No Strep Throat - Just a Virus!

That is the verdict as of 7:55 a.m. this morning...we ventured off to the doctor's yesterday afternoon after a continued fever, one episode of vomiting, and some extremely intense drooling. I felt so bad for him...Colin wanted absolutely nothing to do with the doctor, especially when she looked into his throat - he turned purple and we almost had another episode of vomit - however all she said was "Wow" at the looks of his throat. She quickly ordered us to sit him up so he wouldn't throw up and swallow it I guess and she got the long q-tips ready for the throat culture. I had a feeling all day long that his it was his throat. So Daddy laid him back down, held his hands, and as Colin let out a wail, she swiped his throat! I think she was convinced it was Strep throat, however the rapid test came back negative as did the preliminary one as well...Colin woke up with a low grade temp. and as of 10:00 it was 98.9 in one ear and 99 in the other, and he is actually talking today, and ate a Gerber cereal bar -so looks like whatever he had is working it's way out of him. I just completely disinfected our house, toys, etc...in the hopes that Mommy and Daddy won't get it! So maybe tonight we'll all get some much needed rest!