Well, Cameron and I got a flu shot way back in August so I didn’t really catch on that she had flu until she had a relapse last Saturday. She’d vomited and had a fever, but then seemed to be better — well enough to head back to school for a couple of days… But then she started going downhill again.
This flu has been particularly bad and I’d read too many stories of complications and resulting deaths, so when she started vomiting again, I started getting worried. She also started spiking a fever, and she told us (on Wednesday) that she was feeling worse, not better!
So, I took her to the doc to make sure we didn’t have to worry about any secondary infections. At this point, I suspected flu! The PA did, too, and test results were positive.
Unfortunately, it was too late for Cameron to take Tamiflu. The next day, Dylan called me from school asking for someone to pick him up as he didn’t feel up to going to dance class — big alarm went off in my head: if he was willing to skip dance, he must really be sick!
Tom had also begun to go downhill (as he stayed home with Cameron on Monday and Tuesday), so I urged him and Dylan to head to the doc to get tested and, if positive, they could start Tamiflu.
Welp, Dylan tested positive! Meanwhile, Chloe came home from a play date with her buddy feeling worn out and feverish…Tom took her in and she tested positive, too. =(
Well, Chloe wouldn’t tolerate Tamiflu, but Dylan has been a trooper (as he so often is!). Cameron discovered a panda mask on an Amazon box and once we cut it out, punched holes on the sides and found some left over elastic we could use as the band, Dylan wanted to test it out!
Even though he felt miserable and hated the Tamiflu, he managed to make us laugh. He donned the mask and deadpanned that he was hiding from the horrible Tamiflu!
Cameron is clearly recovering–she was going in and out of fever, so we caught a picture of her during one of her better moments.
Love these little kidlets and I hope they feel better very soon.
