My little boy
Titus came to me Sunday morning and told me his tummy didn’t want him to eat because he would throw up. I felt his forehead and could tell he had a slight fever. I took his temp and it was low grade (101.2) so I kept him home from church. He spent the day throwing up and sleeping. He did eat half a bagel on Sunday. I thought for sure he’d be better by Monday because something similar happened to him a couple weeks ago. (A mysterious 24-hour mild fever and nausea invaded his body for a short time and then went away.) Well, Monday morning he still wasn’t better. He had a low-grade fever, nausea and was lethargic with no appetite. Tuesday was the same. His highest fever was 102.4, but he mostly stayed in the 101 range. I would give him Motrin and it would lower his fever and he’d have a bit of an appetite. But, then the Motrin would wear off, he’d vomit whatever he’d eaten and his fever would return. The good news is that he is drinking water. He falls asleep anywhere and everywhere. The picture is of him crashed out on our living room floor.
I took him to the doctor on Tuesday and she gave him three meds…eye drops for an eye infection, saline solution for a stuffy nose and an antibiotic for a virus. I had high hopes that he’d feel better today. After all…this is the fourth day. He slept in this morning, woke up with a slight fever, vomited twice and is refusing to eat.
I’m so done with this. I don’t know what to do. Did the doctor miss something? Are we just treating him for symptoms when there may be something else bothering him? I hate seeing my children sick or in pain…there’s really nothing worse.
He could use some prayers.
