Mouth Sores.....

Late Monday night Karleigh came down with a fever of 102.5.  After alternating Motrin and Tylenol every 3 hours Her fever wasn't coming down.  So Tuesday I took her into the doctor.  They ran a strep test that came back negative and said they would culture it, they checked her ears.  They were full of wax as the doctor dug to get it out Karleigh is just screaming ( I really think the doc hurt her because for days after she wouldn't let anyone near her ears)  She said the ears looked fine.  I left the docs feeling that something was not right but didn't know what to do.  while she was at the doctors screaming I noticed these white spots behind her front teeth and the gums were swollen I thought her permanent teeth were coming in I showed Chad when I got home he said it wasn't teeth it was an infection cause there was black and white gunk as well.  The next day ( Wed.) She woke up with white sores on her tongue and her gums all swollen so bad that you coundn't even see her teeth in some spots.  It looked as if she was teething and the teeth had just broke through.  Her fever now was 104. I took her to a different doctors and they ran a flu test since she looked terrible.  She had not eaten since Monday.  I was able to get her to drink.  Blessing.  Flu was negative the doc looked at the sores and said it was a virus she had them all down her throat, along her gums, and on her tongue which spread to her lips on the outside and inside.  He said that it was not Hand Foot mouth disease it was some other thing.  I asked about Hand foot and mouth but they said this was not it.  He checked her ears again and one was red so I left with a perscription for the ear and instructions to keep her hydrated.  Still I felt that this was not enough.  Give me something for the mouth she is in so much pain.  It was starting to get hard to get her to even drink.  Thurs.  thanksgiving day I get a call about the strep culture  and that it was positive but the doc said that because it had to be cultured that it was most likely not the cause of all the problems she was having.  She was already on antibiotics for the ear and it was a left at that.  All the while her fever not going away still 104 and sores getting worse in the mouth. 
Saturday I thought she was finally getting better she wanted to eat, but couldn't because her mouth hurt so bad, but her fever was down to 100.6 and she was looking a little better.  She actually ate a little of a milkshake.  That night at 11:30 she woke up crying in pain and her gums had begun bleeding dark blood.  I freaked. I am sure it just all caught up with me after watching her be in pain all week and nobody being able to do anything.  Chad wasn't worried and acted like I was overreacting.  Yet he wasn't the one that was with her all day for a week watching her in so much pain.  Anyway Sunday I was calling the doc to ask questions.  I finally posted on facebook the pics of her mouth in hopes that someone knew something.  My good friend told me it looked like cold sores and the first outbreak could produce all the symptoms Karleigh was having.  I thought I knew this was something.  My sister in law calls me from the church and tells me she was talking to a girl in the nursery and her mom is  ped nurse at Primary Childrens' Hospital and she said they have had a small outbreak of herpes in the mouth 10-11 kids.  She said I should take her in.  So as soon as Chad got home we drove in the awful snow storm to primary's and sure enough it was Herpes.  They perscribed us "Magic Wash" but unfortunatly since she can't swish her mouth and spit it out they couldn't add the licodine.  So it is just benadryl and Mylanta.  It has done wonders for the pain though.  She actually ate a grahm cracker yesterday and has felt a ton better. 
So after all is said and done she is slowly getting better.  She has a few sores this morning and her lips are bleeding from being dry and she still cries that her mouth hurts.  Primary says that it can take up to 14 days to get better and here we are on day 7 so it may be  another long week. 


Okay on a lighter note.  I went to the doctor yesterday.  I am 33 weeks the c-section is scheduled for Jan.13.  I have 6 weeks left.  Crazy.  It will go by fast through the holidays.  I lost 6 pounds but the doc isn't worried.  The baby is growing great and she moves constantly.  He figures I will gain those six back in the next 6 weeks.  So all is great!  I can't wait to see this little one.  Chad is going to be traveling alot with his new position so it really makes me nervous when she comes how I am going to do it all.  But things will work out.