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pegkerr ([personal profile] pegkerr) wrote2008-09-29 10:34 am

Probably strep again

Delia's sick with a fever of 104. Rob's taking her in to get her tested for strep.

Edited to add: And just to complete my joy: I stopped by the school to get her math homework and talked to the school nurse, who told me, "Better check her for lice. We've seen some among the 7th graders."

[identity profile] cathschaffstump.livejournal.com 2008-09-29 03:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope she feels better soon. That's scary!

Catherine
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[identity profile] kiwiria.livejournal.com 2008-09-29 03:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah crap :( I hope she feels better soon!

[identity profile] aome.livejournal.com 2008-09-29 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Poor kid. She - and you all - just can't catch a break. Hope she feels better soon and doesn't transmit it to anyone else. (One tiny bright spot: no blackbelt testing this time!)
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[identity profile] kiwiria.livejournal.com 2008-09-29 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Gah, that sucks! I managed to catch lice during my 5-week stay at the hospital - it never rains but it pours.

I recently heard of a new trick to get rid of lice though - apparently hair dye works just as well, if not better, as the chemical shampoo - it should take care of both the lice and the nits. I've never tried it, but it sounds a lot easier and a lot more fun than the usual treatments.

[identity profile] joelrosenberg.livejournal.com 2008-09-29 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Reminds me of that old Elton John song:

"Hold me closer, Tony Danza;
"Count the head lice on the highway."

[identity profile] wordswoman.livejournal.com 2008-09-29 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Ohmigosh, it's so scary when they get a fever that runs that high--no matter what age. I hope she's feeling better soon.

[identity profile] nmalfoy.livejournal.com 2008-09-29 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds like she's a strep carrier. I get it a lot myself. With antibiotics hopefully she'll be feeling back to her old self soon!

[identity profile] cesario.livejournal.com 2008-09-30 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
oh man. When I was that age it seemed like I got strep once a year. It was nightmarish. Poor lamb.

[identity profile] juliansinger.livejournal.com 2008-10-02 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, man. I remember your long lice seige a few years back. I hope there are none!

(And I mean. 104 degrees. That's no good. Get better, Delia!)