A couple of weeks ago Grace got strep again. We took her in the fastcare to get it diagnosed. She was put on an antibiotic. There are 3 ones that they rotate with her. She has been on this antibiotic numerous times with no problems. The one they put her on, they put her on because it has no red dye in it (this is the first time she has been on antibiotics since we found the red dye had an affect on her!), and this is the only one so far (according to the powers that be!) that doesnt have dye in it. She finished the course and about 2 days later broke out in a rash all over her body! She went from just a small rash around her neck to full body rash in 1 1/2 hours! I ended up in the Urgent Care, and we were watching it get worse even as we were sitting in the office! The PA brought in the Dr over her to take a look at it as well. There was some discussion as to whether it was viral or a late allergic reaction to the meds. The conclusion was viral. The next day the rash was travelling around her body and coming and going!
So another call in to the Dr and they suddenly seemed to think it was an allergic reaction! Confused? I was! I talked through both options with them and continued to watch it. 3 days into it and in the evening she was bawling that her head hurt! Holding her head and everything! I gave her some Tylenol and went back in about 10 min later to check on her since she was still crying. Next thing I know, my child who has not thrown up since she was about 6 months old, was vomiting on EVERYTHING In her room! (I do mean EVERYTHING!) I will spare you the gross details. Daddy got her cleaned up and gave her a bath while Mom went into the battle zone! and hour later, the room was airing out while she and I snuggled on the floor (sorry your sick kid but your NOT coming NEAR my couch!!!) She threw up quite a few more times. She never complained about her tummy hurting, only her head.
I didnt feed her anything the next day, and the mysterious rash did not make an appearence. The next day, once she started eating again, the rash started appearing again! I spoke with her allergists office this morning, her allergist was out of town, but they were trying to track him down. I missed the call back from them but should be talking to them in the morning.
The most frustrating part of this is her behavior has suddenly gone WAY downhill! She is trashing rooms, screaming and crying, hitting, bitting, throwing things, and needs her needs met 5 minutes ago or its a 45 minute session to try to calm her down.
Its easy for parents to blow me off and say its just typical 2 year old behavior, but it is NOT! We have worked SO hard to get her beyond this behavior its SO hard to see it back this fast! I am certain she is getting something she shouldnt. This is how she acts when she gets chocolate or red dye. However, I know she isnt getting either! I am VERY ready for my little girl back!
I will say though that even with all this going on, there is some AWESOME stuff going on right now too! She is almost always responding when we tell her we love her, by saying, "I love you too!" She is also beginning to understand lots of issues involving emotion. Her sentences are improving and she is talking about a LOT more stuff! She is telling us things like she wants to run to Daddy, or answering questions about things going on during the day! I am hoping the allergist tomorrow can have some answers for me! I am completely exhausted right now, and my house definitely looks like a tornado hit it! Its hard to keep things picked up when she is in a fit, it seems like her goal is to make as BIG a mess as possible, and by the time she is calmed down, I am to drained to do much about it!
The conclusion at this point from the allergist is that it is viral. We are going to keep our food journal going and track her behavior/rash and see if there is anything lining up on it. We will meet with him in about 2 weeks!
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