Josh had a febrile seizure last night - Yada, Yada, Yada

maisce · 01-17-07, 12:54 PM

Wow, even now as I write that, it doesn't seem real!

We went to Matthew's school last night since they had a Family Fun
Carnival and Chris was off. We picked Chris up after work and got
there for five thirty. At this point, Josh seemed a teeny bit warm
but I chalked it up to his teething (he is cutting more molars) and
since his cheeks were flushed and he wasn't eating very much, it
seemed to fit his normal pattern of teething behaviour.

He was really clingy the whole time, kind of sleepy and cuddly so I
carried him all over the school while Chris and the kids
participated in the events.

He seemed to be getting warmer so we decided to cut the evening
short and get the kids ready to go home but Matthew really wanted to
go to a maze they had set up so Chris and I decided that he would
take Josh out to the van since I had already got him dressed at that
point and I would take the kids to the maze. I took the kids to the
maze and when we got out we went to wait at the front door for Chris
with the van. Matthew said, "Why are we waiting here, Daddy is in
the gym?" I told him no, that his dad was getting the van with Josh
but Matthew insisted and told me to look in the gym. I looked over
and saw Chris with a bunch of people around him. He screamed at me
to get over there and I came over kind of annoyed that he screamed
at me in public. Then he says, "He went into shock." and I looked
over on the tables they had set up to see Josh, half naked with a
bunch of people around him. All I could say was, "What?" I just
went over to him as fast as I could and tried to get him to stay
awake as he was listless and wouldn't open his eyes, not to mention
burning hot.
The teachers and other parents (one was a health worker of some
kind) started putting ice all over him to help him cool down
faster. He started responding but he still wouldn't open his eyes
and he was mostly still limp so they called 911. The paramedics got
there pretty quickly and started to assess him. They said his
oxygen saturation levels were excellent (99) and that his heart rate
was good as well. The gave him some air from the oxygen mask and
checked his blood sugar with a pin prick on his foot. He responded
by letting out an annoyed cry and everyone took that as a good
sign.
His temperature started to go down slowly but they wanted to take
him to Children's to get thoroughly checked out. So off we went in
an ambulance. Chris took the kids and went to pick up my brother in
law to watch them while I rode with Josh. I could tell Josh was
improving when I asked him if he wanted to watch Curious Buddies and
he did his usual caveman grunt of, "Ahhhh" His temp. kept
decreasing back to normal and by the time we reached Children's he
was fine.

When he got examined, they noticed his throat was a bit red but they
did blood tests and nothing came back abnormal.

So now today, Josh is back to his old self again. Eating, getting
into thing he shouldn't and being generally adorable.

I feel so badly for Chris because he was the one who saw Josh have
the seizure. He said that he was taking him to the van and he
noticed Josh was moving a bit funny as he was carrying him. Then
just before they reached the van, Josh let out kind of a scared cry
and then he started to shake. Chris put him in his seat and Josh
went rigid and clamped his jaws together. Chris managed to pry them
open a bit to see if he was choking on anything and then he
remembered back when Matthew had pneumonia last summer and he read
up on high temps and possibility of seizure. That made him decide
to take him back into the school and start stripping him down. He
was kind of freaked and didn't think he was doing things fast enough
so he called for someone to help and thankfully someone there was
able to take over and that's when I came into the gym.

I am shaking as I type this now because I think it is finally
sinking in as to how scary that was! Especially for Chris

For
me, I just developed tunnel vision about it and kept focussing on
keeping Josh awake and later comforted.

Whew! All I have to say is that my kids are too dramatic and that
Matthew had better not feel left out being the only one of the kids
not to ride in an ambulance!

Take care,
Anita

serendipity · 01-17-07, 02:05 PM

OMG, Anita!! I got chills and then teary when reading this. First of all I'm soooooo glad Josh is okay. I can only imagine how scary that was for Chris and you. Sounds like Chris acted quickly and did everything right!

(((hugs)))

ODJMom · 01-17-07, 02:16 PM

OMG Anita--I am so sorry!! I can tell you that I know first had how scary that is, as I'm sure I told you that Jenna had one on the 4th of July this past year. Poor Chris having to deal with that, and with all those people around-but he's a great dad and I'm sure he did a super job--and I'm so glad to hear that Josh is doing great today (isn't it amazing how they can scare the complete crap out of us and then be fine the next day?! grr!) If you're anything like me, anytime Josh is warm now he will be naked! (if Jenna even looks rosy cheeked anymore, we strip her down--paranoid parents!)

I wish I could hug you--I'm sorry you had to deal with that--it's awful.

Much love to all of you!!!!!

Steph
Mom to Owen 6/14/01, Dawson 7/30/02
and Jenna Marie 5/6/05

erinGA · 01-17-07, 02:44 PM

How scary! I'm so glad Josh is ok now.
It's probably good that you were at school when it happened and that
people knew what it was and how to treat it and call for help and all that.
Even though I've heard of febrile seizure, I'm not sure I wouldn't
be in a total panic if it happened to us!

Michelle&girls · 01-17-07, 03:13 PM

How scary Anita!! I'm glad he's ok. So will he be prone to this when he get's a high fever from now on? HUGS to you, Josh, and Chris!!

quickmom · 01-17-07, 03:45 PM

Glad to hear he is okay now. That must have been so scary for all of you. Sounds like everyone did the right things for him.

iamsherbear · 01-17-07, 04:18 PM

Teary for me too. how scary...poor everyone
im sorry that happened but glad you all dealt with it so well...
hugs

maisce · 01-17-07, 04:40 PM

Hi guys

Thanks so much for all your love and concern.

OMG! Steph-I totally forgot about what happened to Jenna! Now I totally remember you telling me on the phone and I remember how freaked out I was for you guys! How funny, little did I know eh?

I felt your hug right through what you wrote

Yeah, apparently he is now 30% more likely to have one happen again. So we will have to be like Mike and Steph and watch him like a hawk.

Steph-let me know if you can get on Yahoo tonight. I really need to empty my head about this

Thanks again guys for all the love-you are awesome!

Take care,
Anita

Kayla&Emma'sMomDeb · 01-17-07, 05:46 PM

WOW! I am here crying just thinking about the emotions you went through. Brad's brother had febrile seizures as a child and it always scared me that Kayla would due to the genetics. We've been blessed thus far but- as you can attest to- things can happen when you least expect it.

Sending love and hugs your way!

p.s. keep Tylenol on hand "just in case"... sorry, the nurse in me had to speak up!

TanyaMomma · 01-17-07, 06:45 PM

OMG how scary. You had me all shaking, too. You guys sound like you handled it so well. Poor Josh, but I am glad he was better today

Amie · 01-18-07, 02:26 AM

How scary! I'll never forget my nephew having one when he was a baby. He's 18 now, but when he was a baby, he and my sister had gone out of town to the mall with my parents and me. On the way home, he spiked a fever and had a seizure. We were about 20 minutes from town, and my dad drove like crazy to get him to a hospital. It freaked us out so bad!

I'm Steph · 01-18-07, 07:01 AM

Oh Anita, how scary! I'm glad that everything seems to be fine now. These little darlings of ours sure keep us on our toes.

justreen · 01-18-07, 07:46 AM

Oh no Anita,how scary.
Sending a bighug to y'all.

annmarie93 · 01-18-07, 08:17 AM

Wow - how scary. I feel for your dh. That must have been horribly frightening. He did a great job though and handled it well.

I'm glad that Josh is ok and I hope that it doesn't ever happen again!

emily · 01-18-07, 01:21 PM

How scary for all of you! Gosh, they can get sick sooooo fast. I'm so sorry that happened. Those febrile seizures have been one of my greatest fears as a parent. I'm glad he seemed to have recovered so quickly.

Thumper · 01-18-07, 02:26 PM

Wow, how scary! Sounds like you and your husband handled it great. I'm glad he's okay.

Katiesmomjudy · 01-19-07, 12:18 AM

WOW that can be so scary. I am glad things are good now and he is feeling better.

I guess I was a nervous mommy. When Katie would get sick with high fevers, I always had her in bed with me, just so I could monitor her temp more. When she would run a fever, she always ran high ones.

I swear, with all the scares these little ones give you, they take time off your life, one day at a time.

Bugaboo · 01-19-07, 08:32 PM

Wow Anita - I would have been petrified!! Justin gave me a horrible scare when he turned blue and passed out and the day care called me saying he wasn't breathing! Turned out he was one of those kids who had breath-holding spells when he got upset, but man, I remember that feeling of pure terror!!! I am so glad everything worked out and that's what it was. Sounds like you both handled it great but tunnel vision, while great at the time (gut instinct - think of nothing else and save my child!!) don't be surprised that now that it's all over, you let it all out! Great job Mom (and Dad!)

Tammis3kidz · 01-21-07, 05:38 PM

You poor thing!! How scary.
So glad he is okay.
HUGS!

TAMMI

BocaMama · 01-21-07, 07:26 PM

Anita, I am so sorry that you guys had to experience that...scary...but am glad that Josh seems to be better.

trizayles · 01-21-07, 08:18 PM

OMG, how terrifying! I'm so glad he's ok. I can only imagine how scared you both must have been!

01-17-07, 12:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
maisce Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Josh had a febrile seizure last night Wow, even now as I write that, it doesn't seem real! We went to Matthew's school last night since they had a Family Fun Carnival and Chris was off. We picked Chris up after work and got there for five thirty. At this point, Josh seemed a teeny bit warm but I chalked it up to his teething (he is cutting more molars) and since his cheeks were flushed and he wasn't eating very much, it seemed to fit his normal pattern of teething behaviour. He was really clingy the whole time, kind of sleepy and cuddly so I carried him all over the school while Chris and the kids participated in the events. He seemed to be getting warmer so we decided to cut the evening short and get the kids ready to go home but Matthew really wanted to go to a maze they had set up so Chris and I decided that he would take Josh out to the van since I had already got him dressed at that point and I would take the kids to the maze. I took the kids to the maze and when we got out we went to wait at the front door for Chris with the van. Matthew said, "Why are we waiting here, Daddy is in the gym?" I told him no, that his dad was getting the van with Josh but Matthew insisted and told me to look in the gym. I looked over and saw Chris with a bunch of people around him. He screamed at me to get over there and I came over kind of annoyed that he screamed at me in public. Then he says, "He went into shock." and I looked over on the tables they had set up to see Josh, half naked with a bunch of people around him. All I could say was, "What?" I just went over to him as fast as I could and tried to get him to stay awake as he was listless and wouldn't open his eyes, not to mention burning hot. The teachers and other parents (one was a health worker of some kind) started putting ice all over him to help him cool down faster. He started responding but he still wouldn't open his eyes and he was mostly still limp so they called 911. The paramedics got there pretty quickly and started to assess him. They said his oxygen saturation levels were excellent (99) and that his heart rate was good as well. The gave him some air from the oxygen mask and checked his blood sugar with a pin prick on his foot. He responded by letting out an annoyed cry and everyone took that as a good sign. His temperature started to go down slowly but they wanted to take him to Children's to get thoroughly checked out. So off we went in an ambulance. Chris took the kids and went to pick up my brother in law to watch them while I rode with Josh. I could tell Josh was improving when I asked him if he wanted to watch Curious Buddies and he did his usual caveman grunt of, "Ahhhh" His temp. kept decreasing back to normal and by the time we reached Children's he was fine. When he got examined, they noticed his throat was a bit red but they did blood tests and nothing came back abnormal. So now today, Josh is back to his old self again. Eating, getting into thing he shouldn't and being generally adorable. I feel so badly for Chris because he was the one who saw Josh have the seizure. He said that he was taking him to the van and he noticed Josh was moving a bit funny as he was carrying him. Then just before they reached the van, Josh let out kind of a scared cry and then he started to shake. Chris put him in his seat and Josh went rigid and clamped his jaws together. Chris managed to pry them open a bit to see if he was choking on anything and then he remembered back when Matthew had pneumonia last summer and he read up on high temps and possibility of seizure. That made him decide to take him back into the school and start stripping him down. He was kind of freaked and didn't think he was doing things fast enough so he called for someone to help and thankfully someone there was able to take over and that's when I came into the gym. I am shaking as I type this now because I think it is finally sinking in as to how scary that was! Especially for Chris For me, I just developed tunnel vision about it and kept focussing on keeping Josh awake and later comforted. Whew! All I have to say is that my kids are too dramatic and that Matthew had better not feel left out being the only one of the kids not to ride in an ambulance! Take care, Anita __________________ Me and my girl

01-17-07, 02:05 PM	#2
serendipity Absolutely I do. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Norfolk, Va Posts: 3,239 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night OMG, Anita!! I got chills and then teary when reading this. First of all I'm soooooo glad Josh is okay. I can only imagine how scary that was for Chris and you. Sounds like Chris acted quickly and did everything right! (((hugs))) __________________ Kim mom to Jacob -6 & Connor -2 http://www.myspace.com/kimserendipity

01-17-07, 02:16 PM	#3
ODJMom Music Teacher Extraordinaire Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night OMG Anita--I am so sorry!! I can tell you that I know first had how scary that is, as I'm sure I told you that Jenna had one on the 4th of July this past year. Poor Chris having to deal with that, and with all those people around-but he's a great dad and I'm sure he did a super job--and I'm so glad to hear that Josh is doing great today (isn't it amazing how they can scare the complete crap out of us and then be fine the next day?! grr!) If you're anything like me, anytime Josh is warm now he will be naked! (if Jenna even looks rosy cheeked anymore, we strip her down--paranoid parents!) I wish I could hug you--I'm sorry you had to deal with that--it's awful. Much love to all of you!!!!! Steph Mom to Owen 6/14/01, Dawson 7/30/02 and Jenna Marie 5/6/05

01-17-07, 02:44 PM	#4
erinGA Super Star Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 702 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night How scary! I'm so glad Josh is ok now. It's probably good that you were at school when it happened and that people knew what it was and how to treat it and call for help and all that. Even though I've heard of febrile seizure, I'm not sure I wouldn't be in a total panic if it happened to us! __________________ Erin--Sara's mom

01-17-07, 03:13 PM	#5
Michelle&girls "This too shall pass". Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 720 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night How scary Anita!! I'm glad he's ok. So will he be prone to this when he get's a high fever from now on? HUGS to you, Josh, and Chris!! __________________ Michelle-- Hanna 6-21-01 Maddy 4-21-04

01-17-07, 03:45 PM	#6
quickmom My boys rock!!! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,120 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night Glad to hear he is okay now. That must have been so scary for all of you. Sounds like everyone did the right things for him. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/quickmom_akakim_jackson Weight Loss - Diet Ticker

01-17-07, 04:18 PM	#7
iamsherbear Canadian by birth, southern by choice Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North GA Posts: 1,117 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night Teary for me too. how scary...poor everyone im sorry that happened but glad you all dealt with it so well... hugs __________________ Sherry, SAHM to Rebecca Aeryn and Samantha Nicole

01-17-07, 04:40 PM	#8
maisce Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 105 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night Hi guys Thanks so much for all your love and concern. OMG! Steph-I totally forgot about what happened to Jenna! Now I totally remember you telling me on the phone and I remember how freaked out I was for you guys! How funny, little did I know eh? I felt your hug right through what you wrote Yeah, apparently he is now 30% more likely to have one happen again. So we will have to be like Mike and Steph and watch him like a hawk. Steph-let me know if you can get on Yahoo tonight. I really need to empty my head about this Thanks again guys for all the love-you are awesome! Take care, Anita __________________ Me and my girl

01-17-07, 05:46 PM	#9
Kayla&Emma'sMomDeb Loves her M & Em! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Suburban North Carolina Posts: 1,396 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night WOW! I am here crying just thinking about the emotions you went through. Brad's brother had febrile seizures as a child and it always scared me that Kayla would due to the genetics. We've been blessed thus far but- as you can attest to- things can happen when you least expect it. Sending love and hugs your way! p.s. keep Tylenol on hand "just in case"... sorry, the nurse in me had to speak up! __________________ Debbie- mom to Michaela Rose (6/21/01) and Emma Jennifer (7/13/07)

01-17-07, 06:45 PM	#10
TanyaMomma Yep, still here. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 3,282 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night OMG how scary. You had me all shaking, too. You guys sound like you handled it so well. Poor Josh, but I am glad he was better today __________________ Tanya, wife to Phil Mommy to Amaya '01 (7) Lily '04 (4) Ethan '07 (19 mos) AND Baby #4 edd 6/30/09 MY THIRD JUNE BABY?!?!?!:lesigh:

01-18-07, 02:26 AM	#11
Amie Treasure those you love. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,015 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night How scary! I'll never forget my nephew having one when he was a baby. He's 18 now, but when he was a baby, he and my sister had gone out of town to the mall with my parents and me. On the way home, he spiked a fever and had a seizure. We were about 20 minutes from town, and my dad drove like crazy to get him to a hospital. It freaked us out so bad! __________________ "You don't raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they'll turn out to be heroes, even if it's just in your own eyes." ~Walter Schirra Sr.~ Amie Wife to Richard Mommy to Richard (Caleb) 6-21-01 and Nathaniel Philip 6-9-04 http://www.noahsarkworkshop.com/amiedeford1957/

01-18-07, 07:01 AM	#12
I'm Steph these go to eleven Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,311 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night Oh Anita, how scary! I'm glad that everything seems to be fine now. These little darlings of ours sure keep us on our toes. __________________ Steph mommy to Courtney & Matthew If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, keep moving. ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

01-18-07, 07:46 AM	#13
justreen Every morning I wake up I will check the boards first Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,065 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night Oh no Anita,how scary. Sending a bighug to y'all. __________________

01-18-07, 08:17 AM	#14
annmarie93 How long until summer vacation??? Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 3,986 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night Wow - how scary. I feel for your dh. That must have been horribly frightening. He did a great job though and handled it well. I'm glad that Josh is ok and I hope that it doesn't ever happen again! __________________

01-18-07, 01:21 PM	#15
emily Time for a ♥♥♥♥ title change, how about.....Mom to two beautiful Girls! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Dallas Posts: 520 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night How scary for all of you! Gosh, they can get sick sooooo fast. I'm so sorry that happened. Those febrile seizures have been one of my greatest fears as a parent. I'm glad he seemed to have recovered so quickly. __________________ Emily mom to Sarah 06/17/01 and Neela 11/17/04

01-18-07, 02:26 PM	#16
Thumper Rock Star Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 264 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night Wow, how scary! Sounds like you and your husband handled it great. I'm glad he's okay. __________________

01-19-07, 12:18 AM	#17
Katiesmomjudy Gifts? What gifts? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NY Posts: 536 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night WOW that can be so scary. I am glad things are good now and he is feeling better. I guess I was a nervous mommy. When Katie would get sick with high fevers, I always had her in bed with me, just so I could monitor her temp more. When she would run a fever, she always ran high ones. I swear, with all the scares these little ones give you, they take time off your life, one day at a time. __________________ Judy

01-19-07, 08:32 PM	#18
Bugaboo Beauty Queen Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 350 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night Wow Anita - I would have been petrified!! Justin gave me a horrible scare when he turned blue and passed out and the day care called me saying he wasn't breathing! Turned out he was one of those kids who had breath-holding spells when he got upset, but man, I remember that feeling of pure terror!!! I am so glad everything worked out and that's what it was. Sounds like you both handled it great but tunnel vision, while great at the time (gut instinct - think of nothing else and save my child!!) don't be surprised that now that it's all over, you let it all out! Great job Mom (and Dad!) __________________

01-21-07, 05:38 PM	#19
Tammis3kidz Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: GA Posts: 172 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night You poor thing!! How scary. So glad he is okay. HUGS! TAMMI __________________ ~ Emily 6 1/2 ~ Sara 4 ~ Charlie 19 mths ~

01-21-07, 07:26 PM	#20
BocaMama Rock Star Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Florida Posts: 244 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night Anita, I am so sorry that you guys had to experience that...scary...but am glad that Josh seems to be better. __________________ Chris - Mom to Delaney (6/29/01) and Matthew (10/16/98)

01-21-07, 08:18 PM	#21
trizayles No one wants to see your flesh belt. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CA Posts: 1,990 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Josh had a febrile seizure last night OMG, how terrifying! I'm so glad he's ok. I can only imagine how scared you both must have been! __________________ Jill has left the building Do you Flickr?