oh my god my child is swelling!

[Boco]

dd2 woke covered in a rash today, which was confirmed as a reaction to penicillin this morning at the doctors.

Throughout the day it's been getting worse, her whole body is now covered in freaky pink and white swellings. It seemed to be getting better a couple of hours ago, then suddenly her face ballooned and her lips swelled up.

Just did a mad dash to the out of hours doctor and got steroids - he said her throat isn't swelling and chest is clear, and steroids should make it go down, but to go to hospital if anything changes.

She looks so bizarre - no way i'll be getting much sleep tonight!

Anyone elses dcs had this? Do the steroids work quickly? Can i stop following her around staring at her and shrieking with horror?

Just noticed this thread & christ almighty my blood's run cold reading it. Boco I hope everything's alright for your little one - she's definitely in the best place.

Your bloody gp should be shot but I guess they're all the same. My dd3 had a (mild) allergic reaction to penicillin which was given to her after I had told the gp that both her dad & her granny (dad's mum) are allergic to penicillin. The gp actually laughed & told me in a very patronising voice that allergies don't run in families! It's only 'cos I insisted that they put in her notes that she's allergic & various gps have still tried to prescribe it since.

I'll be thinking about you & your dd tonight.

Boco I'm following your thread, so glad you got her to A&E, that dr should be shot quite frankly! I'm sorry she has had to go back in, I'm shocked she has been allowed to go home after going into shock, she should have been monitored for at least 24 hours. She is in the right place now, my dd's cannot even go to school or mix with others as they are anaphylactic to so many things, very stressful especially when others dont understand the urgency of an anaphylactic allergy.

You must see an allergy specialist and get her sensitivity tested (to see if there is anything else she is sensitive to)

My heart reaches out for you honey xx

Thanks. I've got to the pacing stage now - phone still switched off and not answered any of my probably nonsensical messages!

Call call call call DeeeePeeee!

Why dont you call the hospital and speak to the nurses station?

Hilllary that's awful! Can't imagine how complicated and scary that must make life, you must have to be so vigilant all the time. Poor you adn poor dcs

I'm allergic to penicillin and I told gp this when dd was first prescribed it. Was told that it's low chance that she's be allergic, well she was and came out in a rash that appeared in literally seconds. I looked away looked back at her and her face was covered in blotches. This was at night so we rushed her down to the out of hours gp after calling them but thankfully she was ok. Ds1 is also allergic as he had some at the same time for the same thing. I won't be trying ds2 on them at all. It's on both their notes now that they're allergic.

Hope dd is ok, thinking of you.

It is bad & hard work but I do carry epi-pens around with me & emergency equipment (you could do an aperation with my emergency kit)!! You should have an epipen in future and be trainned in how to use it, just in case the need should arise, make sure she gets a medic alert braclet as Penicillin is the main antibiotic which is given.

Poor little mite, It is so so scary though, I can hear your butterflys in your tummy

{{{{{{{ hugs }}}}}}}}}}}}}

Where do you get medic alert bracelets from?

Medic Alert

Agree with calling the nursing station, better than worrying about it. Adrenaline works really quickly and is often carried by ambulance staff. They should still take the child to hospital if they adminster adrenaline but at least its only a one way journey before things look up.

There are plenty of other antibiotics so although you'll need to be vigilant in future I wouldn't expect them to give you an epipen. Nor does it necessarily mean other allergies.

Thank you, will be getting a couple for my dc's.

Next of Kin

My family are registered with this international organisation, they are wonderful! Its a medic alert but you can take it anywhere, if you go abroad and are involved in an accident or something then the paramedic or bystander phones the number on the back and the person tells them the whole of your medical history and how to treat you as an individual.

sorry to hear about your poor DD, she really is in the best place, she needs to be seen for allergy testing, i carry an epi-pen everywhere for myself and have lost count of times i have had to use them and i must have been in hospital at least 20 times.
it is really scary how quickly it develops you can't afford to take chances.
hope you hear from hospital very soon

That sounds really good, going to have a look now, thanks

Phoned the hospital and got them to track down dp.

Apparently when they arrived she was totally hysterical, but has calmed down now and is ok. She's been seen by another consultant who is now doing throat swabs - don't know why. Dp had to go, but said he'd try and call, hard as he cant leave dd. He said he didn't know what was going on, if they were going to admit her - he's not good at this sort of thing, he'll be quietly sitting in a corner snoozing instead of trying to find out. Wish i'd gone.

Is there noone who can sit with your dd so you can be there?

Not really we're 25 miles from the hospital and i can't drive.

Logging off now Boco but I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you & your dd.

(((((HUGS)))))

Oh sweetheart thats difficult, you cant leave a little one sleeping or wake her up either, is there not a mnetter or a neighbour you could call upon and get a taxi?

Boco, I bet dh is doing fine - he's probably a bit flustered that's all.

they might be swabbing her throat to try and find out exactly what bug she has (so they can tailor the antibs if she needs any more)

Throat swabs usually to rule out a strep infection I think Boco. Maybe they're thinking a bad case of scarlet fever? The rash is red & quite sandpapery.

oh my god, boco, i've only just seen this. what a terrible time dd has had, the poor girl. i'm sure dd is loving having her daddy give her all his attention, try not to worry. really feel for you, i remember my mum leaving me in charge of my bro and sister aged 1 and 3 when i was eight because my other sister had an anaphylaxis and mum's instinct (thank god) was to drive her to hospital Straight Away. never seen her so frightened but sis was fine of course. and i didn't break the babies before mum had time to call a neighbour from the hospital and send them round to rescue us...