Ben spiked a fever again yesterday.  It happens all the time with him, and I have to say it’s getting old.  The poor little guy.  The fever jumps up, usually to the mid 100 range…100.3-100.8.  He gets completely lethargic, his eyes are all droopy, his cheeks are flushed, and you can tell he just feels awful.  Then we give him  or Tylenol, and as soon as it kicks in, he’s like a different boy.  It usually lasts for a few days, but sometimes it’s up to a week.  We’ve taken him to the doctor a few times when this happens, especially when he was younger, but we always heard the same thing, “we can’t find anything wrong.  His ears are clear, his throat is clear, and since there are really no other symptoms than the fever, it must just be a virus working it’s way out.”  So we keep giving him the pain relievers and wait for it to go away. 

Seriously, though, how can it just keep happening all the time?  I just want to be able to do something for Ben that will stop the fever from coming back, even though I know that’s not really possible.  Nothing is worse than feeling like you can’t help your child.  In know in the big picture this is not a horrible ailment, or anything, but this temporary relief crap is for the birds!!

Hopefully this will be a short round.