January 16, 2011

My Poor Baby

My poor baby boy. He has such a terrible rash. He looks so miserable.
I have no idea what's causing it. Here's what I do know:
  • It appeared when he got Strep Throat
  • Disappeared within a day of starting antibiotics, but returned a couple days after stopping them.
  • The rash then disappeared a couple days after staying with my mother in law.
  • Rash came back within a day of being home.
When we took him in and discovered he had strep throat they told us the rash was called Strep Rash which was a result of Scarlet Fever. This was over a month ago. Not sure of the exact date off hand. The above picture was taken on the 10th of December AFTER our doctor visit.

I took him back to the doctor last Saturday and he said it's possible he is allergic to something. Doctor first said to give him 1/2 tsp of Benadryl 3 times a day. Until I told him he was already taking it 2 times a day. So he gave us some Singulair and Allegra. One packet of Singulair and 1/2 tsp Allegra once a day. If the rash was still there, or had become worse, in a week then to bring him back.

Here's the rash today--
His face still looks bad. A little worse then the picture above. Which is why I'm not posting one. He rubs his eyes a lot and does lots of blinking. I don't know if that's related to the rash or not. I could just be noticing that when he's tired.

Everything is making me so paranoid now. I just want this rash gone. I want to know what's causing it.

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