RSV: No Fun for Anyone

Ari has had quite the weekend, he had a runny nose and a swollen fontanelle so he started out Friday night at the instacare and later ended up in the ER. One CT scan and two rectal thermometer readings later we were told he "could" have meningitis but getting a positive on that would require a spinal tap. We declined and took him home (he was lacking almost all other symptoms).

Sunday evening the cough, runny nose, trouble breathing, lack of appetite, mild fever, and constant fussiness led us to believe this was no little cold, it was back to instacare. This time he was not only treated to another rectal temperature reading but also a snot suck test and a chest x-ray (this is where they strap your little one into a torture chamber like devise and make you hold his/her arms up while they take their sweet time conducting an x-ray) poor Ari screamed and screamed like I have never heard before. It was very upsetting.

Diagnosis: RSV
Treatment: Inhaler type breathing tube, tylenol, and a "good luck" from the instacare doctor. (further advise pending).

Poor little guy is miserable. Seems like only yesterday he was king of the bumbo.