Well, after starting the antibiotics, F just got worse. High fever, hives all over his body, and a bunch of other not great symptoms. I took him back to his regular pediatrician on Saturday (the 1st appt. was with a doc at the insta-care place). Turns out - F doesn't have an ear infection. His doc said that his ears looked a tad red, but that could be from F's crying - he was NOT happy about having the doc look in his ears. The doc thinks F has a "virus." However, the doc also thinks that F is allergic to penicillin. That would explain the fever that came after he started the meds, his hives and his other symptoms. So, we are not going to give him any type of penicillin until he is much older and we can watch for other allergic reaction signs. J has a few people in his immediate family that are allergic to penicillin, so if F turned out to be allergic as well, it wouldn't be too hard to believe.
Anyway, F is doing much, much better and actually laughed at his sister earlier today. He slept from 7:30pm - 5:45am and has taken 2 really good naps today. Thats about as much as I can hope for. The hives have gone down and I think we're on the road to recovery. Here's to hoping its a short one . . . .
2 comments:
Glad your boy is feeling better!
I hope your boy gets feeling better soon! Kylie was sick SO much with ear infections, I can relate to the sick baby thing and no, it's not fun. C is a funny one! Have you met any of MaHara's (or whatever)friends?
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