Roseola

Well, my baby girl seems to have Roseola. Have you heard of it? It seems that it's easier to diagnose after the sickness has pretty much run it's course. I didn't know what Roseola was until she started getting little red rash looking dots alllll over her body. I didn't know if it was an allergic reaction, heat, or what! I quickly took some pictures and sent them to my might-as-well-have-been-a-doctor mom. I then called to implore her to please check her email as soon as she could. She, however, was not even in town and could not. I said "But! Katelyn has a rash!" (Like that can change whether mom has access to her email!) and mom replied "Is it on the trunk of her body, not hot, and not very raised?" Me, confused: "Um, yah pretty much." Mom: "It's Roseola." JUST.LIKE.THAT. No, "It's ok honey, your baby's gonna be fine it's just...." Nope. Just this is what it is. So, I asked "Is that...like...a good thing? A not good thing? A slightly OK thing? Or should I be hanging up and calling an ambulance?" (Fairly certain it wasn't that last option.) It turns out it's not really good, but definitely not bad...since the rash part means its over.

SO. For those of you unexperienced like me. Roseola starts with a (usually) high fever (102-105*) that lasts 3-5 days. It can be accompanied by runny nose, cough, and diahrea. Needless to say, this is why it is hard to diagnose! When the fever breaks the rash appears and can last from 1-3ish days. We all hope for the 1 day. That's when you know what it was. It is highly contagious as well, until 24 hours after the rash appears.

Thankfully, I cancelled all playdates this week, did not attend church, and did not attend MOPS on Thursday. I am glad I made that decision. So as of tomorrow morning we should be contagious free and on the upside! WHEW. I'm getting sick of having sickies.