Hi Lea Ann, First of all, stop and take a deep breath! ... There!
Now... > My 2 year old son ... woke up with a temperature of 104 Celsius. That would be Farenheit! <cough> > He was inconsolable and complained that his eyes, ears, neck, and legs > hurt. Basically, for a 2 year old I "think" he is describing over-all > body aches. Sure sounds like a bad case of the flu I had once. > I have a call in to his doctor but he has not called back yet. Good! That's essential. *IF* I remember right, temperatures up to 104 are not that unusual or dangerous in a child that age. Watch it closely, of course, and remember the idea of a tepid bath to help cool him down quickly if it climbs much more than that. Get in the tub with him yourself if that makes it easier for you both. Don't be in there so long he gets chilled. The poor guy will be miserable, but you're the best person on planet earth to help with that. <grin> > Here is my question: If you had a kid like this or knew of a kid like > this, and you had the batch of CS that I have described (sorry it's not > a better description) how much of this batch would you give? Back when we had kids that age I didn't know about CS. If it was looking to be too hard on him, we'd have given the appropriate dose of liquid children's Tylenol to bring it down a bit. You'll need to decide if you want to give him something like that and how much. As for CS, please realize that it won't immediately bring down the fever, but will have to kill some germs first, which his body is then going to have to clear, which might even make him feel worse. That's called a Herx reaction, and they can be pretty severe, so go slow. Remember the caution we talked about before: Unless he's already had some so that you *know* he tolerates it, then give only a tiny bit at first to make sure there's no nasty reaction. Then experiment with a little more after a couple of hours or more, if you believe it to be safe. A few ounces spread out over the course of the day would sound *about* right to me, but it's only a guess. Keep in mind that the conventional treatment I mentioned above is still available. Then wait for your doctor to call... or call back and pester him/her again! <grin> > I KNOW that no one can dispense medical advice and that we are only > talking about experimenting. That's right. I'm not a doctor, I'm just a dad with three tiny kids that are all now teenagers. I still remember a few of those long nights spent comforting a kid that really felt lousy. <whew!> Next stop grandkids... though not *real* soon, thank goodness! > So far I've mixed the CS 50/50 with water and put it in his water > bottle. Would you give it straight? Would you dilute it more? So long as you've tried him with CS before, then you would just need to watch the fever and his discomfort level to judge how he's responding. Build up slowly, back off if he gets worse. Watch like a hawk. Listen carefully to your doctor when he/she gets back to you. Then decide what is the right thing for you to do. You'll do allright, ma'am. You're the mom! Peace, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
