strep by strep

Strep by Strep we are slowly making it through this miserable week. It started over the weekend when one of Lauren's lymph nodes below her ear swelled to the size of an egg. On Monday we brought her into the pediatrician and he suspected strep and gave her antibiotics. That evening I came down with a sore throat, headache and a high fever. I tried to wait until Lauren's test results came back so I could just have her doctor prescribe me the antibiotics (and save a co-pay.) But two days later (yesterday) I was still miserable and results weren't back yet so I went to my doctor. The instant test results were positive. Rather than take the antibiotics orally over 10 days, I opted for the shot. While the nurse prepared the huge needle I pulled up the sleeve on my shirt. She just shook her head and said that's not where this shot goes. I guess it takes more muscle!/flab? to absorb the strong penicillin. When I got home from the doctor Tyler said his mouth hurt and on closer look I saw a nice pimply rash all over his body. A quick google searched confirmed my scarlatina suspicion. We then called the pediatrician with his symptoms and secured our third anti-biotic prescription in as many days. Let's just hope Matt can hold out! He's been a wonderful Mr. Mom and working Dad this whole week.

Normal blogging should resume as soon as I start to feel better.