The Flu... What's my temp?

Oh! We've been checking temps for days now... it is officially day 4... I'm glad to be on the other side. We have all had the flu. This is past tense!! The official test was Type A but that's aka swine flu.

Our symptoms included fevers, occasionally up to 100°, body aches, hot/cold flashes, and normal cold runny noses, and a but of running off... tmi!!! We ran fevers Sunday, Monday & Tuesday... and not much more...

Once hubbie was diagnosed w/ tried to all get on Tamiflu. We've taken ClaritinD days, Mucinex nights, tylonol. Girls have also taken tylonol & kids mucinex, along with Rxs.

The flu is know for complications... and we had ours... With tears and writhing, Lovebug had an ear infection.... oh, her pain made us all hurt. We expected to be up all that night in excruciating pain. Oh, praise!! The night nurse called in the beloved Rx of ear drops and sleep was precious. We think she ended up with a double ear infection!! She's on Amoxcillin capsules!! She can swallow the pills now!! Upgrade! She also has a mean cough and got a Rx syrup.

At this point I think I've avoided a sinus infection!! This is HUGE!! I'm eating much different and maybe that's helping!! But that's another post.

We've taking our temps hundreds of times... What do bigger families use???
Here's the 4 methods we've used to take our temps...

First and foremost is my "13 Butterfly" fast digital thermometer. This makes all others slow as Christmas!! We've used covers for it but with taking temps over and over our 2 boxes of covers ran low.

Secondly, we have a temporal scanner. We had little faith in the accuracy of this digital device. We pulled it from the archives and acquired it when the girls were tiny. We did find the Dr. office used this same thing!! It did give a clue of temps...

Thirdly and recommended, we used this new niffty Fever Reader. It is a temperature strip you just hold to the forehead. Cool!! This is my favorite. It is quick easy and everybody can use it. I may have to carry it with me!!! It gives and indicator of fevers...


Finally, we broke out the "Planet Mercury" thermometer according to Ladybug. The traditional mercury in the bulb very slow and very accurate temp taker. The girls thought it was cool. They were even patient waiting on it... you can tell they were better by this time!!

Today I think we are all past fevers. Hubbie is back at work. I pray he does not labor too hard! The girls and I are back at school and thinking of Saturday school to stay on track. Lovebug voted more for night school. We'll keep it low key till coughs are waning. I think we'll easily be out this weekend.

The best upside is no Flu Shot!!! We'll not need it now!!! We did hear that many who had the shot are yet coming down with the flu. We hope you don't!! We can say we've not exposed you!!!

A HUGE thanks to friends for help this week!! Kathy for eggs & cod live oil (how do you handle that stuff??). Carol & Ben for the soup & pear crisp, yum!! Diane for the Little House series which we are soooo enjoying and only on show #3. Jolene for the movies, Ladybug is smitten by cars. Molly thanks for chasing the cows for us!! Cheryl big thanks for bring our milk this way. Aimee for more eggs!! We are blessed with a great cloud of friends and offers for help!!! Thank You!!!!

Grace! ss

btw The tent is yet in the garage. I think it is now dry.