Yesterday, Mo developed red bumps all over his chest and face. By last night it had spread to his back, down his arms a little… It had started to look better yesterday afternoon, but as soon as doctor’s hours ended, the places on his face got bumpy. It itched a little but no fever, no nothing. Just red bumps and his lips look bee-stung. Not like Cher, like someone who knocked into a beehive.
I left a message on the doctor’s cell phone (turns out I should have called his house.) At 10:30 last night, we went to the pharmacy. The pharmacist gave him a shot of dipronova which is a steroid and Alegra 180. This morning it hasn’t spread more, but it doesn’t look much better. The doctor called early this morning. Mo had already had a dipronova shot, but the Alegra is good. If it’s not looking any better by lunchtime, I’m taking him back to the doctor.
In true paranoid fashion, I’m actually starting to think I’ve pissed off the universe somehow. WTF?
And my adrenals are working overtime. The fight or flight response is pumping full-time… I’m not sure how to turn it off. During hell week, waiting to hear about Ryan’s biopsy, I could force myself to relax with rationale: “It is what it is, just keep putting one foot in front of the other.”
But last night, just like the other night with Mo, it feels like full-on emergency because if things go downhilll with an allergic reaction, it happens in a hurry and you have to be ready to act. I have no idea how likely that would be… doesn’t seem too likely, but in the dark (in more ways than one), you just can’t discount it.
Back when I was going to see Shunyamurti, he said I was addicted to worry. I know it’s true, but this is overboard. I need to be able to turn this thing off. It’s been pumping for so long now, I can’t tell fact from fiction. Everything is terrifying.
Ryan is excellent, by the way. Breathing through his nose, his color looks good and even. A happy boy. Mo is not in any pain at least. Just muy incomodo [very uncomfortable]. Sheesh.
Everyday life is just so much fun.
jesus Sally, I would be a raving lunatic. When stuff happens to our kids, well there is no reasoning it away or breathing through it. IT is full tilt panic attack. Please get him checked out by a doc and keep us posted.
I am now intimately familiar with full tilt panic. It’s one of those things you aren’t prepared for when you become a parent: just how much you love your kids. Love is just not adequate…
He is better, still red and splotchy, but that’s all it is: red and splotchy (face, chest, back, a little down arms), no other symptoms. I am calling the doctor this morning to see how long this should last, also should we come in.
It appears to be an allergic reaction to Unasyn, the penicillin-derivative antibiotic he was taking since he’s been home. So he’s allergic to penicillin, apparently common. I’ll keep you posted – thank you!
Hola Sally, I do agree with you, nothing puts us over the edge like our kids. You can be thinking “man this kid really gets on my nerves” and the next minute you are a puddle of butter because someone said something rude to them! I do hope you do not blame yourself! You have the same advantage we have with Maleah, blame it on genes! When people tell her she is cute or smart she is supposed to answer yeah because my mom, or dad is. On the other hand when she gets sick, or acts out we blame it on the biological parents! It’s great! Good luck with the run of crisis, I think there is a saying they come in threes, are you there yet? Also don’t know if you know about it or not, but we order organic produce and meat from Natura. They deliver once a week and it is really good food. I guess they are down the street from you so you can just go there. Again good luck and do not give up, you are on the right path for sure.
p.s. that youtube video about autism is sooo sad! my daughter told them no on the hep shot with her son here and they gave it to him anyway! Good thing they did not give him anymore!
Hi robbie – thanks – surely I’m at three!!!! I have heard of Natura but never ordered from them. I will look for it! we’ve been going to the organic market on Wednesdays. Pretty good selection but man oh man is it pricey. I can get organic goat’s milk and cheese from there which I love.
You have to be so vigilant these days. I know it’s required to have all the vaccines here but I’ve also heard that many doctors are very understanding and don’t push the issue. And of course, doctors don’t vaccinate their kids… hmmm.