Cael had been sick for over a week with a cold and it wasn't getting any better so we went to the doctor. He prescribed amoxicillin for Cael because he thought he could have a sinus infection. It was his first time taking amoxicillin, and he was fine the whole time while he was taking it. The day after he finished it he started getting little pink dots all over. I thought it was maybe heat rash because it was the first really warm day of the year. I called the First Nurse that night and she said it could be from the amoxicillin or from his one year vaccinations he had gotten less than two weeks before. She said to just keep an eye on it. The next morning he woke up and he looked terrible! I called the doctor's office and made an appointment as soon as they opened up. I wasn't sure what it was, but it didn't look good.
My poor baby...
The doctor said he thought it was a reaction to the amoxicillin and made a note in his chart to not prescribe him that or penicillin again. He said you can get a rash from it for up to 2 weeks after finishing the medicine. (I got hives from amoxicillin when I was a kid too, and haven't been able to take the medicine since.) I didn't realize you could have a reaction after you were done with the medicine either. He told me to give Cael some Bennadryl when he needed it and they rash should be gone in a few days. Luckily, it only lasted for a few days and didn't seem to bother Cael. It was a scary situation, though!
His rash/hives looked terrible!
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