Ansley update - (lymph node)
BAC'sMom wrote: Took her to the Dr. this morning First thing the Dr. asked was… Is she around cats? I told him yes my mother has one. He asked if the cat had craws, I said not front claws but she has her back claws. He said has she been scratched lately? (I read this yesterday on the Internet) I said no not that we can remember. So he is going to treat Ansley as a cat scratch, since she is occasionally around cats. Thinks that maybe she got scratched a few weeks ago but now she does not remember it happening. The lymph node tried to fight off affection and then got a small infection in the lymph node. So he prescribed antibiotics and said it should start going down in a few weeks.
luvmykids replied: Glad it was nothing more serious. Don't mean to sound stupid, but does that mean "Cat Scratch Fever" is a real thing? Is that basically what he was saying?
J-rod replied: ummm kinda....but the song by ted nugent......is about another type of "cat scratch fever"
luvmykids replied: I knew that, but I remember as a kid my grandma talking about cat scratch fever as an illness and thought she was making it up because she didn't like cats.
BAC'sMom replied: Well she is not hissing or meowing but yes I guess you could say that. Here’s a link that I found yesterday.
You two are CRAZY!
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infection...at_scratch.html
kit_kats_mom replied: Glad you had your mind eased.
I missed your inital post yesterday but I was going to say that I had that happen as a child and they just lanced it, pulled out all of the fluid and sent me packing. Stupid 70's
luvmykids replied: Thanks for the link, very interesting!
kit_kats_mom replied: hmmm. I just read that link. I had no idea that there were lymph nodes in the elbow. Fancy that! learn something new every day around here
JP&KJMOM replied: Thanks for making me spew water from laughing. Had to go back and find the post to see what was going on but glad everything is ok with the princess.
BAC'sMom replied:
Sorry!
Yes, Princess Ansley is going to be just fine. These kids are going to make me old and gray.
C&K*s Mommie replied: Glad that she is okay, and it was nothing more serious.
A&A'smommy replied: goodness poor thing, but at least now she can get better!!!
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