Aug. 16th: At 5:30 pm Jared came down with a sudden fever of 103 F. We gave him Ibuprofin and he slept for a while during the night and then in the early morning around 1 am, began to sleep very fitfully with small convulsive shakes like what you get when you have a nerve twitch while you are sleeping, these would wake him as they seemed to be painful to him. Sometimes the spasm was quite strong and would cause Jared to arch his back. Most of the time it was a twitch, but was painful all the same. In the morning we noticed that he favored his right arm and did not want to use it to grasp anythng or to move it. He also did not like to have it touched. He complained of a headache and sore throat. He ate a little at breakfast and drank his bottle of milk. We gave him childrens Tylenol. We then took Jared to the clinic where the Doctor looked at him and said he had some redness and swelling in his throat. He manipulated his arm and at that time it did not seem to bother him as much. He also started to exhibit a rash of small red dots that were spidery in shape. The rash began around his right shoulder and moved down his back and stomach to the extremities of his hand and feet. At that time he did not appear to have a fever so the doctor ordered blood tests and stool sample to be taken. He also said to continue giving him ibuprofin and liquids.
On returning back from the clinic Jared's right arm was once again sensitive to touch and he did not want to move it his hand seemed slightly inflammed. He continued to drink from his bottle with help and water in small sips over a period of time.
In the afternoon I noticed that his temperature was normal but that his legs were now sensitive to touch and that he did not want to have the legs straighted out. His eyes were also blood shot, his color was pale as were his lips. His feet also seemed slightly inflammed.
We continued giving him Ibuprofin throughout the night. He fell asleep at 6 and slept until 2am when the Ibuprofin wore off. I gave him childrens tylenol but that did nothing for his muscular pain and every 5 minutes he would get a muscle spasm which caused him to cry. At 6 he still had a normal temperature but because of his complaints of pain we gave him more ibuprofin. In the morning I noticed that most of his rash was diminished in color or gone. His eyes were again clear. We returned back to the Dr. to get the blood results which he declined to share with us. (We will try and ask for them again tomorrow morning) One thing the doctor did say is that he tested negative for malaria.
This morning the 17th the doctor said that everything seemed normal except for the fact that Jared can not put his feet to the ground with wieght on it or be lifted up from a lying down position to a sit with his arms. He suggested sickle cell anemia. We highly doubt that. He has ordered more blood tests and a urine test which has prooved highly difficult to get. Again tomorrow morning we should be able to get the results of these tests as well.
On returning from the Doctors around 10 am he seemed quite chipper and drank a bottle and ate some raisins and crackers. As the medication wore off it became more and more painful for him and his fever returned to 100.4 F. The doctor said not to return today unless his fever was 102 F so we decided to put him back on the Ibuprofin so he could get a good nights sleep. His legs are very painful for him to touch, he still does not want to straighten them out, the joints seem slightly inflammed, his arm is still sore and he does not want to move it. He is drinking only when I give him sips of water. I noticed also that his lymph nodes seem enlarged under his arm pits, groin, and neck.
He has been sleeping now from 6:30pm. We plan on giving him again the Ibuprofin at midnight and then in the morning letting it wear off some so that the doctor can see the symptoms himself.
Nothing has been perscribed for him.
I'm not sure if this has any connection at all but last week he was diagnosed with worms and they gave him albendazol childrens dose for three days.
Also his malarial profilactic is mefloquine and he is taking a quarter tablet
Edited by Customer (name blocked for privacy) on August 17 2006 at 5:43pm
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ibuprofine and tyloneol for children also had blood test done for malaria it proved negative
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