I am NOT a Doctor!

I will make this brief since my last two posts have been long. Today Soren broke out in a rash which immediately explained EVERYTHING! Soren had Roseola. Eliana had it when she was a baby so I know all about it. I am a little annoyed that the Doctors nor I thought of it. Basically Roseola is a virus that is not very contagious. It's incubation period is 9-11 days then a high fever lasts for 3-5 days.

Can the fever cause a seizure?

Yes. The high fever of roseola may trigger a seizure (a convulsion). Febrile seizures (convulsions due to fever) are common in children between 18 months to 3 years of age. They occur in 5% to 35% of children with roseola.

So there you have it! I was wrong. How VERY odd that after such a long incubation period the fever would show up the very same day he had his immunizations. I am disturbed that the Dr prescribed antibiotics for a sinus infection. He told me some craziness about a sinus infection normally turns into a bacterial infection. When am I going to stop being such a push over when it comes to Dr.'s telling me what to do. I regret letting him have all his shots at the same time. I should have spaced them out but I was pushed by the Dr. I just need to think things through before I agree to treatment of my children. Which is never easy when they are rushing you out for the next patient.

Well, that is my ranting about this past week. I truly hope things slow down and life can get somewhat normal around here.