Re: Advice - deep infection or ?

[Guest guest]

Hi Debbie,

What indicators are the doctors using to call this bacterial??

Fran

Fran A Bulone

Mom to ph 5 yrs old

Waxhaw, NC

Owner & Moderator Group

[Guest guest]

Hi Debbie,

What indicators are the doctors using to call this bacterial??

Fran

Fran A Bulone

Mom to ph 5 yrs old

Waxhaw, NC

Owner & Moderator Group

[Guest guest]

The Ped said the shift in the WBC counts on the differential can

indicate viral vs. bacterial infections (I can't remember which one

was elevated)... however, only one type of WBC was elevated and it

was the same one as in June when we had a similiar sick appointment

(fever off schedule, red throat, elevated WBC). In the past

Gracie's WBC diff's were all over the map with her fevers (always

elevated but not indicating one shift or the other) but the last two

have been almost identical. It was also interesting, looking back

at my records this morning that when she was treated for an ear

infection in April, she skipped her next fever... I just found out

that we were able to get an appointment back at Duke Children's

tomorrow afternoon so hopefully we will get some answers. My

biggest concern is the headaches and " different " fevers. I also

need to ask them about a tick bite she received a few months ago...

Have you heard of others with the really bad headaches? Thanks!

Debbie

Mom to Gracie (5.5)

and TJ (4)

Raleigh, NC

> Hi Debbie,

> What indicators are the doctors using to call this bacterial??

> Fran

> Fran A Bulone

> Mom to ph 5 yrs old

> Waxhaw, NC

>

> Owner & Moderator Group

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

The Ped said the shift in the WBC counts on the differential can

indicate viral vs. bacterial infections (I can't remember which one

was elevated)... however, only one type of WBC was elevated and it

was the same one as in June when we had a similiar sick appointment

(fever off schedule, red throat, elevated WBC). In the past

Gracie's WBC diff's were all over the map with her fevers (always

elevated but not indicating one shift or the other) but the last two

have been almost identical. It was also interesting, looking back

at my records this morning that when she was treated for an ear

infection in April, she skipped her next fever... I just found out

that we were able to get an appointment back at Duke Children's

tomorrow afternoon so hopefully we will get some answers. My

biggest concern is the headaches and " different " fevers. I also

need to ask them about a tick bite she received a few months ago...

Have you heard of others with the really bad headaches? Thanks!

Debbie

Mom to Gracie (5.5)

and TJ (4)

Raleigh, NC

> Hi Debbie,

> What indicators are the doctors using to call this bacterial??

> Fran

> Fran A Bulone

> Mom to ph 5 yrs old

> Waxhaw, NC

>

> Owner & Moderator Group

>

>

>

>