SICK Players

Krak - Obviously you know, very normal for college kids.

A wee bit of advice for future years...have him get a flu shot. Won't stop everything, but it eliminates at least one thing.

Kids this age bounce back fast from this kind of thing. A few weeks ago, after the state quarterfinal football game, my kid woke up Sunday morning with what looked like strep. Throat was a mess, fever, etc. Got him on antibiotics on Monday.

He was practicing by Thursday, and played the semifinal game Friday.

I think your son's timing is just fine.

Guess what, chances are others will get sick as well, it tends to go through the team since they are hanging out with each other.

Krak,

Few years ago (sons draft year in college)in May, weekday night son and roommate got sick one night at a game, told to go home, they were both so sick at 12am they called the team doc who had to come give them shots and next day he had to go get hydrated. They thought it was food poisoning, but it wasn't. A few days later others began to get sick.
That weekend son had to take the mound.
Kids bounce back quickly, you got to relax.

IF08 son had his wisdom teeth out last Tuesday. What we all thought would be a 2-3 day recovery has lasted more than a week. (Vomiting from reaction to pain meds, weight loss, still not able to chew many foods, etc.) Son has already missed 2 days of practice and is starting to feel under the weather (flu? virus?). Thankfully, coaches have been understanding, but I hate the fact that he's not up to speed with the rest of his team. Stinks!

Hey, Krak...put them all in a room together so they all get sick and get over it together at the same time.

Will that work?

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Kids bounce back quickly, you got to relax.

Relax? My daughter had strep in October and Mono in November. She was told to leave school until a doctor verified her well enough to return. I was so relaxed seeing her out cold 20 hours a day for 2 weeks and in the ER 3x for IV's.

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My daughter had strep in October and Mono in November. She was told to leave school until a doctor verified her well enough to return. I was so relaxed seeing her out cold 20 hours a day for 2 weeks and in the ER 3x for IV's.

Yikes! Hope she's finally 100%.

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Yikes! Hope she's finally 100%.

She's ok. I found out it's a good thing she has an identical twin or she may not have passed the semester .

The mono remains for months in your system and during that time you cannot take antibiotics (ex: Amoxocyln) for other bacterial infections. The Mono was brought on by the Strep infection. It's nothing to scoff at.

rz1,

Hope your daughter is getting better. The mono thing is the real deal . As a Rn I will just say it can wipe you out. My daughter had it her freshmen year, she lost 25 pounds , and ended up so wiped that she had to home school the second semester of freshmen year.
As a nurse who is in her public health semester, really really emphasize your players NOT sharing water bottles with anyone else.(or anything else)
Make sure they are on a good multivitamin.
Stress the point of not burning candle at both ends. We stressed these things thoughout HS and its nice to see him actually doing things we talked about. College players esp. freshmen can get sick and stay sick if they dont get the proper rest, fluids and nutrition.
if they have a Saturday game , they need to go to bed early. Some may say college students dont do that, but I know this for sure, their performance on the field will eventually reflect their activities off the field.
Krak, make sure son is taking lots of vit C, if he can , get himself some of those emergen C, they come in packets you put in water.They have the best form of vit.c and also have B vits. They really help.I have spent years taking care of sick people,in hospital and here at home.
Some kids can get sick and run through it, my kids couldnt.They load themselves up on all moms remedies and its comical because they used to make fun of my little cupboard full of natural remedies.
But they work. Sometimes its not a cold but a bad virus and they can last up to two weeks. Also make sure your kid really needs antibiotics before they take them, they do not get rid of viruses, just bacteria. Thats what has cause the breakouts of the superbugs. Over prescribing antibiotics. Strep is one thing, but some viruses just have to run their course. You will know if its turned into an infection as you will get worse and not better.

Rz,
I am wondering if you can ever begin a post without quoting me.
I had mono in college, my daughter had it twice in HS.
Kids get sick with all types of things, some good things and some bad things.
They recover, parents get sick worrying over it.

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Rz,
I am wondering if you can ever begin a post without quoting me.

Credit, where credit is due I guess.

I am a Title IX poster. Trust me when I say that I will reply and quote anyone I have a response to what they say. It's not you or anyone I aim for, it's what is said that I reply to.

You shouldn't feel so special.

I don't feel special, annoyed is more like it. And you know it annoys me, so therefore I see it as baiting.

I didn't see you quoting the dads JB, RK, or homerun04.

TR does the same thing, 5 people will say the same thing and he quotes the moms.

It's ok with me, as long as you know sometimes your intentions are questioned.

Did you read my previous post!!!.

Thats what the thread is about!!!

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The mono thing is the real deal . As a Rn I will just say it can wipe you out.

Great professional post that we as parents should always be reminded of. I was pretty emotional at 1am when I was driving to Milw to pick her up on a Tues morning. My fault was telling her to "toughen up" when I didn't "see" the condition she was in. I understand kids get sick they usually get over it, but that is when we have our hands on them. Now they are competing in many areas and under pressures without the "home" support. We don't have our fingers on the pulse anymore so "relaxing" is no longer part of the game plan IMHO. "Relax" when you find out all is well.

Is it me or do others think coming here is like walking into Romper Room?

rz,
First, I do apologize for taking Krak's post off target, but I was telling him that kids bounce back. It was pointed out to him by others as well, kids gets sick and it is tough when they are so far away from you, been there. But they do get better.
I am just not understanding why my posts, parts in particular are always gets singled out you.

Yes, I agree with you YGD. I agree it's tiring. That's why I have been asked not to quote directly to others to aviod the bait.
But sometimes I just have to ignore what I have been asked to do. People don't understand that it maked others feel uncomfortable as well.
I apologize.

It was just a pre-season topic starter. I'm relaxed! He's a big boy and is doing all the right things to recover ASAP. At least he says he is

Personally I have always liked it when quotes are used to make a point or to keep a topic "in line" with the original post.

Krak - you've got it tougher than most... your boy is sooooo far from home. That's when trainers and team docs come in handy - they can be your eyes and ears when you can't be there. But there's nothing like laying your own hand on that feverish head to see just how high that temp really is!

#3 always gets sick this time of year... he's plagued with bad sinuses and somehow now is one of the worst times. Doc says it's the lack of humidity in the air. Sure enough, he got sick right before he came home for Christmas and spent the first few days at home chugging Nyquil and sleeping it off. It was really hard when he used to play basketball in high school, as he would drag for weeks then... never seemed to really feel better until the sun started shining and he was out on the diamond!

Hope your boy is 100% soon!

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Coach said if a kid is going to be sick, this is the week. Said that if this happened next week or later, it would have been very hard on the 'plan' to rev everything up towards opening day in 3 weeks.

After reading this texted son to remind him to take his vitamins!

There is nothing you can do to avert a cold. Wash hands and stay away from people might work.

You could become a Bubble Boy, too. "Moops!"

Dont mean to bust your bubble but on a more serious note, do you know the original bubble boy. He had no immune system so he had to live in a plastic bubble environment. His little brother got mono(epstein barr) the bubble boy contracted it and it killed him. This is true.

I hope he feels better soon. As my mom says "Just get a broad spectrum anti-biotc and drink lots of fluids."

While we are at it. It is never to late to get the kids the bacterial menengitis vaccine.

Krak,
Sure hope your son feels better soon. It stinks being sick, especially far away from home! Please tell him us baseball mom's are sending him cyber home made chicken noodle soup and lots of o.j.
Baseball mom hugzzzzzzzzzz too!!

I think he's feeling better. He made it to his first two classes of the semester today and indicated he really enjoyed them.....good sign. He's scheduled to throw a scrimmage on Thursday, but Coach is aware that he won't be up to snuff and so that takes some pressure off.

Thanks for the cyber-soup!!!

I've GOT ONE word for everyone, "GERM-X". This stuff is like miracle gel. Use it all the time and the kids won't get sick,,,,it's amazing. 7 dollar bottle will last your kid one semester if he is using it right and frequently.

USE IT, please!!!!

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While we are at it. It is never to late to get the kids the bacterial menengitis vaccine.

yes, please make sure your sons and daughters have this vaccine. Its more common among kids sharing close quarters.
The RN in me just keeps coming out.Sorry

The B.M. vaccine (can I say that?) was required by my son's school, with documentation, before he arrived on campus. Are most schools requiring this nowadays?

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cadKID#2 is sick as well... can't miss a single class when you have 21 Credits in season or out. Wish the coaches were more sympathetic, but according to kids, they're not. Can't figure out if it's sometimes self imposed with these cadKIDS.

California kids seem to have a bit more trouble adjusting to seasonal changes back East or up North (or both), but then again they all seem to "play hard" (perhaps too hard) the few chances they get... burning it at both ends...

Personally, I'm in Chicago on business this week, and wondering why anyone would live here? And I grew up here! Just don't remember them saying "if you must go out, dress as though your life depends upon it..."

cadDAD

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When our college kid is sick, we have a hard time convincing him to take ANYTHING! He's always worried about what's legal and not legal for athletes. Over the summer a friend came through on his way to summer assignment. He was so sick, but wouldn't take Sudafed or anything to dry up his sinuses. We worried how he'd do as we put him on a plane!

Do these kids have to be this careful, or is my son just a worrier?

If your son is sick a visit to the team doctor or qualified doctor (campus infirmary) takes care of the worrying as to what they can and cannot take.

The only thing they look for in school testing is illegal substances. Testing by the NCAA during competition is a bit more subjective, includes stimulants as well as illegal stuff but no one ever got suspended because they had a cold and took cold medicine or used their inhaler.

Some may say no one ever got suspended because they had a cold and took cold medicine but according to one web site.........

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Notice: Effective August 1, 2002, phenylpropanolamine (PPA) will be an NCAA banned substance under the category of stimulants. This drug is an ingredient used in many over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription cough and cold medications as a decongestant and in OTC weight loss products. Advance notice is being given before the ban is implemented to provide an opportunity for athletes to remove products that contain PPA from their home supply of cough and cold medications.

Always check with the trainer for confirmation before taking any medication.

Better safe than sorry as I don't believe the NCAA accepts the "I didn't know" or "Someone said" excuse .

AcademyDad, At least you left Chicago. We still live here and once again are asking ourselves, why? Winter is so ******* brutal and I'm not getting any younger. Add to that is that the ballplayer in our home is practicing in Claremont, Ca in 85+ weather! Something is very wrong with this picture.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by rz1:
Some may say no one ever got suspended because they had a cold and took cold medicine but according to one web site.........
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Oh gee, wonder who that someone was.

That someone also said go to the team doctor if you are that sick (instead of guessing what you should or shouldn't take) but that wasn't mentioned, only a banned stimulant from the year 2002.

I apologize for mentioning a possible inaccuracy in your previous post that could affect the kids of our members.

Let me make it up to you

Some may say go to the team doctor if you are that sick

Now that we got that out of the way.

Parents don't worry about your kids talking cold meds with PPA, it's been banned from OTC meds early for years and only available by Rx.

The reason why it was banned by the NCAA as it was a stimulant often found in weight loss products. It also has been known to cause heart problems in woman.