Does anyone remember having chicken pox or had their kids get it? Sammy was exposed 16 days ago and now he has a rash on his backside. And he's been really sick with fever if 101 and runny nose. But I thought chicken pox looked more like spots and less like a rash if that makes sense.

Google image search is your friend. I had chicken pox twice, notoriously mildly the first time, when I was only 6 months old, and terribly the second time. I gather it is often mild in under-1s. But the classic presentation has pox scattered all over the face and torso, less on the limbs.

The pox start out fairly small, but then they turn into little blisters.

All the images I have found are pretty bad looking. I guess we just keep waiting.

WHEE! We're getting more foster kittens! I'm going to pick up the roommate at the airport, and then off to pick up kittens! Keep them for a week or two, go "awww" over how cute they are, and then give them back. Perfect.

I need to get in on that racket!

kind of sounds like Roseola...I had it. It was pretty awful, too, generally little kids get it but I had it at twelve...lucky me. not quite as awful as chicken pox, though. almost.

Stephanie, if the rash is only on his butt and he has a fever and a runny nose, I don't think it's chicken pox. I would take him in to the doctor.

I've probably mentioned this before, ita !, but can your neurologist send your prescription to an oncology infusion center? I know there are people in the one I go to who don't have cancer, but are having something like bisposphonate or iron infusions. Also, they're very familiar with pain medication, and they just follow the prescription, instead of sitting around discussing whether someone should get Adriamycin. You'd have to go during the week, but the crap you're going through is keeping you from work anyway.

I hope the social worker can make things work properly, ita. What a screwed up situation.