After 5 days of spiking fevers, headache, and stomach ache, I finally dragged Rebecca in to the pediatrician only to find out she has pneumonia! Despite a bit of a rattly cough pneumonia wasn't on my radar screen -- I was worried she had some weird presentation of strep without a sore throat. The pediatrician said pneumonia can cause stomach aches, a fact I was not aware of.
The pictures below are a testament to the power of Motrin! On it, she feels great. When it wears off the fever comes back and she goes back to huddling on the couch. The ribs pictured below? Not a good idea. She just threw them up. Sigh. The doctor says she needs to be on antibiotics for a good 48 hours before she can go back to school. He said MAYBE Friday if she seems really well by then.
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