What Strep Looks Like

After picking Nathan up from Nan's and Pap's house last Monday, I noticed that Nathan was "just not himself". He was drooling like crazy (which was fairly normal because I do think he is teething...this was just REALLY excessive), he seemed uncomfortable and just irritated. I chalked it up to teething, because it was somewhat similar behavior when his upper molars were coming in. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, his behavior remained the same, just odd. He would eat certain things and cry because they seemed to sting his mouth...this included Tylenol, Motrin and Orajel. He never had a fever. On Thursday night he slept as if he were stuck on "snooze"...he woke up every 15 minutes. He would wake up just screaming in pain. He was so uncomfortable! So...I decided the best thing to do was to take him to the Doctor (which was more for me so that I knew what I was dealing with). Well, Dr. Abbott took one look at him and said "he does NOT feel well". You could see it in his eyes. He had also started to break out with a rash...over his entire body. It didn't seem to bother him...and again, no fever. Dr. Abbott did some cultures to test for Strep, and they came back negative, but she was pretty sure that that is what he had.

Needless to say, he is well on his way to getting better. He is in much better spirits, except he doesn't seem to have much of an appetite. The rash is still very much present, and last night it got extreme...it LOOKS painful, but it doesn't hurt or bother him at all. All very bazaar!

So...the above is what a Step virus looks like...:)