did I mention I was so exhausted last night that I literally felt

> like I had 5 Tylenol pms. I think I'm fighting this strep thing

> myself. But, I don't have time for it - and besides - it's going

to

> be a beautiful day today and I want to go out and play.

>

> Thanks for reading.

>

> - H

>

[Guest guest]

H,

I love reading your posts! No matter what you always

make me lol:)You really can see what a wonderful mom

and person you are through reading your posts. God

Bless you. I hope Ian gets well soon and your able to

get some real rest.

Take care,

Reah and Chloe:)

--- advocate22003 wrote:

> Good Morning! It's a beautiful day. The sun is

> shining. The

> leaves are changing colors on the trees. It's going

> to be 80

> degrees today.

>

> And, Ian has strep throat. Oh brother. LOL But,

> the good news is -

> I think we caught it early. They gave him a shot

> of Penicillin

> yesterday - I opted for this instead of daily doses

> of antibiotics

> because whenever he's on them - he usually doesn't

> eat. He had been

> complaining of headaches all day and by the

> afternoon - I talked to

> his pediatrician and she said I needed to come in.

> (I was planning

> on it anyway <grin>).

>

> As far as his blood sugars - he went to bed with

> blood sugars of

> 161. Then, at 2:30 am he woke up crying and asking

> for Nutren. He

> drank 6 ozs and went right back to sleep. He woke

> up this morning

> with blood sugars of 88. This will be an

> interesting " study " as I

> am going to do a log for several more days and will

> see what his

> blood sugars are on other mornings when he does or

> does not eat at

> night.

>

> I printed out what I had for his blood sugar log for

> my Ped and she

> thinks Ian needs a G-tube. Even though he's sick -

> he really needs

> to get his blood sugars stablized and gain weight.

> Hmmm.....does

> that sound familiar to anyone out there??? <grin>

> It was funny

> though - she started " stuttering " about GI docs and

> making

> appointments, etc.....and I knew what she was

> getting at and said to

> her " Spit it out! I know what you want to say to

> me. You think he

> needs a G-tube " . She smiled and said " Well, I

> didn't want to be the

> first one to say it " . I said " You are NOT the first

> one - and if

> you only knew! " . LOL

>

> It will be interesting to hear Dr. H's opinion after

> all of this.

>

> As far as Ian is concerned - I'm having a VERY hard

> time getting him

> to eat this morning. I need to give him some Motrin

> - that shot did

> a wammy on his leg and he's having trouble walking -

> but, I can't

> give him anything on an empty stomach. Oh, he's

> finally drinking

> some Nutren now in front of the TV. This kid is a

> trooper - I tell

> you that.

>

> is throwing balls in my house while we

> watch the Tigger

> movie. I think I need to straighten him out here.

> I told him

> yesterday he was driving me crazy and I'm through

> with yelling at

> him. He's turning 4 next week and I've decided he

> thinks he's

> turning 18. My dh sais I'm too " easy " on them -

> but, if anyone has

> ever heard me on the phone - I'm by no means " easy " .

> Okay - now I'm

> throwing balls too - I better go! LOL Maybe it's a

> consistency

> problem I'm having. Yep! LOL

>

> Did I mention I was so exhausted last night that I

> literally felt

> like I had 5 Tylenol pms. I think I'm fighting this

> strep thing

> myself. But, I don't have time for it - and besides

> - it's going to

> be a beautiful day today and I want to go out and

> play.

>

> Thanks for reading.

>

> - H

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hmm, Emerence woke up from her nap and told me both ears hurt so I

called and got her in before the dr closed at 5 (yep, love them Sat -

Sun 9-5 ). There was no drainage (she has tubes ) so I t hought

they might be blocked. Ears looked great and then teh Dr. looked at

her mouth and sort of said,, " Ohhhhhhhhh " . Red throat, rapid came

back neg but we'll see about tomorrow...who knew strep

caused " referred ear pain " !

>

> Good Morning! It's a beautiful day. The sun is shining. The

> leaves are changing colors on the trees. It's going to be 80

> degrees today.

>

> And, Ian has strep throat. Oh brother. LOL But, the good news

is -

> I think we caught it early. They gave him a shot of Penicillin

> yesterday - I opted for this instead of daily doses of antibiotics

> because whenever he's on them - he usually doesn't eat. He had

been

> complaining of headaches all day and by the afternoon - I talked

to

> his pediatrician and she said I needed to come in. (I was

planning

> on it anyway <grin>).

>

> As far as his blood sugars - he went to bed with blood sugars of

> 161. Then, at 2:30 am he woke up crying and asking for Nutren.

He

> drank 6 ozs and went right back to sleep. He woke up this morning

> with blood sugars of 88. This will be an interesting " study " as I

> am going to do a log for several more days and will see what his

> blood sugars are on other mornings when he does or does not eat at

> night.

>

> I printed out what I had for his blood sugar log for my Ped and

she

> thinks Ian needs a G-tube. Even though he's sick - he really

needs

> to get his blood sugars stablized and gain weight. Hmmm.....does

> that sound familiar to anyone out there??? <grin> It was funny

> though - she started " stuttering " about GI docs and making

> appointments, etc.....and I knew what she was getting at and said

to

> her " Spit it out! I know what you want to say to me. You think

he

> needs a G-tube " . She smiled and said " Well, I didn't want to be

the

> first one to say it " . I said " You are NOT the first one - and if

> you only knew! " . LOL

>

> It will be interesting to hear Dr. H's opinion after all of this.

>

> As far as Ian is concerned - I'm having a VERY hard time getting

him

> to eat this morning. I need to give him some Motrin - that shot

did

> a wammy on his leg and he's having trouble walking - but, I can't

> give him anything on an empty stomach. Oh, he's finally drinking

> some Nutren now in front of the TV. This kid is a trooper - I

tell

> you that.

>

> is throwing balls in my house while we watch the Tigger

> movie. I think I need to straighten him out here. I told him

> yesterday he was driving me crazy and I'm through with yelling at

> him. He's turning 4 next week and I've decided he thinks he's

> turning 18. My dh sais I'm too " easy " on them - but, if anyone

has

> ever heard me on the phone - I'm by no means " easy " . Okay - now

I'm

> throwing balls too - I better go! LOL Maybe it's a consistency

> problem I'm having. Yep! LOL

>

> Did I mention I was so exhausted last night that I literally felt

> like I had 5 Tylenol pms. I think I'm fighting this strep thing

> myself. But, I don't have time for it - and besides - it's going

to

> be a beautiful day today and I want to go out and play.

>

> Thanks for reading.

>

> - H

>

[Guest guest]

,

I hope Ian is feeling better soon. I'm thinking of him.

B

and Kelli

Jodi wrote:

Awww . Poor Ian. I am soooo glad you went ahead to the

doctor yesterday. I was way too worried about him. I am glad you

got him on the antibiotics and hopefully he will bounce back soon.

You have to keep me posted on the g tube thing. I will also be

interested in seeing what Dr. H has to say about it.

Did you get some time to yourself today?? I went on my regular

grocery trip! Ugh. ) But, my wonderful husband did take me out

to dinner last night while my parents watched the boys. It was so

nice. )

Hope Ian is feeling better today,

Jodi R.

>

> Good Morning! It's a beautiful day. The sun is shining. The

> leaves are changing colors on the trees. It's going to be 80

> degrees today.

>

> And, Ian has strep throat. Oh brother. LOL But, the good news

is -

> I think we caught it early. They gave him a shot of Penicillin

> yesterday - I opted for this instead of daily doses of antibiotics

> because whenever he's on them - he usually doesn't eat. He had

been

> complaining of headaches all day and by the afternoon - I talked to

> his pediatrician and she said I needed to come in. (I was planning

> on it anyway <grin>).

>

> As far as his blood sugars - he went to bed with blood sugars of

> 161. Then, at 2:30 am he woke up crying and asking for Nutren. He

> drank 6 ozs and went right back to sleep. He woke up this morning

> with blood sugars of 88. This will be an interesting " study " as I

> am going to do a log for several more days and will see what his

> blood sugars are on other mornings when he does or does not eat at

> night.

>

> I printed out what I had for his blood sugar log for my Ped and she

> thinks Ian needs a G-tube. Even though he's sick - he really needs

> to get his blood sugars stablized and gain weight. Hmmm.....does

> that sound familiar to anyone out there??? <grin> It was funny

> though - she started " stuttering " about GI docs and making

> appointments, etc.....and I knew what she was getting at and said

to

> her " Spit it out! I know what you want to say to me. You think he

> needs a G-tube " . She smiled and said " Well, I didn't want to be

the

> first one to say it " . I said " You are NOT the first one - and if

> you only knew! " . LOL

>

> It will be interesting to hear Dr. H's opinion after all of this.

>

> As far as Ian is concerned - I'm having a VERY hard time getting

him

> to eat this morning. I need to give him some Motrin - that shot

did

> a wammy on his leg and he's having trouble walking - but, I can't

> give him anything on an empty stomach. Oh, he's finally drinking

> some Nutren now in front of the TV. This kid is a trooper - I tell

> you that.

>

> is throwing balls in my house while we watch the Tigger

> movie. I think I need to straighten him out here. I told him

> yesterday he was driving me crazy and I'm through with yelling at

> him. He's turning 4 next week and I've decided he thinks he's

> turning 18. My dh sais I'm too " easy " on them - but, if anyone has

> ever heard me on the phone - I'm by no means " easy " . Okay - now

I'm

> throwing balls too - I better go! LOL Maybe it's a consistency

> problem I'm having. Yep! LOL

>

> Did I mention I was so exhausted last night that I literally felt

> like I had 5 Tylenol pms. I think I'm fighting this strep thing

> myself. But, I don't have time for it - and besides - it's going

to

> be a beautiful day today and I want to go out and play.

>

> Thanks for reading.

>

> - H

>

[Guest guest]

- Hey! Thanks. He is actually doing much better. Still

not eating well - but, for the most part - he's keeping his blood

sugars in tact!

- H

> >

> > Good Morning! It's a beautiful day. The sun is shining. The

> > leaves are changing colors on the trees. It's going to be 80

> > degrees today.

> >

> > And, Ian has strep throat. Oh brother. LOL But, the good news

> is -

> > I think we caught it early. They gave him a shot of Penicillin

> > yesterday - I opted for this instead of daily doses of

antibiotics

> > because whenever he's on them - he usually doesn't eat. He had

> been

> > complaining of headaches all day and by the afternoon - I talked

to

> > his pediatrician and she said I needed to come in. (I was

planning

> > on it anyway <grin>).

> >

> > As far as his blood sugars - he went to bed with blood sugars of

> > 161. Then, at 2:30 am he woke up crying and asking for Nutren.

He

> > drank 6 ozs and went right back to sleep. He woke up this

morning

> > with blood sugars of 88. This will be an interesting " study " as

I

> > am going to do a log for several more days and will see what his

> > blood sugars are on other mornings when he does or does not eat

at

> > night.

> >

> > I printed out what I had for his blood sugar log for my Ped and

she

> > thinks Ian needs a G-tube. Even though he's sick - he really

needs

> > to get his blood sugars stablized and gain weight.

Hmmm.....does

> > that sound familiar to anyone out there??? <grin> It was funny

> > though - she started " stuttering " about GI docs and making

> > appointments, etc.....and I knew what she was getting at and

said

> to

> > her " Spit it out! I know what you want to say to me. You think

he

> > needs a G-tube " . She smiled and said " Well, I didn't want to be

> the

> > first one to say it " . I said " You are NOT the first one - and

if

> > you only knew! " . LOL

> >

> > It will be interesting to hear Dr. H's opinion after all of this.

> >

> > As far as Ian is concerned - I'm having a VERY hard time getting

> him

> > to eat this morning. I need to give him some Motrin - that shot

> did

> > a wammy on his leg and he's having trouble walking - but, I

can't

> > give him anything on an empty stomach. Oh, he's finally

drinking

> > some Nutren now in front of the TV. This kid is a trooper - I

tell

> > you that.

> >

> > is throwing balls in my house while we watch the

Tigger

> > movie. I think I need to straighten him out here. I told him

> > yesterday he was driving me crazy and I'm through with yelling

at

> > him. He's turning 4 next week and I've decided he thinks he's

> > turning 18. My dh sais I'm too " easy " on them - but, if anyone

has

> > ever heard me on the phone - I'm by no means " easy " . Okay - now

> I'm

> > throwing balls too - I better go! LOL Maybe it's a consistency

> > problem I'm having. Yep! LOL

> >

> > Did I mention I was so exhausted last night that I literally

felt

> > like I had 5 Tylenol pms. I think I'm fighting this strep thing

> > myself. But, I don't have time for it - and besides - it's

going

> to

> > be a beautiful day today and I want to go out and play.

> >

> > Thanks for reading.

> >

> > - H

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I hope everyone is feeling better. WE went through the strep throat

thing with my two boys and Autumn, and the only symptom was ear pain

and a fever with my younger son and I was shocked it was strep, then

Autumn and my older son got a fever and were tested immediatly. They

were miserable.

> >

> > Good Morning! It's a beautiful day. The sun is shining. The

> > leaves are changing colors on the trees. It's going to be 80

> > degrees today.

> >

> > And, Ian has strep throat. Oh brother. LOL But, the good news

> is -

> > I think we caught it early. They gave him a shot of Penicillin

> > yesterday - I opted for this instead of daily doses of

antibiotics

> > because whenever he's on them - he usually doesn't eat. He had

> been

> > complaining of headaches all day and by the afternoon - I talked

> to

> > his pediatrician and she said I needed to come in. (I was

> planning

> > on it anyway <grin>).

> >

> > As far as his blood sugars - he went to bed with blood sugars of

> > 161. Then, at 2:30 am he woke up crying and asking for Nutren.

> He

> > drank 6 ozs and went right back to sleep. He woke up this

morning

> > with blood sugars of 88. This will be an interesting " study " as

I

> > am going to do a log for several more days and will see what his

> > blood sugars are on other mornings when he does or does not eat

at

> > night.

> >

> > I printed out what I had for his blood sugar log for my Ped and

> she

> > thinks Ian needs a G-tube. Even though he's sick - he really

> needs

> > to get his blood sugars stablized and gain weight. Hmmm.....does

> > that sound familiar to anyone out there??? <grin> It was funny

> > though - she started " stuttering " about GI docs and making

> > appointments, etc.....and I knew what she was getting at and said

> to

> > her " Spit it out! I know what you want to say to me. You think

> he

> > needs a G-tube " . She smiled and said " Well, I didn't want to be

> the

> > first one to say it " . I said " You are NOT the first one - and if

> > you only knew! " . LOL

> >

> > It will be interesting to hear Dr. H's opinion after all of this.

> >

> > As far as Ian is concerned - I'm having a VERY hard time getting

> him

> > to eat this morning. I need to give him some Motrin - that shot

> did

> > a wammy on his leg and he's having trouble walking - but, I can't

> > give him anything on an empty stomach. Oh, he's finally drinking

> > some Nutren now in front of the TV. This kid is a trooper - I

> tell

> > you that.

> >

> > is throwing balls in my house while we watch the Tigger

> > movie. I think I need to straighten him out here. I told him

> > yesterday he was driving me crazy and I'm through with yelling at

> > him. He's turning 4 next week and I've decided he thinks he's

> > turning 18. My dh sais I'm too " easy " on them - but, if anyone

> has

> > ever heard me on the phone - I'm by no means " easy " . Okay - now

> I'm

> > throwing balls too - I better go! LOL Maybe it's a consistency

> > problem I'm having. Yep! LOL

> >

> > Did I mention I was so exhausted last night that I literally felt

> > like I had 5 Tylenol pms. I think I'm fighting this strep thing

> > myself. But, I don't have time for it - and besides - it's going

> to

> > be a beautiful day today and I want to go out and play.

> >

> > Thanks for reading.

> >

> > - H

> >

>

[Guest guest]

- thanks. You know - Ian only had a headache - but, he

hasn't even had any cold symptoms and he tested positive. I think

we caught it right away. My 3 year old has bad cold symptoms for

awhile - he tends to keep his longer without sinus infections. I'm

debating whether I should check him because he hasn't had any fevers.

- H

> > >

> > > Good Morning! It's a beautiful day. The sun is shining. The

> > > leaves are changing colors on the trees. It's going to be 80

> > > degrees today.

> > >

> > > And, Ian has strep throat. Oh brother. LOL But, the good

news

> > is -

> > > I think we caught it early. They gave him a shot of

Penicillin

> > > yesterday - I opted for this instead of daily doses of

> antibiotics

> > > because whenever he's on them - he usually doesn't eat. He

had

> > been

> > > complaining of headaches all day and by the afternoon - I

talked

> > to

> > > his pediatrician and she said I needed to come in. (I was

> > planning

> > > on it anyway <grin>).

> > >

> > > As far as his blood sugars - he went to bed with blood sugars

of

> > > 161. Then, at 2:30 am he woke up crying and asking for

Nutren.

> > He

> > > drank 6 ozs and went right back to sleep. He woke up this

> morning

> > > with blood sugars of 88. This will be an interesting " study "

as

> I

> > > am going to do a log for several more days and will see what

his

> > > blood sugars are on other mornings when he does or does not

eat

> at

> > > night.

> > >

> > > I printed out what I had for his blood sugar log for my Ped

and

> > she

> > > thinks Ian needs a G-tube. Even though he's sick - he really

> > needs

> > > to get his blood sugars stablized and gain weight.

Hmmm.....does

> > > that sound familiar to anyone out there??? <grin> It was

funny

> > > though - she started " stuttering " about GI docs and making

> > > appointments, etc.....and I knew what she was getting at and

said

> > to

> > > her " Spit it out! I know what you want to say to me. You

think

> > he

> > > needs a G-tube " . She smiled and said " Well, I didn't want to

be

> > the

> > > first one to say it " . I said " You are NOT the first one - and

if

> > > you only knew! " . LOL

> > >

> > > It will be interesting to hear Dr. H's opinion after all of

this.

> > >

> > > As far as Ian is concerned - I'm having a VERY hard time

getting

> > him

> > > to eat this morning. I need to give him some Motrin - that

shot

> > did

> > > a wammy on his leg and he's having trouble walking - but, I

can't

> > > give him anything on an empty stomach. Oh, he's finally

drinking

> > > some Nutren now in front of the TV. This kid is a trooper - I

> > tell

> > > you that.

> > >

> > > is throwing balls in my house while we watch the

Tigger

> > > movie. I think I need to straighten him out here. I told him

> > > yesterday he was driving me crazy and I'm through with yelling

at

> > > him. He's turning 4 next week and I've decided he thinks he's

> > > turning 18. My dh sais I'm too " easy " on them - but, if

anyone

> > has

> > > ever heard me on the phone - I'm by no means " easy " . Okay -

now

> > I'm

> > > throwing balls too - I better go! LOL Maybe it's a

consistency

> > > problem I'm having. Yep! LOL

> > >

> > > Did I mention I was so exhausted last night that I literally

felt

> > > like I had 5 Tylenol pms. I think I'm fighting this strep

thing

> > > myself. But, I don't have time for it - and besides - it's

going

> > to

> > > be a beautiful day today and I want to go out and play.

> > >

> > > Thanks for reading.

> > >

> > > - H

> > >

> >

>