Sunday I woke up at 5am with the stomach flu (blah!).
Mon/Tues I spent in in bed (unable to move!).
Wed I went back to work.
Wed evening I noticed a rash forming on Maddie's stomach. Within an hour it was spreading across her body. I called the doctor's office thinking she was having an allergic reaction. They gave me the ok to giver her some benadryl along with some warning signs to look for (swelling of hands, blistering, swelling of lips and face etc.) stating that if those signs should appear we get her to the ER.
Thurs. morning we awoke to her body being swollen and completely rashed covered. We made the decision to take her to the doctor as soon as they opened (none of the warning signs we present so we didn't deam it necessary to take her to the er.).
Dr. Scott ran some tests and concluded that she had a virus of some type, what, we are still unsure. he prescribed a super stregnth antihistamine and sent her home. Later that afternoon her joints and muscles started to swell causing her to be unable to stand up do to intense pain. We immediately called the doctor and he explained that the swelling was do to the virus and called in a prescription for tylenol with codeine which fixed the problem very quickly.
Friday I went to work and Maddie stayed home with Kevin. We were told that as long as the infection was "flared up" she was not to be in the presence of other children meaning no school and no swimming lessons. We were also told that there was a chance this would last up to 6 weeks!!!!!! When I came home Friday she was looking MUCH better as far as the rash was concerned. The aftermath however left her body severely bruised.
Today Maddie has made almost a 100% recovery with very few patches of swelling and hives on the skin. We expect her back at school on Monday!!!!!
And here is the sadest picture in the world....
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