At the end of the school day Tuesday, Sylvia started feeling sick all of a sudden. She was excused from musical rehearsal and pep band and sent home. Thursday morning, she worked way too hard to get ready to go to school. I took one look at her and told her we were going to the doctor instead.
When she told the doctor her symptoms, we were told it was definitely Influenza. They've seen so many cases this week that they were out of tests, so we don't know if it is A or B. Because Sylvia is old enough to describe her symptoms, the doctor was confident in prescribing TamiFlu since she hadn't even been feeling bad for 24 hours. We got the last one at CVS.
Doc also recommended resting and fully recovering NOW at the beginning of the sickness, rather than pushing herself and drawing it out longer. So, Sylvia missed 3 days of school and stayed home alone today resting as well. When we got home, we saw her determined to "go back among the living" tomorrow. She had taken every piece of clothing she had worn this week and all her bedding down to the basement to be washed. She said she took a long hot shower, and she is determined to go to church and her cello lesson tomorrow. I think she is feeling better!
We are thankful for the TamiFlu! I think it helped her recover more quickly.
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