Illness No. 362

Okay, so that is perhaps a slight exaggeration, but we are yet again recovering from another illness in the Burgher house this week and it feels like it has been nonstop this year.  Olin came home from school early last Thursday with a fever, which prompted an immediate visit to the pediatrician in hopes of diagnosing the issue from the start to speed the recovery.  However, his only visible symptom was a red throat and it just seemed to be a virus, so rest and hydration was the only prescription we received.  Fortunately, the fever came on after his field trip to the local fire station that morning, which, according to his teachers, he loved, and as luck would have it, the exam room at the doctor's office had a toy fire truck for him to play with, which was a bit of a lifesaver for me!

The fever persisted through Sunday, spiking at 104.6 so we made a return trip to the pediatrician.  This exam involved several more tests including a finger prick for a blood test to rule out a bacterial infection, a urine sample to test for a urinary tract infection, an oxygen level test and a physical exam.  All in all we were there for over 2 hours and left with the same diagnosis as before of "virus".  Poor little mister was so miserable and for some reason kept pleading to take a drive in our car, which we did do afterward because he was such a brave little guy. 

The good news is, today is a new day and he woke up without a fever and was excited to go to school!  Maybe now we are through with sick days for the school year... fingers crossed.

Some photos of the past several days: waiting patiently for the doctor, enjoying some coconut water and mango sorbet to help with the sore throat, and shopping (and snacking) at Whole Foods...