Strep Throat...

I'm saddened to say that I took Dylan to the doctor today & she has strep throat!! She started running a fever on Sunday when we were at Dad & Christy's for Thanksgiving. Luckily, Christy had some Children's Tylenol so Dylan bounced back pretty fast. She didn't want to miss a second with her cousins, Hailey & Bennett. She was able to have a good time along with the rest of us, but by the time we got home Sunday night, she was burning up with fever again...103 to be exact. She went to bed at 7:00, only waking up to take her medicine. I had her fever down to 99 when I went to bed, but at 2:00 a.m., she woke up miserable again...back to 103. I stayed home from work with her & took her to see Dr. Jon. I honestly thought it was going to be an ear infection, so I was so surprised when he said she had strep throat. Dylan was so brave & let him swab her throat without throwing a fit! I was surprised. She was too busy telling him stories about her "Bubba, Bubba Boo". I have never had strep so I have no idea what it's like, but I hear it's horrible. She has been pretty pitiful today (I'm having to type this with my left hand because she's curled up on my right side...not easy). My heart goes out to her. I would give anything to switch places with her... My camera is in the car & I am exhausted so maybe I will post pictures tomorrow. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day for all!


On a side note, why is it your child can have a high fever for 24 hours but as soon as you take them to the doctor, they're back to 98.6? Seriously, it happens every time! And as soon as I got her home, she was back up to 102!?! Does this happen to anyone else? IT'S SO FRUSTRATING!