Stressful Weekend

[mstang67chic]

TM....I forgot to look to see when you posted this so I hope the night went well or will go well. I can understand your worry but hopefully it's for nothing.

I haven't carried one in many years, but I probably should. There is always a possibility of having a more severe reaction the "next" time.

Yes, you should! I had a severe reaction to Aleeve once. It was as bad as it can get without being life threatening and I was in and out of consciousness for over an hour. (At the ER though) A nurse told me later that if it happens again, it probably WILL be life threatening. I don't carry one as I actually have to ingest a pill to have the reaction but you can get stung anytime. GO GET ONE!

 

[tiredmommy]

Mstang- Be sure to have that allergy marked on your medical records... you don't want to be given to you if you are in a situation where you can't tell the staff about the allergy. You may even want to consider a medic alert bracelet.

 

[mstang67chic]

I've seen my medical records.....there are bright red stickers everywhere! LOL

As for the bracelet....I've thought about it. Until then, I have it written in the info section of my purse calendar and in the personal info section of the ICE area in my phone.

 

[smallworld]

TM, since she was fever-free for a couple of days and now has a fever again, Duckie probably has a secondary bacterial infection from the original cold at this point. You should check in with your pediatrician tomorrow morning.

 

[tiredmommy]

Thanks, SW. While I was planning on calling the doctor in the morning I decided to call tonight. Her cough came back with a vengeance late this afternoon. It wasn't a productive cough and it sounded exactly like her continual & repetitive asthma cough. The Provental puffs did nothing. The double dose of her Asmanex did nothing. So I talked to the on-call guy for her asthma doctor. She's now back on Prednisolone short term and increased doses of Provental. The cough has disappeared since receiving her medications a half hour ago.

 

[smallworld]

But she could still need antibiotics if it's bacterial. The prednisone will suppress the fever.

 

[tiredmommy]

I'll still be calling doctor in the morning. Someone will be checking her out for strep, sinus and making sure her lungs are clear.

 

[smallworld]

Good. I'm relieved. Let me know what happens.

 

[tiredmommy]

We're seeing the family doctor @ 2:45pm today. I'm going to ask them to excuse them to excuse her from gym in addition to checking for a bacterial infection, etc.

 

[Shari]

Happy belated anniversary and I'm glad the weekend was relatively incident free. I hope you were able to relax enough to enjoy your anniversary.

 

[tiredmommy]

Thanks Shari... it was relaxing in that we really didn't have anywhere to go, etc.

And the winner is... strep throat. The first amoxi dose is already in her.

 

[Shari]

Poor kiddo. Hope she's feeling better soon.

 

[smallworld]

Glad you got antibiotics into her. Fortunately, strep clears up quickly with amox.