We should know by now that “a less than 1% chance” doesn’t mean anything when you’re an Asher. We’re all about defying the odds. There was a less than 1% chance that we would have triplets. A less than 1% chance of Nolan and Lucas being mono-mono identicals. So when we heard of the less than 1% chance of severe adverse side effects from Tamiflu, we probably should have paid a little more attention.
Today Ollie gave us quite the scare when he had an episode of being totally confused and incoherent. He stared at me blankly and kept reaching out and touching my face. He couldn’t respond to basic questions I asked him, including his name. He lost bladder control. He was completely out of it for about two minutes. It was terrifying.
I was worried it might be a febrile seizure so I took him to the ER at Children’s Mercy to be checked out.
Doctor did a neurological exam. He said he looks good. Most likely a severe reaction to the tamiflu...which only happens in less than 1% of cases. The doctor we saw said it’s rare and he had actually never seen anyone have a reaction like this. He said it may or may not have been a seizure...really no way to tell. We just have to keep a close eye on him for the next 24 hours.
