For Round One, we got Amoxicillen, the lovely bubble gum pink goop that worked for EI #1. It didn't do a thing for EI #2 though, so we went back to the pedi a week later for something new.
Round two, Augmentin. Cooper got three days worth before he turned into one big mess of blotchy, patchy, splotchy, itchy redness. Of course, I freaked out, thinking it was chicken pox. Why freak? Because Dave has never had the chicken pox and we've been told he can't get a vaccination for it because they only give it to college kids and adults over 65. Huh? Anyway, back to the story. After fretting and talking to some nurse friends and some seasoned mothers, I did call our pedi's on-call nurse. She said to give him Benadryl and see if it went away. That way we'd know if it was chicken pox or a reaction to the medicine. Benadryl worked like a charm, so off to the pedi we went first thing the next day.
Round three, Omnicef. Cooper got two days worth of it in him before he started in with a pin-prick rash, which made his skin feel really grainy. It was odd. And then, he started throwing up pretty much everything he ate. The pedi nurse said it was probably a 24 hour bug and to continue giving him the Omnicef. My mama radar said it was the antibiotics and his ear check had come back clear and the Omnicef was just a "make sure it's really gone" treatment. So, he hasn't had it for two nights now and guess who isn't throwing up anymore? Hmmm, that would be Cooper.
Grandma Jones said, "Welcome to the (allergic to medicine) family Cooper!" LOL
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