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Well, today Brandon is 15. He didn't get his driver's permit but he did get the Flu. I was at lunch with my preceptor and he called from school. I told him to have the school nurse take his temp and call me back (because I am that suck it up nurse parent). He called back with 102.6 and, along with his other symptoms, I was pretty sure he had it. My preceptor agrees to see him and I pick him up from school, bring him in, and while he is waiting I see patients with my preceptor because every hour counts! How sad is that?? (I did the same thing when he had surgery for his broken arm at the hospital where I work. Heck, if I had to be there all day, I may as well get paid for it. Plus I had missed a couple of days because of the injury and the first surgery at a different location. It was interesting to have the surgeon come to the ER to give me report, though)

His rapid flu was showing positive for A before 5 minutes had elapsed. Hopefully, since this all started today and he already has a dose of Tamiflu on board, he won't have it quite so bad.

Oh but what a completely sucky birthday, even if he thinks it is great not to have to go to school for the rest of the week.