During the flu season, which is currently in full swing over the majority of the United States, it looks like no family will be able to keep their small children healthy. Because youngsters recover so quickly, it’s difficult to know if they’re sick or not because they appear fine one minute and then collapse the next.
Other parents, on the other hand, are reporting flu-like symptoms as well as strange marks on their children’s faces. Now that they know what’s causing the problem, they want to warn other parents about it.
Coop, an Idaho teen, was playing when he began to cry, stating he had been hit on the nose. The parents suspected their child’s younger sibling at first, but the mark on his nose worsened.
The ill boy was given a steroid after seeing a doctor with his parents, Arden and Ashlee Hawley. However, the mark grew worse, causing Coop’s parents to send him to the emergency room, where doctors diagnosed him with a strep infection in his sinuses.
The Hawleys are concerned that similar situations involving their own children would frighten other parents, therefore they want to warn others. Contrary to popular belief, strep does not only affect the throat. There are 20 different types of strep bacteria, each with its own set of symptoms. Coop was released from the hospital after his treatment and is now recuperating at home. If left untreated, his illness may have progressed to his eyes and brain.
During the winter flu season, another mother shared her son’s flu infection experience on Facebook. When his son got a fever, his mother, who wishes to remain anonymous on Simply Real Moms, assumed he had the flu.
“He was looking horrible on Thursday morning, and I observed unusual red marks on his face,” she wrote. My youngster was covered in a splotchy rash by that evening. I was hoping in my heart that he was only suffering from a fever rash and that I could put him to bed.
“The rash and marks on his face were still there when he awoke on Friday, and his fever was so high that it was difficult to hold him.” He was reading 102 degrees even on medicine.” She rushed him to the emergency room, where he was diagnosed with strep throat and the flu. Both tests came back as positive.
“A rash and facial markings are common signs, according to the [doctor].” “I had no idea, and it appears that no one I’ve told in the last two days does either,” the mother wrote. “I feel compelled to inform other parents about these unidentified signs that your child is suffering with strep throat.”
Candace Reeves McMahan of Oklahoma is warning parents after her son’s strep infection became so serious that surgery was required. Luke’s mother hurried him to the hospital after his eyes became red and puffy. He had the flu and strep, but the infection had progressed to the point that he needed immediate surgery.
Candace wrote, “Because it was in his eyes, it was really close to the brain, which is super alarming!!!” Luke recovered completely, despite the fact that he will have slight scars from the surgery. Candace is relieved that her kid is back to his old self. However, it required worsening symptoms, multiple hospital visits, and emergency surgery for things to start to improve.
“He almost appears normal, and he appears to be back to his old self!” “I believe in the power of prayer, and I can’t express my gratitude to everyone enough,” Candace added. She now wants to warn other parents as well. “I’d appreciate it if you could share the photos of Luke’s eyes. “If the diagnosis had been done sooner, this could have been avoided,” she wrote.
Thankfully, these children were treated and have since recovered. What a fantastic thing it is that these courageous families are willing to share their tales in order to help others. We should all be aware of this important information for parents.