Wednesday I went to pick Remington up from daycare and saw that he was covered in a red spotty rash from head to toe. I freaked the frick out and was a moment away from rushing him to the emergency room when I remembered I had the hospitals Ask a Nurse 24/7 hotline number. I called them and explained that he had had a bad case of Strep throat and has been on Amoxycillin for 7 days. They instructed me to immediatly stop the antibiotic and give him some children's benadryl. Take him to the Doc in the AM and if his lips turn blue take him to the ER. Super, im sick and tired of being warned about the possibility of my baby choking out.
I wont even go into the act of God it took for me to find some Children's Benadryl and not some alternative form of it. Sometimes I really hate my town bc of little things like that. Instant Satisfaction isn't always available.
This mornign was his appointment and the Nurses suspicion was confirmed, Remington is deathly allergic to Amoxycillin. They said they couldn't be sure, but usually that means your also allergic to Penicillin.
They instructed me to continue drugging him with Benadryl until the rash was completly gone and gave him a prescription for Cortisone. A double dose today and a teaspoon for the next 7 days.
Poor little feller. : /
I apppreciate that this might have scared you, but don't worry about it. I've been allergic to penicillin since I was a child...and yes that means that I can't take amoxycillin.