Feb 23 2009
Pneumonia
My husband has been feeling really sick so today I took his temp - 105.7!!! I told him that he had to go see the doctor because that was way too high. By the time we got to the ER (it was only 17* outside this AM) his temp had gone down to 101.8*. They took him in and listened to his lungs and asked about his symptoms. He was then diagnosed with Pneumonia. He is now on antibiotics, an inhaler, and motrin for the fever. He is feeling really crummy right now and I am trying super hard not to get this stuff myself since I am 7 weeks pregnant and high temps can be so dangerous. My son is feeling better after his round of antibiotics with the exception of having a nasty diaper rash thanks to the antibiotics. He won’t even let me wipe him after a bm and it is frustrating to me since that only makes it worse when I can’t get him really clean. I tried using water only and he still screams, I feel so bad for the little bugger. So, that is what is going on here. Oh, and my husbands sister also has pneumonia, I just talked to her this morning and she sounded awful. She is out of work for up to one week. She doesn’t have the temp, but has the really nasty cough. This stuff is so yucky!
