Reply to Gretchen

June 24, 2005

Gretchen -

My son is 12 also and has had periodic fevers since age 2. I understand what

you are saying about the years going by and just dealing with the fevers,

keeping the child comfortable and hoping they won't be back the next time.

Honestly I couldn't wait anymore - if there was a chance Dylan could get SOME

relief from these fevers I had to push for the tonsillectomy. I'm so glad I

did. Dylan had his tonsils/adenoids removed last December and he hasn't had a

fever since. He still gets fatigue from time to time and those horrible canker

sores. His appetite improved immediately and he's even gained weight. He

couldn't play a sport because he would miss too many practices or games due to

fever or fatigue. Today he's talking about trying out for football in

September.

I don't post very often but read every single day. I had to put in my 2 cents

about your 12 year old.... Good luck with your decision.

Regards,

Toni

mom to Dylan age 12

Long Island, NY

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Hi my name is Gretchen and my son is . is 12 years old and was

diagnosed with when he was 8 although he was sick all the time as a baby

and I just thought its was childhood illness or allergies untill I noticed a

pattern of re-accurance. also was having unexplained pain that we could

not tell where is was coming from when he was a toddler and when he was in

second grade had medial stenosis surgery and it was after that we noticed the

pattern more, sorry if I have run on sentences I hav'ent had to talk about this

for awhile anyway, we chose not to put him on prednisone and see what happens,

we also decided to homeschool thinking he would'nt get sick anymore, well we

were wrong.....his fever periods seemed few and far between last summer, however

the cycle seems to be back and bing much older the hit him hard, he is down for

3 days. Our pediatrician wants us to think about a tonsilectomy now. I'm not

convienced it will help! We also found out that he did

have mono at some time because he is positive for the epbstein-barr virus. Our

dr. dosen't think this is anything to do with the virus, but his symptoms sure

seem like it or maybe CFS? I'm not sure what we should do. Of course I feel like

I'm not doing anything for him if we don't take action, so I always say I'll

just wait and see if he gets sick again and then I'll think again, is that

selfish? Thank for listening. Gretchen

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June 24, 2005

I am at home with two children running fevers at the same time. My oldest

has pretty much out grown the fevers but she is having a cycle right now along

with her little sister. I took them both to the doctor this morning because I

was convinced that it was not a cycle because they both had it at the same time.

I was wrong, swollen glands, blisters in their throats and high fevers are

shared by both. Two negative strep tests, clear ears, nose and chest. This has

never happened to us before.

Holly White

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Hi my name is Gretchen and my son is . is 12 years old and

was diagnosed with when he was 8 although he was sick all the time as a

baby and I just thought its was childhood illness or allergies untill I noticed

a pattern of re-accurance. also was having unexplained pain that we

could not tell where is was coming from when he was a toddler and when he was in

second grade had medial stenosis surgery and it was after that we noticed the

pattern more, sorry if I have run on sentences I hav'ent had to talk about this

for awhile anyway, we chose not to put him on prednisone and see what happens,

we also decided to homeschool thinking he would'nt get sick anymore, well we

were wrong.....his fever periods seemed few and far between last summer, however

the cycle seems to be back and bing much older the hit him hard, he is down for

3 days. Our pediatrician wants us to think about a tonsilectomy now. I'm not

convienced it will help! We also found ou! t that he did

have mono at some time because he is positive for the epbstein-barr virus.

Our dr. dosen't think this is anything to do with the virus, but his symptoms

sure seem like it or maybe CFS? I'm not sure what we should do. Of course I feel

like I'm not doing anything for him if we don't take action, so I always say

I'll just wait and see if he gets sick again and then I'll think again, is that

selfish? Thank for listening. Gretchen

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June 24, 2005

I'm so sorry, I couln't imagine having to deal with two at a time. We have a 15

year old daughter and a 6 year old son, who would never get sick the same time

or around the same time as so we new that his was different. Good luck

to you, Gretchen

gwhite2@... wrote:I am at home with two children running fevers

at the same time. My oldest has pretty much out grown the fevers but she is

having a cycle right now along with her little sister. I took them both to the

doctor this morning because I was convinced that it was not a cycle because they

both had it at the same time. I was wrong, swollen glands, blisters in their

throats and high fevers are shared by both. Two negative strep tests, clear

ears, nose and chest. This has never happened to us before.