Notice how long my body is on the couch!

At 7am I was still running a fever and really was feeling bad.  Mimz had called the on-call nurse at 6:30am and gave her all of my symptoms and my current temperature of 101.6.  I was still complaining of bad headache and weakness.  The nurse faxed all of the information to the office.


At 8am, Mimz made me an appointment for 9:45am, but Mimz, Daddy, and I were there at 9:30am.  Mommy left work so she could come hear what the doctor said.  I saw Dr. Muehe.  Mommy and Daddy both met him for the first time and they both liked him.


Dr. Muehe commented on how long it had been since my last illness.  Remember I had perfect attendance during first grade.  I weigh 55 pounds and am 4'4" tall. 

Turns out I had strep throat!  Bummer! The good news was I should be well for Bridget's wedding rehearsal and wedding.  That was a big concern.  We sure didn't want me to miss the wedding.  Who would walk Anna Kate down the aisle?  And of course, they wanted their handsome nephew to be their ring bearer.

Around 11am Mimz gave me my first dose of antibiotics and more Tylenol for my fever and headache.  It was decided that I would stay with Mimz since there is a lot of wedding activities
going on.  This way I can not expose anyone else (like youngsters AK and Bradley and my great grand parents) and can rest easily.  I shouldn't be contagious by the rehearsal.  But for now, no kissing or drinking or eating after me.  I also have to stay out of the heat because it can sort of trigger the fever again. 

I felt so bad I didn't want to get off the sofa.  My head and stomach are my main complaint and I get a little dizzy.  The doctor said upset stomach is common along with the bad headache.  I felt so bad I wasn't even upset about missing my last two baseball games tonight.

 Even though I had 102 fever I still wanted to eat.  Mimz fixed exactly what I wanted to eat: soup, crackers, and cheese.

Mostly I would sleep, or play games on the iPad or iPhone.  I visited with my dad a little before falling back to sleep.

Around 9pm I moved from the couch to Mimz' bed.  I said my head hurt so bad, especially when I walk.   My fever goes down with the Tylenol and four hours later it goes up again.  So I keep on taking it every four hours.  The fever keeps dragging me down.  I watched Paw Patrol before falling to sleep for the night. 

Thank you, Mimz for taking care of me.