You aren’t going to live to see me die.”
Music to my ears. The kid always knows just what to say.
He’s so much better today. Almost no rash on his face (he won’t let me show pictures of his face) and it’s fading on his body. This started out as a few bumps and was bright red until yesterday. It’s on his legs, too, like on the arms. I’m putting up pictures mostly so other parents can find them. There weren’t any good google images of red rash caused by allergic reaction to antibiotics.
We took him to the doctor on Thursday. Doc said it was an allergic reaction, not serious, but to stop all drugs (yahoo), including the Alegra (anti-allergy). Then he said Mo should see a dermatologist. He said it was not exactly uticarria and that it may need different treatment…
We decided we can’t do another doctor or any more drugs. Besides, drugs caused this. We loaded up on Vitamin C (20,000/day), lysine (1,000 although I’m going to do more starting today) and A (60,000/day – tons of good info on A here and its relationship to viruses including shingles, particularly this article) and a few other supplements. Maybe coincidence, but the first day after he started the high vitamins was the first day there was noticeable improvement.
I was right: regular life feels really good.
That resembles the hives that my granddaughter came down with a month or so ago. Benedryl helped but it took a few days. They were kinda scary too b/c she wasn’t taking anything – they just showed up. Glad he’s feeling better! And you too. 🙂 You’ve been through the worry-wringer lately. Take care! and may no other weirdness befall you.
My personal experience so you another to compare. I had a doctor overprescribe me a Sulfa drug for a sinus infection I had. I had the same reaction and the 1st day the doc sent me home to take Benadryl, and the second day I was a bumpy lobster with huge lips. That second doc knew what it was and took me off the Sulfa, gave me a shot, and an Epi Pen for future outbreaks. I am now also alergic to MSG, Sulfa drugs, and Sulfites(Wine dangit). For me the initial symtoms are a feeling of being sick and feeling really emotional, next my lips swell a bit, I have to take Benadryl in the first 6 hours or I end up in the hospital. They do sell a liquid Benadryl here in the pharmacys in Costa Rica but they always really want to sell me something else for children. My son is alergic to peanuts, so we have it on hand for him. Keep it with you now, especially when traveling long distances. Good luck and what a bummer, but at least we’re in paradise!
Robin, I’ve been reading up on hives and they can come about over an allergy to the smallest thing, they can even happen just over stress although what stress your granddaughter would have…? But maybe she ate something or came into contact with something and that opened the door to hives. Yeah: a pox on weirdness. I have had my share, surely I’m done.
Hi fortunecookie, there is a lot of talk about sulfa/er foods, how some kids are sensitive, etc. and I’m not really understanding it. As soon as I start to understand one area, I discover a new related area that needs investigation. Sulfa is next on my list.
The medication we brought home is called Unisym by Pfizer. The directions were really unclear and I think we gave him twice as much for the first couple of days as we should have. If that’s the case, he was overloaded on the drug and got the reaction. But whatever, no more penicillin. And I’ll have a go at the sulfer topic. Thank you!
Sara,
Here is a link to my Doctor…what a guy!You may find some of the information helpful.He Really saved my life both mental and physical when other Drs. here in NYC just wanted to through drugs at me(and they weren’t working!). He now even does phone consultation.
http://www.drkokayi.com/
Look like what I got when I first came here in late 2006. I went swimming in playa conchial and something must have stung me or it was just not very clean. I had the same red itchy rashes all over my body and it would not go away after 5 days. Went to CIMA and the guy gave me an allergy shot. It helped for a few days but then came back again. Anyway, back in the US, I went to see a doctor and he also gave me a much stronger allergy shot and that did it. It took about 2-3 weeks before it cleared up.
Hi Keith, Thank you for the link. He looks like just the guy I’d like to see if I were there! Medical doctors are mystified by anything outside their realm of expertise. Thank goodness they know that – I am grateful to have had Arce when I needed him. But I’m more interested in the whole body approach to wellness instead of zeroing in on an area, fixing that, then wait to see what the rest of the body does…
Anon, the rash is gone. I think it was just hives or a hive-like reaction to the antibiotic. the Alegra took care of it, benadryl probably would have, too. SO RELIEVED!!!