Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Seeing spots!



So on Sunday evening, C had about 15 "bite" looking red spots on her upper thighs, arms and armpits. We assumed she had gotten into chiggers or something somehow. That is what they looked like. We doctored with hydro cortisone.

By yesterday afternoon she had about 50 including those pictured above on her neck. BTW, she does have a strawberry birthmark on her upper neck right where her hair starts. The "bites" are really those on her neck. She has them on her arms, upper legs, face,lower abdomen, knees and armpits.

She woke up this morning with her right eye crusted shut and green snot pouring from her nose. She's never run a fever. She's been on antibiotics because of an ear infection a week ago. The last time she ran fever was not this past Saturday but the one before. We assumed that was a result of her ear infection.

This is a huge mystery to us. We've scoured the internet and looked at tons of pictures. Chicken pox or measles would cause a fever and cause her to act like she's feeling bad. (Currently she's getting into as much mischief as possible!) We're going to the doctor at 10:15. Hopefully he'll have an answer for us! I will update when we get home from the doctor!

**Update**
Based on several factors including no fever, size and shape of the whelps, and the fact that she's on antibiotics it was determined that she is allergic to penicillin (which is what she's been taking). We're to stay off the penicillin for the next 24 hours and then call him back. I just gave her some Benadryl in hopes that it will cause the whelps to subside. This is MUCH better news than I was expecting. It's about to be off to nap-land for Miss Priss!

5 comments:

  1. Oh, please do! I'll be waiting for an answer!

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  2. Poor little Clara! Don't you just love the detective work that comes with being a mom? Hey... FYI, I "tagged" you on my blog, check it out! ;-)Love,Heather

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  3. Poor thing! Hopefully this penicillin fast will clear things up quickly. It sounds like it hasn't slowed her down, though! And I hope this nasty weather doesn't make it down there. We're going stir-crazy from cabin fever. I'm pulling out all the mommy stops. =) Feel better, little C.

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  4. ICK!!! poor baby girl! so excited about your new open blog! (i'll keep my crazies away---scary!)

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