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Monday, April 13, 2009

Daphne and I spent half of Friday getting all sorts of blood panels and other unpleasant tests done.

Got the call today: Parvovirus B19. Fifth Disease. I thankew

paige horst said on...
04.13.09 at 03:49 PM |

DayUM.

My family had fifth’s over this past Christmas. I spent 10 years teaching prek and 2 teaching kindergarten and I’ve got three kids. And I thought we’d already had it…I mean, we had everything else…

The two older kids (teens) and I had it pretty bad…my hands were so swollen I couldn’t drive. Hubby never got it. The 8 year old was the only one with the classic “slapped cheek” symptom and he had the highest fever but felt the least sick.

I hate that damn disease. I’m sorry you guys have it! It does go away, so hang in there! Lots of ibuprofen and lots and lots of water.

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04.13.09 at 07:20 PM |

Ooooh! We had that a couple of years ago! The year the kids and I kept coming down with new and thrilling illnesses, so that all the money being paid for preschool and daycare were burning holes in our drain. Sucked out every day of my PTO, too :P

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04.14.09 at 07:17 AM |

Bummer. Been there, done that. Hope you both feel better soon.

Joy H said on...
04.14.09 at 03:33 PM |

Just a little fyi…....let anyone who is pregnant that you’ve been around lately know your diagnosis. NOT to add any more angst onto your stress. Sorry girlie.